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Quincy Balius

All the small things

We’ve all heard the old saying: “Appreciate the little things in life.” While it may seem cliché, there’s some merit behind it. According to a Time Magazine article titled “The Simple Thing That Makes the Happiest People in the World So Happy,” happiness is based upon an appreciation

Parties During a Pandemic

Parties During a Pandemic

During Halloweekend, the real spooky scare came from the posts that I saw across social media. On Halloween night and throughout the weekend, I saw dozens of posts with pictures of people dressed up in costume. During a normal year, I’d be right there alongside them, celebrating one of

It's Time to Give Up on Gender Reveal Parties

Gender reveal parties have become less about celebrating the birth of a child and more about garnering attention on social media. Over-the-top gender reveal parties have also caused extensive property and personal damage, not to mention perpetrating outdated beliefs about sex and gender. With even the inventor of

Students' Choice: Expanding Participation in Convocation

Convocation, defined by Merriam-Webster as “a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university,” is an event that formally welcomes the incoming class to MSU each year. Each convocation speaker and corresponding book represents a message from the university to its students, and, of course, the selection of

Mask Up, No Matter What

Hi, I’m Quincy Balius. Some of you may know me as the Opinion Editor of the MSU Exponent. Others may know me as a peer mentor through the Sophomore Surge program, a student fellow for Texts and Critics, a Presidential Scholar, an employee at Archives and Special Collections or

Mask Up, No Matter What

Hi, I’m Quincy Balius. Some of you may know me as the Opinion Editor of the MSU Exponent. Others may know me as a peer mentor through the Sophomore Surge program, a student fellow for Texts and Critics, a Presidential Scholar, an employee at Archives and Special Collections or

Stability in the Time of Corona

Hello, Bobcats! Welcome to the brand new school year. As we learned last semester, college education looks very different in the time of COVID-19. For a general guide to your first year at Montana State University, refer to “Letter of Advice for Freshmen” in the Culture section. However, mental