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A graphic depicts a disco ball, people in a band performing, a graduation cap and a timeline. Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez argues that defining moments or lessons learned in life are important. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

Defining moments

By Santiago Montañez, Opinion Columnist | April 4, 2025

Throughout life, people have a series of defining moments or lessons. They are fleeting compared to our long lifetimes, but they are key points that we will vividly remember years later as those that changed the direction of our destiny. They do not...

Reflect on reasons for school

By Ryan Pumroy & Nick Fleming | October 20, 2014

We would like to comment on the Pass/Fail column in the Oct. 16 edition of the Northern Star.“If I don’t go to class I won’t know what will be on the test,” according to the column. This is likely true; however, what if there were no tests or...

One sports writer’s experience

By Mike Buda | November 29, 2010

Loving what you do ranks right up there in importance with finding the right person to love. Spending five semesters watching and writing about college athletics made the college experience more bearable than I could have even imagined and was probably...

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