Protestors protect Standing Rock Reservation
December 22, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
On January 25th, 2016, plans to build the Dakota Access Pipeline were announced, but it wasn’t until late July that conflict between the Standing Rock Tribe and the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company (ETCO), the corporation building the pipeline, began. Since then, thousands of protesters at Standing Rock and millions more around the world have come together to rally against an unjust construction plan.
Read more »America’s opioid problem
Ben Davis and Jake Rosenow
May 13, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
Although unconfirmed, rumors of Prince’s death by drug overdose have added fire to the current conversation surrounding the abuse and overprescription of opioids.
Read more »Reflecting on the ReFLECT hour
Ben Davis and Jake Rosenow
April 30, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
Though an hour may not seem like much, the ReFLECT period’s positive impact has already been felt throughout the school.
Read more »Positive representation of women on the rise
Guest Writer
April 12, 2016
Filed under Editorials
Over the last year or so, there has been a surge of empowered female characters in mainstream cinema that is impossible to ignore. Here are four characters who represent women in a way that both the industry and audiences need to take note of and celebrate.
Read more »Clinton isn’t the answer
Kevin Sabeti-Oseid and Furqan Syed
February 27, 2016
Filed under Editorials
With the Democratic race gaining steam, media outlets have portrayed Hillary Clinton as the inevitable winner of the nomination. While Clinton is lauded as a progressive, we must look at the ways she’s sold out to banks, oppressed people of color, and easily changed her stances to follow the popular...
The golden age of entrepreneurship
Furqan Syed and Jeman Park
February 22, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
Currently, there is a large misconception that age is a prerequisite for pursuing entrepreneurship. In reality, entrepreneurship is fostered by creativity, a trait that teenagers already have.
Read more »Trump must be stopped
Jake Rosenow, staff reporter
February 20, 2016
Filed under Editorials
Donald Trump: the currently leading Republican candidate and an outspoken bully.
Read more »Free speech should Trump censorship
Kevin Sabeti-Oseid, Editorials Editor
February 8, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
Censorship doesn’t educate the ignorant, and it doesn’t eradicate the tensions that arise from groups of people who agree with the hateful speech.
Read more »Art students need college counseling too
Kaylyn Fors and Furqan Syed
January 31, 2016
Filed under Editorials
Many aspiring MV musicians, dancers, and actors seek admission to performing arts schools. These students must struggle through complex applications with little-to-no support from Mounds View; they should not have to fend for themselves.
Read more »Show us the world
Kevin Sabeti-Oseid, Editorials Editor
January 22, 2016
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A significant number of students graduate Mounds View without ever taking a non-Eurocentric social studies course, and the school needs to revise its curriculum to include a wider worldview.
Read more »Why I hate two-part movies
Matthew Cooper, Reviews Editor
November 22, 2015
Filed under Editorials, Top Stories
While some movies have used two part finales with good reason, recent film franchises have just started to milk their source material for enough content to produce two separate in order to gain extra revenue, and this must stop.
Read more »Colleges: Look at more than scores
Jeman Park, staff reporter
November 8, 2015
Filed under Editorials
Many universities claim to practice holistic admissions, but data shows that numerical benchmarks matter more than elite universities claim. In order to qualify as holistic, colleges must be more sincere when practicing comprehensive evaluations.
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Saints pitchers changeup students’ friday
Zoe Lindberg, Photographer and Staff Writer
Special education students received a visit from some new friends on Friday, May 26th. St. Paul Saints pitchers Seth Rosin, Mark Hamburger and Ken Frosch chatted with the...
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December 22, 2016
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Fantastic Beasts is magical
Shannon Haffely, staff reporter
On Nov. 18, the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, directed by David Yates, was released worldwide. The movie stars british actor Eddie Redmayne in the role of Newt Scamander.
December 22, 2016 • Comments closed
Hacksaw Ridge tells a tale of humanity
December 22, 2016
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Protestors protect Standing Rock Reservation
On January 25th, 2016, plans to build the Dakota Access Pipeline were announced, but it wasn’t until late July that conflict between the Standing Rock Tribe and the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company (ETCO), the corporation building the pipeline, began. Since then, thousands of protesters at Standing Rock and millions more around the world have come together to rally against an unjust construction plan.
December 22, 2016 • Comments closed
May 13, 2016
Reflecting on the ReFLECT hour
April 30, 2016
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