Letter to the editor
November 8, 2016
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Thank you for a well-written article about sex trafficking and healthy relationships. As co-president of the Sexual Health Education Club (SHEC) I appreciated being included. However, I believe my quotes did not fully express my respect for the embedded health program’s strong value to students. All...
Letter to the Editor
September 25, 2015
Filed under Letters to the Editor
Dear Echo Staff, On behalf of the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), I want to thank your staff for publishing such sensitive, informative and thought-provoking articles about gender identity and the new all-gender bathrooms in yesterday's issue. As I read the relevant articles, I couldn't help but think of all the transgender and gender nonconforming fresh...
Letter to the Editor
March 26, 2014
Filed under Letters to the Editor
I am far too frequently asked why I co-founded the Gender Equality ‘Club’ (GEC) with Layna Crandell and Noa Raasch. I co-founded the group because I am passionate about human rights, including gender equality as an essential and necessary component. I co-founded this group because, while neither...
Letter to the Editor
February 12, 2014
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I was recently disappointed with your January article regarding the Winter One Acts for being misleading and failing to give credit where credit was due. By only referencing junior student Ben McKone as a student director for the One Act, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the author left out the other...
Letter to the Editor
January 15, 2014
Filed under Letters to the Editor
For the last two years we have been very impressed with the articles in this paper regarding the proposed freight rail re-route. Despite the excellent reporting, a St. Louis Park student who attended a public meeting Jan. 9, 2014 asked our elected officials if they could do more to help St. Louis...
Letter to the Editor
November 13, 2013
Filed under Letters to the Editor
I very much enjoyed reading the latest issue of the Echo. The article on the train reroute was very informative. The Echo Online has made SLP seem closer to home than ever possible while I’m away at Madison. Thanks Echo, great job!
Noah Orloff, Marta Hill, and Emma Leff
As sophomore Kaylee Quick painted the senior wall, she said her first Roots and Shoots event was a fun way to honor the upcoming Earth Day. “I thought it was a really cool idea as a way to prepare...
Maggie Klaers, Ruthie Posada, and Emily Ziessman
Sophomore Keely Berntsen said yoga club has been a comforting and centering addition to her daily routine. “I like how it’s calming and a good start to the day and it gets me in a good place for...
As senior multicultural show host Sabnyyah Bilal fought to maintain the scheduled evening performance, she said she felt disrespected having to constantly stand up for her beliefs. “We...
Maria Perez Barriga, Gabriel Kaplan, and Katie Hardie
After being nominated for teacher of the year and becoming one of only nine finalists, band teacher Steven Schmitz said he felt enthused about the nomination, but cared most about what his students think. “It’s...
