![One “Just Well & Dandy” panel depict the brothers, Well and Dandy, and their uncle. In this comic, they find a moment to just slow down and relax. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/all_is_720.png)
All is: Just Well and Dandy
By Christa Kim, Cartoonist
| May 2, 2024
![Two students with pensive expressions study a professor with three stars above his head but only one star filled in. Students should consider Rate My Professor reviews when registering for new classes and contribute to the website to benefit future students. (Aidan Renteria | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/img_3178_720.jpg)
Rate your professors
By Alberto Briones, Opinion Columnist
| May 1, 2024
![Various pills are scattered on the table. May will begin National Mental Health Awareness Month, and its important to discuss the benefits of mental health medication as a form of treatment. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/640px-variouspills_480.jpg)
Normalize mental health medication
By James Bennett, Opinion Columnist
| April 30, 2024
![Jatavion Young, a sophomore middle level teaching major, responds to a street interviews prompt. What’s your plan if a goose attacks? (Northern Star Graphic)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/street_interviews_women_in_history_720.png)
Street Interviews: Goose attack
By Will Thiel, Opinion Columnist
| April 25, 2024
![A soldier stands facing a massive explosion. War has severe environmental consequences that must be considered by environmental activists. (Gabriel Fiorini | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4_19_24-7_33-PM-Microsoft-Lens-1200x973.jpg)
Shift environmental focus to wars
By Sofia Didenko, Lifestyle Writer
| April 24, 2024
![The molted exoskeleton of a cicada nymph is left behind in the grass. The emergence of cicada broods offer us a unique opportunity to celebrate big change in our own lives. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Atkinson-Critique-8-1200x800.jpg)
Embrace the cicada swarms
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Editor
| April 23, 2024
![A squirrel and geese rest under the words Look Both Ways and the topic of the week: Wildlife campus takeover. If one of the two had to take over campus, what would you prefer: squirrels or geese? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/look_both_ways__10__720.png)
Look Both Ways: Campus takeover, squirrels vs. geese
By Olivia Zapf and Lucy Atkinson
| April 22, 2024
![A donkey and an elephant linked together by a yellow connection are snipped apart by a large pair of scissors. Given the meaningful values that are often linked to our political beliefs, it is OK to break ties with family and friends over politics. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star Graphic)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Untitled-design-1.png)
End ties over politics
By Alberto Briones, Opinion Columnist
| April 21, 2024
![Lilliana Campbell (left), a sophomore psychology major, and Adé Basurto, a junior communicative disorders major, respond to a street interviews prompt. What are your favorite food trucks? (Northern Star Graphic)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Street-Interviews-Women-in-History-2.png)
Street Interviews: Food Trucks
By Alberto Briones, Opinion Columnist
| April 19, 2024
![A figure, Ambrosia, cradles the Earth in her hands, as she floats in a purple cosmos. Ambrosia is a character based off the first phone I owned. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ambrosia.png)
Cartoon: Ambrosia
By Christa Kim, Cartoonist
| April 17, 2024
![The University of Southern California lines up against the University of Louisville during the American football 2023 Holiday Bowl (left), and Atalanta soccer player Isak Hien charges for the ball alongside Verona player Federico Bonazzoli during the Italy Serie A soccer match on Monday. Which “football” deserves the title more: American football or soccer? (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Spada/LaPresse via AP)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VS.png)
Poll: Which ‘football’ deserves the title most?
By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
| April 16, 2024
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