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One time wears
The reality of falling into fast fashion With summer just around the corner, having trendy...
Best ice cream for summer
Top 10 options for premium scoops With summer right around the corner, prime ice cream season is...
Voiced or voiceless?
Do MA students have a say at school? It was a bright and sunny spring day during fourth-period...
SCIENCE & HEALTH
When healthy becomes unhealthy
If good intentions become obsessions, physical exercise can bring negative results “Over the...
The psychology of sports injuries
Why recovering mentally is just as hard as recovering physically “I heard a pop and knew something...
Caring for the Watershed
Salt, fertilizer, chemicals pollute the river. What is Minneapolis doing about it? It’s no secret...
SPORTS
Golf: grow or shrink the game?
Purists and rookies debate golf’s future and its etiquette For generations, golf has been a game...
High-school athletes have added pressures from the recruiting process
The bell rings, but the day isn’t over yet. From early morning practices, late night homework, and...
Slovakian triple-threat enjoys M.A.
It’s not uncommon for international students to participate in a sport or school activity. But for...
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(Super)fans
Fan behavior shouldn’t be trashy... or should it? As a sports player, the fans can add or throw...
Christmas Opinions
Do students prefer artificial or natural trees? As the upcoming Christmas season approaches,...
The weight of meaning
Faith, flesh and the rise of the iron cult By Vincent Pilling At Minnehaha Academy, the search for...
ARTS & FOOD
The absence of the American moviestar
The wafting smell of popcorn and the blaring trumpets of the 20th Century Fox title card are...
Life in the circus
M.A. students perform in Solstice at St. Paul's Circus Juventas It’s a...
Tron: Ares Movie Review
The third movie adaptation of the 1982 video game, Tron: Ares, is a completely different take on...
BRIEFS
Ezra May, tops in hurdles
Have you ever wondered how big of a deal a tenth of a second is in track? For most people,...
ACL and other knee preventions
Between 41% and 35% athletes suffer knee injuries within their athletic careers. Knee injuries can...
New Faces at M.A.: J Wesley Rohrer, Science and Social Studies
Rohrer teaches Physics, Ancient History to 9th Graders Wesley Rohrer, a new ancient world history...
AWARD WINNERS
Cryptocurrency’s contribution to climate change
How the rise of crypto is harming the environment Combine the yearly energy consumption of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft-"mining" Bitcoin consumes more. Calculate the electricity expended yearly by the entire state of Washington-"mining" Bitcoin expends...
Royalty in the making
A closer look at what defines Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe. The name has been familiar to Minnehaha students and sports fans since he arrived at the school in 7th grade. Now a senior, Aligbe is an amazingly talented basketball player who has drawn the attention of...
Where is the Paralympic Spotlight?
Joshua Turek wins another gold medal for wheelchair basketball "God save all dressed in green, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen." sang the 20,000 fans packed into North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Summer Paralympic Games. The United States...
Student painting shines a light on healthcare workers
Tenzin Chosang honors healthcare workers' bravery admist COVID-19 pandemic "Jesus Christ is justice, he sets us in the right relationship with God and others, and others have inherent dignity and worth," said Executive Director of Faith Formation David Hoffner to the...
Short Takes: MSHSL, Target Center need to explain themselves
No sufficient reason given by MSHSL, Target Center for state tournament photography rules On April 10, the Minnehaha boys' basketball team won their fourth-consecutive state championship at Target Center, but neither the Talon newspaper nor the Antler yearbook took...
Brown brothers gunning for gold in biathlon
Skiing and shooting, M.A. alums represent Team USA in little-known winter sport In a cold sweat, with hearts racing, the skiers lay on their stomachs, .22-caliber rifles in hand, waiting for the perfect moment to shoot, between breaths. Breathe-breathe-hold-shoot....
Chet Holmgren’s growth, charted
For Holmgren, a long road to the top Nation's top recruit credits work, listening, mindset, mentors for his rise For the last few years, Minnehaha senior Chet Holmgren and former-teammate Jalen Suggs, now a freshman guard for top-ranked Gonzaga, have dominated state...
Crime in MPLS and STP
2020 sees rise in crime across country, including the Twin Cities, as cities debate police reform It was October 2nd, around 8 pm. when junior Caroline McHugh, along with fellow junior Stella Berlin, had just returned to Berlin's St. Paul home after dinner at a...
Small businesses reel from racial unrest
Rioting adds to setback of pandemic; personal connections to Floyd's death felt strongly "I didn't know at the time that he was George Floyd. He worked downtown, and he would come and buy little gifts for his daughter," said Susan Zdon, the owner of a...
Disordered eating in the ballet community
Dancers are sacrificing their mental and physical health in an attempt to meet outdated body image standards Little girls watch The Nutcracker, wide-eyed with awe, as ballerinas twirl around in pretty pink costumes. Snow falls, backdrops change, and the stage seems to...
With holidays, a return to online learning
Minnehaha takes on round 2 of digital learning "You're on mute." "Turn your camera on, please." For better or worse, online school is back. Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across Minnesota, Minnehaha Academy shifted to 100% distance learning on Nov. 30....
Discovering new stories
Discovering new stories This year's CFE theme puts focus on listening to others Pitter-patters and stomps from shoes echo throughout the gym as the little kids zoom around. Their laughs are roaring and their smiles are beaming as Anna Noble and her peers chase them...