Lake Calhoun name change efforts waste of time
Adah Koivula
May 24, 2017
Filed under Opinion Columns
The recent name change of Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska is a massive waste of time. The Minneapolis Park Board could dedicate even more time and resources to the amount of pollution at the lake or worrying about enforcing the no smoking in public parks policy. According to Minneapolis Parks and Rec...
Opinions: Wisdom retreat poorly timed
Adah Koivula
May 9, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion Columns
The wisdom retreat was the biggest waste of time. Like many of my fellow seniors, I have been waiting for graduation since I started elementary school. I cannot wait to graduate, move to New York and go to college. So, when the day for the annual wisdom retreat rolled around, I struggled to decide t...
Opinions: The importance of feminism
Kirby Goodman
April 16, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion Columns
I am proudly a feminist, but I do not blindly label myself as such. By definition, feminism is the belief in the equality of women to men, but it means much more than just that to me. Feminism is not just a catch-all term for women’s rights. Intersectional feminism strives to incorporate the r...
Opinions: Learning to love my curls
Alexis Machoka
March 26, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion Columns
When I was kid I remember one of the first times I ever got my hair straightened. It was for a cheerleading competition, I only received a participation trophy for. Although I knew it wasn’t true, when my hair was straight I felt like Beyoncé. My straight hair enabled me to channel my inner ...
Opinions: Let’s talk about race
Mimi Fhima
March 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Opinion Columns
Whether it be on social media or in daily conversations, race and racial issues are brought up constantly in today’s society. Ensuring conversation remains open and politically correct is crucial as not to offend any group of people. Considering the language to use before entering a discussion is...
Opinions: First Amendment protections vital to society
Adah Koivula
March 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion Columns
The First Amendment guarantees citizens certain rights: to religion, to free speech, to freedom of the press, to petition the government and to peacefully protest. However, there are limits on each of these rights. Although the government dangerously places limits on some freedoms, the scarier limit is ...
Opinions: School-required immunizations necessary
Yonit Krebs
February 14, 2017
Filed under Opinion Columns
The recent news of a tuberculosis case at Park highlights why there is a need for schools to require student immunization. Vaccinated students have a lowered risk of catching the disease they’ve been immunized for, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. People must b...
Opinions: Protests lack clear leadership, direction
Adah Koivula
February 11, 2017
Filed under Opinion Columns
The “Not My President” protests are immature and uninformed. At noon Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, and no protests or hashtags are going to change that. According to the First Amendment, all Americans have the right to protest the President ...
False news sources create lack of trust
Alec Pittman
January 23, 2017
Filed under Opinion Columns
Starting off as a simple conversation about the recent political happenings around the country these past three months, a well-intended discussion often leads to an angry argument. Throughout the presidential campaign, both candidates used news sources and media to attack the other. The candidates made o...
Trump picks EPA director unfit for job
Jayne Stevenson
January 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion Columns
Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency is a threat to the future of the earth. Pruitt is a critic of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and has attempted to weaken the agency’s actions. According to the Washington Post, th...
Teachers should create unbiased classroom
Yonit Krebs
January 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion Columns
Teachers have a role to ensure their classroom is open for discussion and to encourage informed decision-making. Politics are a tough topic, especially after the recent presidential election’s chaos, for teachers to keep neutral. Not only can their expression of political views detrimentally inf...
Frigid temperatures provide bonding opportunity
Alec Pittman
December 27, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Opinion Columns
Although temperatures below zero aren’t popular with the majority, the cold front creates alternative positives often overlooked. The wintry conditions offer numerous activities to do that otherwise go ignored or aren’t done when the weather is warm. The freezing temperatures constitute an environ...
Photo gallery: 2017 graduates celebrate commencement
Boys’ baseball loses to Washburn
Girls’ Golf banquet looks back on the season thus far
With sections still to come for the girls’ varsity golf team, the team had its celebratory banquet at Wolfe Park Pavilion May 23. Junior varsity player Julia Austad said although it is a little di...
District names new Superintendent
Maggie Bahnson, Ethan Brown, and Mimi Fhima
Incoming Superintendent Astein Osei was woken up at 10:30 p.m. May 10, startled by the two superintendent search firm members outside his door offering him a position as the new superintendent for St. Louis...
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