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Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

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The False Promise of Hustle Culture

Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor October 11, 2024

In recent media, hustle culture — the mindset that emphasizes hard work or “hustling” over balance — has gained significant visibility among teens nationwide, evident in social media trends and...

Screenshot of Apple screen time.

Dopamine fasting isn’t a cure, but it’s a start

Elijah Mattfield, Reviews Editor October 9, 2024

The concept of fasting from dopamine, started by psychiatrist Dr. Cameron Sepah, began as a way to lessen people’s constant exposure to stimuli and control compulsive behaviors. Although controversial,...

Aubrey Drake Graham

“Don’t wake the demon up”

Drake's overall success and influence overpower Lamar's lyrically superior disses.
Maya Gjelhaug and Nikhil Kulangaroth June 12, 2024

It’s important to recognize that Drake wasn’t the one who ignited the beef — that one goes to Lamar who had the first diss with “Motherf*ck the Big Three, it’s just Big Me” in his feature on...

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth

“It’s just Big Me”

Kendrick's clever lyrics clear Drake's poor attempt at dissing him.
Maya Gjelhaug and David Golridge June 12, 2024

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth and Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake) have a complicated history, and their back and forth dissing spans over a decade. The beef started when Future and Metro Boomin released “We Don’t...

[OPINION] New Voices Passes in MN… finally

[OPINION] New Voices Passes in MN… finally

Around the country, student journalists have exposed corruption, scandals and injustices in their community that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.
Tyler Quattrin, Print Editor-in-Chief and Features Editor June 3, 2024

In 2017, a student journalist from Pittsburg, California, exposed their principal's fraudulent resume claims, leading to her resignation. In 2019, a high school student from Amherst-Pelham Regional High...

Maya Gjelhaug's essay on which she received wonderful marks.

[OPINION] Maybe we shouldn’t be “preparing kids for the real world”

Schools need to replace outdated letter-grading systems with real constructive feedback.
Maya Gjelhaug, Print Editor-in-Chief May 30, 2024

Over the past few years at Mounds View, there has been a lot of contention over one major policy area: late work. When Robert Reetz became principal two years ago, I remember one of his major concerns...

[OPINION] Tradwife trends exclude women of color

[OPINION] Tradwife trends exclude women of color

Sinim Dhuguma, Online Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2024

Until I was 10 years old, I attended a Mennonite school and lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the largest Amish settlement in the United States. Although my family was not Amish, we regularly passed...

[OPINION] If you want him to, just ask

[OPINION] If you want him to, just ask

Isabel Li, Print Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2024

Recently, I’ve seen increasingly more relationship content on social media — not wholesome romantic videos, but bizarre relationship tests, like the orange peel theory or the ketchup theory. Truthfully,...

[OPINION] Public speaking should be mandatory

[OPINION] Public speaking should be mandatory

Isabella Kunc, Print Managing Copy Editor and Cover Editor April 4, 2024

I’ve seen some bad class presentations from students who speak quietly, classmates who ramble for far too long or slides with more text than this article. I’ve also seen good speakers: people emanating...

Replica of Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond.

[OPINION] Happiness is not a cabin in the woods

As Christopher McCandless puts it, "Happiness only real when shared."
Maya Gjelhaug, Print Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2024

Before I moved to Shoreview, I lived in Roseville near a secluded Protestant church surrounded by a wooded enclave. It was probably only a few acres of trees, but the densely packed conifers sheltered...

Many consumers, especially parents, have begun to avoid products with red dye 40 because of media exaggeration.

[OPINION] Red dye 40: toxic or tame?

Red dye 40 has taken the internet by storm, with news outlets claiming it causes widespread behavioral disorders in children. However, the media has exaggerated these effects to a nonfactual level.
Lale Baylar, Opinions Editor March 16, 2024

Red Dye 40 is a synthetic food dye found in many products in the aisles of a grocery store, ranging from drinks and snacks to packaged fruit products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its...

Every year, high schoolers face the dilemma of choosing a career path. Although social media has downplayed the importance of a college degree, it remains a necessity for climbing the social ladder.

[OPINION] Going to college is still worth it

Social media devalues the importance of college. Yet, influencers never mention the hardships that people will face without a college degree.
Gloria Liu, Managing Design Editor and Spread Editor March 1, 2024

After graduating high school, one might question going through another four years of school. Influencers on social media further feed into this hesitancy by emphasizing crushing student loan debt and by...

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