BY JAMIE WINTER, Photo Editor I see your dirty looks and overly cautious behavior, but maybe your dog is the problem, not mine. Being a very proud mommy of a Rottweiler comes with a certain level...

BY NICK TERREL Your dog has not experienced a party until they have been to an off-leash dog park with hundreds of other dogs. I myself am a proud owner of a 15-month-old Malamute, Maia. Being from...

BY AUSTIN LUFT, Copy Editor Laugh tracks drive me nuts. They are annoying, overused, distracting and really take me out of the moment. They are a thinly veiled tactic by TV networks to trick people...

BY DANIEL VELASQUEZ, Copy Editor Glazed eyes, meaningless speech and two left feet: The result of a “successful” 21-run. Turning 21 is the start of a new chapter in one’s life but requires...

BY PATIENCE COLLIER, News Editor Cultures across the globe have had non-gender-binary or third-gender pronouns since before the first colonial period. Many nations still have a place in their language...

BY MIA PATTERSON, Copy Desk Chief There comes a moment when everyone, to some degree, simply stops what they’re doing to people watch. We watch the friends having a discussion over coffee, or that...

BY CAMILLE BORODEY, Assistant Scene Editor  Roman Holiday While visiting Rome on a royal tour, a bored Princess, Ann (Audrey Hepburn in her first major film role) escapes the embassy to experience...

BY JASMINE ACKERMAN, Copy Editor We all know New Year’s resolutions are considered a joke since they are often forgotten by the time midterms roll around. Our drive to become fit fades, and we...

BY MARGO MASSEY, Editor-in-chief The day after the Super Bowl aired, I found myself already asking, “Is it football season yet?” Many people will give me the side-eye, saying football is boring...

BY ADAM WILSON, Scene Editor It’s not difficult to see that Flappy Bird is the latest craze in mobile gaming. Everywhere I go, whether it’s class, the SURC or even my neighbors’ apartments,...

BY SARAH RUIZ, Contributing Writer What if we lived in a society where the rolls on my stomach mattered less than the dreams that I have? What if our daughters grew up loving themselves instead...

BY COLLIN DYSART, Copy Editor Pageant season is upon us. It’s time for the gowns, Colgate-approved smiles, absurd and demanding questions and tears. So many tears! I love beauty pageants, but...