By Jaclyn Arens–College is a whole new world for incoming students. Most of them have never shared a room before, let alone lived in a building with hundreds of their peers. Building community on a hall and in a building is essential for college students because the dorms are their homes. Resident Assistants (RAs) and Head…

By Alyssa Nehring–The ‘Freshman 15’ can be a very scary thing for freshmen after eating in the caf for a semester and looking down at the scale seeing a number larger then expected. Carol Garvey, Morningside’s RN on staff, asks students, “What’s different?” College creates a very different eating environment. The buffet style meals can…

By Jenni Beaver–It’s like the ending of a classic Scooby Doo episode, but instead of “those meddling kids” we hear “those [insert adjective here] millennials.” It plays over and over in the airwaves of society. Millennials are entitled, lazy, spoiled, clueless. They’ll never make it in the workforce. If they would only do things the way [insert…

By Rachael Arnts–Moving to college can be a “ruff” transition, especially when the student is leaving a beloved pet behind. Even though students’ furry friends are left behind the students agree it is better for their social lives. Pets provide social support, lower blood pressure and reduce mental stress according to Petpartners.com. College students living on campus who…

By Jaden Lux–All seems to be calm in the quiet neighborhood positioned near the cross hairs of South Nicollet Street and Glenn Avenue one Saturday night. That is, except the small groups of drunken college students that scurry into a small white house overlooking the street corner. As the students enter through the rotting doorframe…