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Spring break misses passover by a week

Spring break misses passover by a week

Sofie Geretz April 17, 2018

This year, spring break was from March 22 until April 1. The break covered Easter and only two days of Passover, which ended on April 7. Passover is an important Jewish holiday where the first two days...

Updates to Minnesota voter registration salient

Updates to Minnesota voter registration salient

Eli Curran-Moore April 3, 2018

Many in Minnesota have called for a 1.4 million dollar budget to upgrade the current 14 year-old voter registration system for increased security and efficiency, including Minnesota’s chief election...

Mass shooting prompts unproductive debate cycle

Mass shooting prompts unproductive debate cycle

William Phelan March 19, 2018

Nikolas Cruz, 19, opened fire in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, killing 17 people on Feb. 14. In the wake of this event, many experts...

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We need to talk about Janelle Monáe

Isaac Wert February 23, 2018

If you’ve read my most recent “Cut Through the Noise” column, you know how I feel about music in 2018 so far. But after sifting through countless amelodic and uninspired new releases, I’ve struck...

Gun control stalemate desensitizes shootings

Gun control stalemate desensitizes shootings

Emma Kempf February 16, 2018

On Jan. 23, a student in Kentucky shot and killed two people at Marshall County High School and injured eighteen others. The event marked the eleventh school shooting of 2018 and roughly the 50th of...

Environment fosters conservative hate

Environment fosters conservative hate

Mimi Fhima February 15, 2018

The Park community prides itself in graciously accepting people of all religions, ethnicities and socio-economic statuses. While Park does an exceptional job of this, we are, shamefully, nowhere near accepting...

Student athletes benefit from practice during finals

Student athletes benefit from practice during finals

William Phelan January 24, 2018

Waking up at 6 a.m. for a 6:30 lift before classes, going to classes, then practicing for 3 hours after school, and not getting home until 7; this is the life of an athlete. With this sort of a schedule,...

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#MeToo creates awareness for sexual abuse

Nietzsche Deuel November 16, 2017

The #MeToo campaign was designed to show the magnitude of sexual assault toward women. Women who have faced these issues are encouraged to post on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter “#MeToo” if they were...

Some national parks, including Grand Canyon, will increase admission from $30 to $70 per vehicle because of the need of $11 million of park maintenance.

National parks to increase admission fee

Yonit Krebs November 14, 2017

According to The New York Times, U.S. national parks are considering increasing their admission fees at 17 popular parks to combat record-high numbers of visitors. The revenue from these proposed increases...

Fate of Americans still jeopardized after first year of Trump

Fate of Americans still jeopardized after first year of Trump

Hadeal Rizeq November 8, 2017

On this exact day last year, I couldn’t help but notice the disbelief and shock I felt as I saw Donald Trump win the presidential election. During that moment, I envisioned disaster and greed in the...

Native American halloween costumes on display at Party City in St. Louis Park.

Cultures seek respect for their traditions

Evelyn Nelson October 31, 2017

Surrounded by sombreros at Halloween or ‘boxer braids’ on mainstream media, junior Cecilia Brown said she faces the struggle of where to draw the line concerning cultural appropriation at Park . According...

Day of the Dead costumes on display at Party City.

Appropriated costumes show lack of respect

Racquel Fhima October 27, 2017

Cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes has continued to be extremely prevalent in today’s society. While we have gotten better, costumes such as the “adult Geisha” costume, “adult seniorita...

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