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Numerous Pi Gamma Mu events deemed successful
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Man on the Street: Professors talk underrated classes, part 2
WSC senior and PRIDE club president Kaitlyn Michaelson, left, reads off the powerpoint and shares information about pride flags while WSC junior Adeline Riedmann, middle, and her partner, right, listen. Photo by Mallorie Black.
PRIDE Club provides queer safe space on campus
WSC TRIO staff pose for a photo. Pictured left to right: Jodene Cantrell, Nalee Moua, Gloria Kuhlmeyer, Vito Cole, and Liesel Powicki. Photo by Kaitlyn Bengston.
TRIO hosts First-Generation Day celebration
Social sciences department condenses majors
What did Student Senate discuss this week?
WSC men’s basketball begins season with 2 wins
Norblade leads Wildcat women to season-opening win
Women’s soccer makes first NSIC tourney since 2019, ends season against Mankato Mavericks
Wildcat volleyball heads to their final home stretch versus tough opponents
Men’s basketball eyes fifth straight winning season
Women’s basketball bring experience into 2024-25
Dynamic evening of jazz coming Nov. 15
Open mic prepares community for upcoming slams
“Smile 2” is one of the best horror movies of the year
Empty seating inside the Fred G. Dale Planetarium in the basement of the Carhart Sciences building. Photo by Maelee Beacom.
Planetarium transforms donations into unique experiences
Band polishes their instruments for upcoming concerts
A new mural is displayed on the wall of the concessions stand at the Majestic Theater. Photo by Kaitlyn Bengtson.
What’s playing at the Majestic Theater this month?
Human rights should not be a partisan debate
Registration is a nightmare with WildcatsOnline
Influencers in the movie and music industry
Tyler, the Creator feels too familiar in new album
Oversized fits just right
Gen-Z is jaded by online tragedy
“Not queer enough”
Sexual predators don’t deserve friends
You should shave your head, here is why
Adopt, Don’t Shop: support shelter dogs over breeders
There are several perks to learning a new language
Struggling in college is not shameful
Red Cross Club with President Allie Jaixen on the right and volunteer Chloe Hibler on the left.
WSC Red Cross Club Collects 85 Units at Recent Blood Drive
Wildcat softball fought against the MSU Beavers on April 9
Photojournalism Students Capture Weekly Events
World Speech Day is celebrated by students and faculty on March 15
“Abandoned Nebraska & Other Works” by Chad Petska
High School trumpet players work together during the Festival of Honor Bands on January 29th.
Festival of Honor Bands
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Mason Schweizer

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor

Mason Schweizer is a senior majoring in journalism.

He is currently serving as the opinion editor.

He loves his Chicago sports teams and the Mod Squad, and hopes to do tons of cool things with his life upon graduation.

All content by Mason Schweizer

Hand-in-hand they do not stand

Mason Schweizer, Guest Columnist
September 27, 2017

The founder of WSC’s philosophy department deemed unqualified to teach philosophy by HLC

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 26, 2017

Mason’s Maundered Musings: Happy to be here

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
April 26, 2017

Staff Editorial: This Is The End

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
April 26, 2017

Change in HLC rules leads to reassignment of instructor roles

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 19, 2017

Staff Editorial: Too much of a good thing

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
April 19, 2017

Clearing up rumors about Budget Task Force

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 19, 2017

Staff Editorial: For the love or the money?

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
April 12, 2017

Staff Editorial: Ain’t no chance for the wicked

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
April 5, 2017

Mason’s Maundered Musings: Don’t make songs for free, make them for freedom

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
April 5, 2017

Nico and Vinz take stage at WSC

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
March 29, 2017

Staff Editorial: Silver & Black & (fool’s) Gold

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
March 29, 2017

Staff Editorial: Legal lesson for Donald

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
March 23, 2017

Getting closer to the sun

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
March 15, 2017

Mason’s Maundered Musings: Starting the conversation and stopping the arguments

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
March 15, 2017
Mod Sun releases new album Movie before his concert in Omaha

Mod Sun releases new album Movie before his concert in Omaha

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
March 15, 2017

Staff Editorial: Let’s celebrate Donald

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
March 1, 2017

SAB voting again for spring concert

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
February 8, 2017

Hoodie Allen too $$ for WSC

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
February 1, 2017
Mason's Maundered Musings: Obama leaves office, but not the community

Mason’s Maundered Musings: Obama leaves office, but not the community

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
January 18, 2017

We’re almost there guys

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
December 7, 2016

Food, football and fighting” What Thanksgiving is all about

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
November 30, 2016

Love trumps hate

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
November 16, 2016

We all need a little more love

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
November 9, 2016

Close game ends in a loss for the Wildcats

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
November 2, 2016

Endorsement of Hillary Clinton

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
November 2, 2016

Say it with me, the Cubs are in the World Series

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
October 27, 2016

2016: the year of the goofy

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
October 27, 2016

Clowns clowning clowns: a reprise

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
October 12, 2016

Clowns clowning clowns

Mason Schweizer, Opinion Editor
October 5, 2016

Taking the next step

Mason Schweizer
September 28, 2016

Jet fuel can’t melt steel beams, but it can secure a presidential nomination

Mason Schweizer
September 15, 2016

New Beginnings

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
August 31, 2016
Mason’s maundered musings: Johnny Eightball

Mason’s maundered musings: Johnny Eightball

Mason Schweizer, Columnist
April 28, 2016
Brandon Fowler turns a double play against Augustana last Friday. Augustana took the sweep for the four-game series against the Wildcats.

Split with Sioux Falls ends Wildcats’ losing streak

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 28, 2016
Cody Jenkins fields a ground ball against Winona State.

Baseball splits against Winona before four-game cancellation

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 20, 2016

‘Cats go yard 12 times in weekend sweep

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 13, 2016
Mason’s maundered musings: Beautiful pandemonium Chicago-style

Mason’s maundered musings: Beautiful pandemonium Chicago-style

Mason Schweizer, Columnist
April 6, 2016

Hamburger Helper is not just a meal anymore

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 6, 2016
Barclay points to several photos on his wall that hold some of his greatest accomplishments, like the baton from the 1996 women’s Olympic relay team that he worked with.

Ralph Barclay: friends with the famous and ordinary

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 6, 2016
Junior Catcher Bodie Cooper sliding into home base off one of the ten Golden Eagles errors.

Baseball plays four high-scoring games

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
April 6, 2016

Weather wreaks havoc for baseball over Easter

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
March 30, 2016

Kendrick Lamar releases unmastered album

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
March 30, 2016
President Marysz Rames

[Photo] Community and campus connect at round-table discussion

Brandon Hofstra, Staff Writer
March 23, 2016

Road trip to Chicago to see Alex Wiley

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
March 19, 2016
Mason’s maundered musings: Hiding behind dress code

Mason’s maundered musings: Hiding behind dress code

Mason Schweizer, Columnist
March 17, 2016
Maggie Schulte shooting with a University of Mary defender on her.

11 runs averaged in four-game series

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
March 2, 2016

‘Cats clubs qualify for nationals

Mason Schweizer and Ryan Collins
March 2, 2016
Mason's maundered musings

Mason’s maundered musings

Mason Schweizer, Columnist
February 25, 2016

In the mind of BJ The Chicago Kid

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
February 25, 2016

Oh-for-four

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
February 25, 2016
Mason’s maundered musings: Newton's law of double standards

Mason’s maundered musings: Newton’s law of double standards

Mason Schweizer, Columnist
February 18, 2016

Baseball team heads out of the rec and onto the road

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
February 17, 2016
2 Chainz released a mixtape entitled “ Felt Like Cappin,” on Jan. 27, featuring six new songs.

2 Chainz shines bright with new mixtape

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
February 12, 2016

‘Student-centered active learning’

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
February 12, 2016

The ‘Future’ of music is here with ‘Purple Reign’

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
February 10, 2016

Penn’s folly

Mason Schweizer, Guest columnist
January 20, 2016
Senior David Andersen blocks St. Cloud State’s Gage Davis’ shot in Saturday night’s game. The Wildcats ended the night with a 108-74 loss.

Basketball comes back from break with a split

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
January 20, 2016
Aaron Rodgers and Carson Palmer watching the overtime coin toss.

Be honest Green Bay fans

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
January 20, 2016
Amy Kucera, executive director of the Neihardt State Historic Site, pointed to some historical artifacts from John G. Neihardt’s time. Neihardt wrote an epic, “The Song of Hugh Glass,” in 1915

The six degrees of separation of John G. Neihardt

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
January 20, 2016

Lil Wayne may have reached his ceiling with latest album

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
December 9, 2015

Are we really innocent until proven guilty?

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
December 2, 2015

Wiley rises above the label with ‘Village Party II’

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
December 2, 2015
WSC alumna Alexis Dvorak rubs elbows with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg in her work in the Assistant Directors Training Program for the Directors Guild of America.

From ‘Nebraska’ to Hollywood

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
December 2, 2015

Mavericks take Wildcats’ last game

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
November 19, 2015

Riff Raff gets dark in ‘Trench Coat Towers’

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
November 11, 2015
Redshirt freshman Houston Huss goes for the tackle against Upper Iowa on Nov. 7. WSC lost the game 34-31 after double overtime.

Wildcats crack in Egg Bowl

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
November 11, 2015

WSC football loses 45-31 against Winona

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
November 4, 2015
Redshirt freshman Layne Sullivan dashes towards the field goal to help the Wildcats hold their lead against Concordia - St. Paul in a home game Saturday.

Run-heavy attack on Golden Bears pays off

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
October 28, 2015

Machine Gun Kelly grows as an artist

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
October 28, 2015
Wide Reciever Marcel Dunson (7) tries to escape a tackle.

Homecoming football disaster: WSC Loses 61-3 to SMSU

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
October 14, 2015

Machine Gun Kelly rocks

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
October 14, 2015
Ahead for 14 seconds

Ahead for 14 seconds

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
October 7, 2015
WSC players huddle around one another to practice their pre-game rituals before the game against Northern State University last Saturday.

Fireworks help the Wildcats celebrate

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
September 23, 2015
Wildcats lose game and Osborn in Duluth

Wildcats lose game and Osborn in Duluth

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
September 16, 2015
Sophomore Lane Yates rushes past the line for a 9-yard run on Saturday’s game against Minnesota-Crookston.

Wildcats run wild in season opener

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
September 9, 2015
Baseball warming up behind the Pete Chapman complex before practice last week.

Baseball prepares for fall games

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
September 9, 2015
Big Things Ahead for Wildcat Football

Big Things Ahead for Wildcat Football

Mason Schweizer, Staff Writer
September 8, 2015
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