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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

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Media enforces negative stereotypes

Serena Bovee, Copy Editor March 2, 2024

In modern media, those with disabilities are heavily underrepresented. According to the CDC, about one in four people have some kind of disability. However, even with that, only 4% of media released in...

Exploitation is not empowerment

Exploitation is not empowerment

Sarah Kluckhohn May 22, 2023

In recent years the idea of the “male gaze” in pop culture has been whittled down to a chick-lit buzzword. Search the phrase on TikTok and you’ll be met with an endless flood of videos using the...

Fair use from 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures and River Road Entertainment

LGBT+ representation in film

Modesty Manion May 17, 2022

Every June, people across the world celebrate Pride Month, which honors the struggles, experiences and history of the LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, etc.) community. In honor of Pride Month,...

Librarian Ellen George goes through a book making sure everything is in good condition. You can find Ms. George in the Media Center at the front desk.

Library media specialist aides students and staff

Samiya Mohamed June 6, 2019

Library media specialist Ellen George who is very intriguing and one of the most open-minded staff here at Park said she her role is quite interesting “It's a job where you’re doing so many different...

Used with permission from Capitol Records

“Witness” fails to bring Katy Perry into 2017

Isaac Wert June 9, 2017

Coming off a multi-year hiatus, Katy Perry re-enters the music scene with her fourth studio album, titled “Witness.” Described as “purposeful pop” about Perry’s various “liberations,” “Witness”...

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