Picture this: you’re a college student, it’s 10 minutes before your class, and you just woke up. Panic starts to set in when you realize your alarm didn’t go off, and you rush out of bed to get ready. You get dressed, brush your teeth, and pack your things to head out the door, but there is one simple yet very important thing you missed: Breakfast. The essential meal that sets up your whole day and keeps you actively...

This is it — my last article for the paper. And honestly, it feels kind of like the last stretch of a race. Tired legs, full heart, and everything you’ve got left. Adams State has been my second home for the past six years. Every semester, I would roll back here from my hometown thinking, “Here we go again!” And every year, I’d arrive with the same attitude — ready to grind. I’ll be honest, it’s hard to explain how much the San Luis Valley has meant to me...

As students near the end of another busy semester balancing academics, sports, work, and family, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by pressure. Pressure to succeed, to make your family proud, and to carve out your own identity in a world full of expectations. That’s why the story of Blue Ivy Carter, the 12-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, resonates beyond the red carpet or concert stage, it speaks to anyone learning how to define themselves in the shadow of legacy...