Fan behavior shouldn’t be trashy... or should it? As a sports player, the fans can add or throw off the entire vibe of a game. Through cheers, screams, and laughter, student sections are meant to be...
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Christmas Opinions
Do students prefer artificial or natural trees? As the upcoming Christmas season approaches, Minnehaha families have to decide between natural and artificial Christmas trees. Both kinds of trees...
The weight of meaning
Faith, flesh and the rise of the iron cult By Vincent Pilling At Minnehaha Academy, the search for meaning isn’t theoretical—it’s visible in people like senior Emmanuel James-Lejarcegui, who plays...
Grieving through gun violence
MA grapples with devastating tragedies across the country Note to readers: The Talon’s View is our staff editorial. Each issue on the Opinions page, the staff editorial will address an important...
Becoming a “self-made success”
Money, power, success. These three words look small standing alone but slyly build the entire foundation of our world. In American culture, wealthy and powerful individuals have been idolized for...
Is mass deportation unconstitutional?
Considering the Trump Administration’s deporting and evicting of immigrants Since the Trump Administration moved into the Oval Office, there’s been major upheaval, with such actions as creating new...
The end of an Era
Studying The Tortured Poets Department as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour ends            Who, in what world,...
Women’s voices at stake
American women need to value their voices as the Taliban move to silence Afghan women even further It has come to my...
Don’t fall for authoritarianism
Taking democracy for granted, young Americans can learn from Soviet era Imagine living in a country where the view to...
AP African American Studies: letter to the College Board
For over a decade, the College Board has carefully constructed the curriculum for a new course, AP African American...
End college admissions favoritism
Current policies give some applicants unfair advantages With many of the seniors from the class of 2023 beginning to...
Elon Musk takes on Twitter
Musk's purchase of social-media platform raises questions about free speech vs. responsible speech One of the first...
Abortion through a different lens
As laws change, citizens must consider the complexity of other perspectives Take a minute and consider the lens...
Short Takes: November Election
Go Out and Vote 34 seats in the US senate, all eight of the Minnesota seats in the house of representatives, Minnesota...
Short Takes: Juul Lawsuit
Too Little, Too Late Just this september, 2022 Juul agreed to pay a total 440 million dollars to 33 different states...