Life at Carlson moves fast. Classes, group projects, leadership roles, campus traditions, and friendships fill every week. Students are always keeping up with what comes next. Let’s Be Frank creates space to pause. It brings students together to step away from the rush, share a hot dog, and have real conversations. No titles. No filters. Just people. This blog pulls back the curtain on Carlson life. Through real student memories, it shows what students are keeping up with and

What are you afraid to say out loud? In college, we're surrounded by people, but honesty often feels risky. Why Honesty Feels Hard Being honest isn’t just about telling the truth -  it is also about feeling safe enough to share it. We talk to people every day, but how often are we truly honest with them? Or even with ourselves? In college, we are constantly surrounded by others, yet many of us still feel pressure to hide parts of who we are. There is a fear of judgment, reje

We live in an epidemic of loneliness. Let's confront this together through honest conversation over food!

Free food at school-funded events might seem like a small detail, but it matters more than many realize. We don’t always talk openly about food insecurity on campus, yet it affects attendance, participation, and how connected students feel. It’s possible that food could be the difference between someone showing up or staying home.

Have you played the card game “We’re Not Really Strangers”? The game sparks conversations, reminding us that a conversation can start anywhere, from a simple compliment we give to someone to asking thoughtful questions to get to know someone better. As humans, we have more in common than we realize. We crave connection and a sense of community, which makes us not really strangers even here at the University of Minnesota. On a campus this big, it’s easy to feel like everyone a