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Prohibition Reborn

If you’ve walked into any gas station, liquor store or smoke shop recently, you have probably noticed signs announcing the new federal smoking age of 21. As part of the 2020 Consolidation Appropriations Act, President Trump signed into law Tobacco 21, the bill that raised the nationwide smoking age

Debt-Be-Gone

Each fall, young people throughout the nation will head off to college for the first time. For many of these students, their college years will prove to be some of the most formative times of their lives. Earning a college degree is a great achievement, and a diploma can open

Editor's Soapbox: Ice at MSU: The Cold Truth

For those of you who have not yet realized, life is one big, vicious cycle: excitement for something new and fun followed by disappointment when it doesn’t live up to expectations. This cycle is a constant factor in our lives, and nearly all experiences can be analyzed within the

Population growth stunts Bozeman’s outdoors

Bozeman has it all: proximity to world-class skiing, Yellowstone National Park, and a community of close-knit people who care deeply about the future of the Gallatin Valley. There is no question as to why tourism has grown exponentially here, but Bozeman and its natural attractions are suffering greatly

One Switch at a Time

On a day in late March, I was filming a short film in the SUB for extra credit in my BIOB260 class. As I walked down a hallway on the first floor, I popped my head into each room. It was 9 a.m. on a Saturday, the sun was

Call a Ceasefire on the Generational Warfare

The generation gap was on the back burner until the phrase “OK, Boomer” took over the internet earlier this fall. Becoming the headline of memes, conversations, and even uttered in New Zealand’s parliament, “OK, boomer” has revived the decades-old topic of intergenerational hatred. This has long been a

Editor's Soapbox: Vibe Check on Wilson Hall = Subpar

MSU has many amazing attributes, but Wilson Hall is not one of them. Its overall unpleasantness is made evident by the ever-present smell of sweaty feet and week-old moldy vegetables. Reasons for this smell include bad plumbing and even worse personal hygiene (Old Spice exists folks, please make