Talon Articles

A man who moved a nation

The death of George Floyd sparks nation-wide unrest On May 25, George Floyd, a 46 year old Black man was killed by Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin. A ten minute video was released on May 26 of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck while he was handcuffed and...

Expert insights on the 2020 election

Larry Jacobs, renowned U of M political scientist, shares thoughts on voting behavior Lawrence R. Jacobs is McKnight Presidential Chair in Public Affairs, the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies, and director of the Center for the Study of Politics...

September 10th | Daily Announcements | Moment of the Day

#MomentOfTheDay Junior Publicity Intern Tollef Currell reads an announcement about the boys' soccer game at the end of the day. The publicity interns are in charge of doing announcements each day doing call downs, riddles, and many other notable announcements....

100 years of journalism at M.A.

A century of student voices Since 1920, Minnehaha Academy students have been covering news, exchanging opinions and recording school history. In 2019-20, The Talon newspaper staff reviewed this history in a four-part series. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4

Humans of ‘Haha’

[Added Aug. 4, 2017: Listen to an audio recording of Emma Melling's interview with John Carlson from March 26, 2016.]...