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Opinion — It’s okay to give up
Megan Voorhees
• March 22, 2024
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Opinion — The death of free public spaces in America
Megan Poe
• January 26, 2024
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Editorial — Learning to cook for yourself
North Wind Editorial Staff
• September 26, 2023
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Opinion — My dark descent into nerd status
Harry Stine
• March 14, 2023
![INDEPENDENCE — The chair that I often sit in, pondering how mentally efficient I am. I have developed poor social skills and I will not take any responsibility for that.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chair-900x674.jpg)
Satire — I love college, I just cannot stand people
Harry Stine
• February 6, 2023
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Opinion — We came here to graduate, push through and get your degree
Chris Anderson
• November 14, 2022
![COFFEE COMPLICATIONS — How do you reconcile loving coffee with also hating it? My relationship with this beverage is now more complicated than ever.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-2702-1-900x723.jpg)
Opinion — My complicated relationship with coffee
Hannah Jenkins, Copy Editor
• October 18, 2022
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Opinion—Battling the “Back to School Blues”
Andie Balenger, Opinion Editor
• August 30, 2022
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Next semester courses: plan ahead, but don’t fret
North Wind Staff
• October 17, 2019
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