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Police fail to present hate crime as charge

Tamar Gewirtz December 19, 2018

Two Somali men said they were petrified to discover two skinned deer carcasses on the hoods of their cars in St. Cloud, Minnesota. This act, which took them by surprise, was clearly one of xenophobia....

Junior Will Schwietering engages in a conversation with a Park student who happened to pass by his booth in the halls. The interaction was recorded by Schwieterings peer  Bryce Bonine for their IB English SL class.

Staff Editorial: ‘Change my mind” booths spark discussion around societal issues

December 16, 2018

As part of an IB English SL project, juniors Will Schwietering and Bryce Bonine set up “change my mind” booths where they stated an opinion and encouraged other students to change their mind. The controversial...

Inmates fight fires in California

Inmates fight fires in California

Emma Yarger December 11, 2018

The U.S. prison system is already unfair, corporatized and racist. Now it is using prisoners to fight the fires in California. These inmates are being placed in harm's way and given unfair wages all for...

Trump administration floats xenophobic policy

Trump administration floats xenophobic policy

Samantha Klepfer December 10, 2018

Since 1868, the United States Constitution has included the 14th Amendment stating, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” are to be given citizenship, according to the National Archives....

Toys sit underneath a tree at Kare 11 ready to be delivered to children in need.

Staff Editorial: Toys for Tots encourages donations, volunteering

December 10, 2018

This year, Kare 11 is advocating for Marines’ Toys for Tots, a donation-based program which collects and distributes toys to children ages 0-15, according to Toys for Tots Foundation. They accept packaged,...

Focus on school safety provides reassurance

Focus on school safety provides reassurance

Maddie Schutte December 5, 2018

The joint St. Louis Park City Council and School Board’s latest meeting regarding the new safety measures and potential mental health resources to be implemented in Park schools helped to return the...

Art by Maggie Klaers

Migrants in caravan deserve an opportunity

Talia Lissauer December 3, 2018

Stereotypes are all around us, they generalize people. Immigrants and refugees have been given a terrible stereotype that has stuck with them: all immigrants are criminals and rapists. This stereotype...

Junior SOAR member Zoe Younger speaks to the crowd during SOARSs uncensored race panel.

Staff Editorial: Race panel highlights community-wide issues

December 3, 2018

Park’s Students Organized Against Racism recently held its second uncensored race panel. The panel allowed students and faculty to pre-submit questions to be answered by a diverse group of students at...

Racially charged lawsuit against Harvard University proves unjust cause

Racially charged lawsuit against Harvard University proves unjust cause

Katie Hardie November 30, 2018

If Students for Fair Admissions succeeds in ridding Harvard of their affirmative action process in student admission, the precedent will be enough to backtrack America almost half a century. Affirmative...

Minnesotas Lieutenant Governor-elect Peggy Flanagan spoke to Brad Brubakers 9th grade honors civics class. As a high schooler, Flanagan attended St. Louis Park  and spoke to the students about her time at Park as well as her time in the government.

Staff Editorial: Successful alumna inspires community

November 25, 2018

Park High School focuses on fostering close alumni ties and prides itself on bringing the community back to its roots. Alumni who have accomplished great things bring success and pride to our school, and...

Thespians painted the senior wall Nov. 3 to advertise the fall musical 9 to 5. The wall was repainted Nov. 8, after offensive slurs vandalized the wall.

Staff Editorial: Recent hateful vandalism must not go unseen

November 15, 2018

St. Louis Park considers itself to be an accepting community. Yet, in the past month, there have been multiple incidents of vandalism driven by hatred at St. Louis Park High School. On Oct. 12, discriminatory...

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