The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Going maskless is freeing

Going maskless is freeing

Gabriel Kaplan June 1, 2021

I knew the pandemic was coming to an end when she sneezed into my mouth. I had just finished shopping at Costco. She was the cashier and I was the customer, both vaccinated and both maskless. We were...

Impeachment must happen

Impeachment must happen

Jacob Khabie January 13, 2021

The House of Representatives is expected to meet Jan. 13 to vote on the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, this time on the grounds of incitement of insurrection. While the move may seem unnecessary...

Capitol raid embarrasses Americans

Capitol raid embarrasses Americans

Laniyah Thornton January 11, 2021

As an American, Jan. 6 was an embarrassing day. I and thousands of others watched live coverage of the Capitol being raided and destroyed by Trump supporters. The past four years have been filled with...

The fight isn’t over until we flip Georgia (again)

The fight isn’t over until we flip Georgia (again)

Gabriel Kaplan November 23, 2020

Democracy depends on Georgia. Rife with flaws and drowning in a myriad of crises, our country urgently needs change—but without a Democratic Senate (brought by flipping both of Georgia’s seats come...

Art by Jaida Puentes.

2020 student election poll results

Lilia Gonzalez November 21, 2020

The social studies department conducted a poll on students’ choices for the presidential and state elections. The majority of students chose Democratic candidates, while a smaller percentage chose Republican...

Fair use from 20th Century Fox.

‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ is an instant classic

Tobias Khabie October 30, 2020

After 14 long years, comedy and satire fans were once again graced by Borat Sagadiyev, the fourth-best journalist in all of Kazakhstan. After “Borat” came out in 2006, the character played by comedic...

Muting microphones at the presidential debate was not impactful enough

Muting microphones at the presidential debate was not impactful enough

Jacob Khabie October 25, 2020

Going into the presidential debate on Oct. 22, I was afraid we would get a repeat of the Sep. 29 debate, which as CNN anchor Jake Tapper said, was, “a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck.” I...

Photo Illustration by Emily Ziessman. The Iowa Caucus Feb. 3 failed to announce a winner for several days and was riddled with technical and human errors.

Staff Editorial: Iowa Caucus produces muddled results

February 11, 2020

In light of the Iowa Caucus controversy — where nearly everything went wrong — changes must be made to the overall nominating process for the Democratic Party. The Caucus Feb. 3 initially planned...

A majority of the impeachment inquiry is taking place at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

Impeachment reverberates locally

Noah Orloff, Mushtaq Barqab December 25, 2019

After the full House voted to officially impeach President Donald Trump, the recent political discourse has called into question the effect of national politics on Park. According to social studies teacher...

Impeachment splits country

Impeachment splits country

Tobias Khabie October 7, 2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi rattled the country when she announced House Democrats would be moving forward with the impeachment process of President Trump. By doing this, Pelosi has created even more drama in...

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...

Lavar Ball, Donald Trump feud childish

Lavar Ball, Donald Trump feud childish

Jacob Stillman December 13, 2017

On Nov. 6, UCLA basketball players LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were arrested while on the team’s preseason exhibition game in Shanghai, China for shoplifting from three stores near their...

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