Talon Articles

New beginnings and ends

by Sierra Takushi | May 23, 2016 | Features, Talon

First and Last: the final installment of the year long series focuses on the changing future in front of both Bailey and Lars, senior and freshman. It was at the end of this year's Back to School...

Mixing religion, politics with climate science

by Forrest Ahrens | May 23, 2016 | Features, Talon

Katharine Hayhoe explains how political and religious views can shape understanding of climate change and the world "Wildfires, Once Confined to a Season, Burn Earlier and Longer," "Sierra Nevada...

Gardening as therapy

by Emma Melling | May 23, 2016 | Features, Talon

Green-thumbed individuals are seeing the effects of "horticulture therapy," whether they see it as therapy or not When the sun has climbed above the horizon, a small girl and her grandmother slide...

Three decades of kindness

by Emma Melling | May 23, 2016 | Features, Talon

The noise in the freshman hallway is constant, a steady rhythm of thumping feet and chattering voices. As students make their way past the prayer chapel and a row of lockers, they turn into a...

Using conservatism as a shield

by Lucas DiBlasi | May 23, 2016 | Opinions, Talon

Do you believe that the earth is round? Or that the sun is at the center of our universe? Or that gravity exists? Do you think that humans need food and water to survive? Well, these are really...

After the bell rings

by Katerina Misa | May 23, 2016 | Features, Talon

The selfless acts of Lance and Carrie Johnson are unseen by most, but are greatly appreciated by the many they helped Many Minnehaha students know Lance Johnson as the man in Nike attire who patrols...