Talon Articles

The Falcon

by Emma Melling | Oct 3, 2016 | Arts, Award Winners, Talon

Minnehaha's most recent play, which followed a young, soon-to-be-married girl who encountered a storyteller, showcased student director Matthew Humason during Labor Day weekend For centuries,...

Self-driving cars: Loss of control makes self-drive unsafe

by Lucas DiBlasi | Oct 3, 2016 | Opinions, Talon

Raj Nair, the development chief of Ford Motor's self driving cars, recently told the New York Times that in their current state, autonomous driving cars aren't ready to take on complex driving...

‘What do we do next?’

by Katerina Misa | Oct 3, 2016 | Features, Talon

Minnehaha students and faculty respond to the death of Philando Castile and current racial tensions, and discuss steps individuals can take to move forward Over the course of 13 years, an African...

Striking gender differences in skill, pay

by Meena Morar | Oct 3, 2016 | Features, Talon

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...

Serve it up

by Sammi Martin | Oct 3, 2016 | Features, Talon

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...

Autonomous driving: safer than the alternative

by Kenny Kiratli | Oct 3, 2016 | Opinions, Talon

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...