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For over a decade, the College Board has carefully constructed the curriculum for a new course, AP Afri- can American Studies. Initially this course was widely received by most states and school systems. However, in early February, the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, openly rejected AP African American Studies and said that he …

Current policies give some applicants unfair advantages With many of the seniors from the class of 2023 beginning to receive admission letters from universities, questions begin to arise over why one student may be accepted over another in the college admission process. As the number of applications submitted to universities has increased dramatically over …

Musk’s purchase of social-media platform raises questions about free speech vs. responsible speech One of the first facts every American student learns about the United States government is that the very First Amendment of the Constitution protects their right to say things. Recent events surrounding a $44 billion midlife crisis …

As laws change, citizens must consider the complexity of other perspectives Take a minute and consider the lens through which you see the world. How were you raised? With money? With two parents? With access to sex education? With a uterus? Given even just a small change in luck, location, …

Go Out and Vote 34 seats in the US senate, all eight of the Minnesota seats in the house of representatives, Minnesota Governor, and Minnesota secretary of state are all on the ballot this november. This election, more than most, has been made pressingly important by the supreme court overturning …

Too Little, Too Late Just this september, 2022 Juul agreed to pay a total 440 million dollars to 33 different states for marketing to youth. Across the United States, there are an additional 4,013 individual lawsuits against Juul for marketing to children and that number is growing.It isn’t enough. Juul …

Time for a redesign Flag design is meant to achieve simplicity yet recognizability. The Minnesota flag didn’t get the memo. It has 67 circles, 19 stars, three different dates, seven flowers, a French phrase, the state’s name, and a seal featuring a landscape drawing in the middle. The flag’s not …

First-ever holiday season World Cup sees U.S. make return to global soccer stage On November 20, all eyes will be on Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. The host country created eight stunning new stadiums for the global event and has been preparing for the tournament for years. All eight …

FBI begins investigation of Trump’s Florida estate Earlier this fall, the FBI began an extensive investigation of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The search was conducted with the intention of finding classified documents regarding Trump’s relations with Vladimir Putin and Russia, as well as the Capitol insurrection …

Is a seven-period, no-phone Minnehaha working? Things have looked different this school year. No more craned heads in the campus room. No more silent lunches. No more awkward glances at the floor in the middle of class. There’s one major reason for this apparent change at Minnehaha Academy. No more …