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Striking gender differences in skill, pay

by | October 3, 2016 | Features, Talon | 0 Comments

Soccer dispute causes concern for women In the 10 seconds it takes to read this sentence, Clint Dempsey, forward for United States Men's National Soccer Team (USMNT), will have made $1.46. In those same 10 seconds, Alex Morgan, forward for the United States Women's...
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Serve it up

by | October 3, 2016 | Features, Talon | 0 Comments

Students seek the benefits of serving their community If you've been around Minnehaha for long enough, then you're used to the different service projects going on, like yearly food drives and Cultural Field Experience in the spring. Service has always been a core...
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Autonomous driving: safer than the alternative

by | October 3, 2016 | Opinions, Talon | 0 Comments

On May 7, 2016, Joshua Brown died behind the wheel of his Tesla Model S. He did not decelerate when a tractor-trailer turned left in front of him on US Highway 27 in Florida. The top half of his car was scraped off by the trailer; he spiraled out of control, struck...
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Summer trips: Freshman Izzy Peterson

by | October 3, 2016 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Minnehaha freshman Izzy Peterson spends summer learning the culture and language of Sweden   At Minnehaha, students in grades 9-12 keep themselves occupied during summer break by going on different trips and enjoying educational opportunities. From June 3 to...
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New alpine ski coach

New alpine ski coach

by | Sep 21, 2012

Schaeppi hopes to continue tradition of success This alpine ski season there will be a new head coach, Brad Schaeppi....