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The connection between music and our memory. 1. If you take a moment to think about the song “Happy Birthday”, it may bring you a memory of circling a table with your friends, eating cake, or blowing out candles when turning eight years old.  “I think of when I was …

The unique experience of pit musicians The alarm went off, scream ing its high-pitched blares. Elaine got dressed and walked out of her apartment, feeling the morning breeze. She took the empty subway to the studio, and set up her trumpet. At 4:30 in the morning, she prepared to play …

HBCU fair at M.A. demonstrates interest in unique college option We all know about the famous hate crime surrounding George Floyd, who was viciously killed by Derek Chauvin in May 2020, and of similar crimes involving Breonna Taylor, Ahmed Arbery and many others (see “Trauma of Floyd’s murder still burdens …

Trauma of Floyd’s murder still burdens the Black Community On May 25, 2020, an innocent Black man named George Floyd was murdered in the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he kneeled on Floyd’s neck for exactly 9 minutes and 29 seconds. Floyd’s death sparked extreme anger …

MA Nordic skiing community brings in record setting amount of athletes The glimpse of the sun is just rising, it peeks through the pine trees on an early Saturday morning. The skis in the car rattle against the poles as the car pulls up to ski practice. The bitter cold …

A simple question is surprisingly complicated Do sports include golf? Synchronized swimming? Chess? Or, are these considered games and hobbies? “I have respect for chess,” said junior Lily Ziniewicz. “But, I don’t know if I’d call it a sport.” According to the Oxford dictionary, “A sport is an activity involving …

Elon Musk’s role in politics This September, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, lunched at a lavish, unnamed golf course in Aspen, Colorado. Musk was attending The Weekend— a private event with a guest list of only the most influential business and political leaders. As he sat under a tent and snacked on hors d’oeuvres, Musk proposed …

The unassuming sport of circus Thousands of people drive down Montreal Avenue in St. Paul every single day, completely unaware that one of the biggest spectacles in the entire Twin Cities lies just a few hundred feet away. Tucked away behind woods and parking lots lies a massive white dome, …

XC athletes use nordic, winter running to train for the season It’s the first snowfall in November and the cross-country season has come to an end with Minnehaha’s boys and girls varsity teams making it to the state meet, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. These athletes have many plans …

“The midterm is a litmus test. It’s an assessment of how well people like the president,” Eamonn Manion, American History and Economics teacher at MA, said. Last month, while students may have been focused on midterm exams, voters across the United States went to the polls on November 8th for …