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Dress codes across Minnesota

Schools implement vastly different policies Mary-Beth Tinker was 13 years old in 1965 when she rallied a group of students together and encouraged them to wear black arm bands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. The following day, the students were pulled aside,...

School Spirit: Minnehaha Academy Dances

The flashing lights. The one moment where everything blinks dark. The spotty flickering of blacklights that make neon and white things glow. The wild jumping and singing. The dance circles. “They usually have food,” Katie Lehmann, a senior at Minnehaha Academy said....

The dark side of fast fashion

Consumers may be unaware of supporting modern slavery with clothing purchases The topic of the textile industry negatively impacting our environment is not something new. We have all probably heard the terms ‘fast fashion’ and ‘slow fashion’ and know their vast impact...

The glimpse at The Eras Tour

Imagine this. The auditorium shakes from the screams of teenagers, tears filling your eyes almost blinding you as Taylor Swift rises from the middle of the stage. Out of a cluster of purple feathers, she begins her first song with so much joy, “Miss Americana and the...
Roe at risk

Roe at risk

Now almost a half-century old, Roe v Wade (1973) is a Supreme Court case famous too many and infamous to most of the...

Confronting change

Confronting change

Transition from high school to college involves inevitable instability As Minnehaha's class of 2022 wraps themselves...

King of hearts

King of hearts

From Virginia to New Delhi, what molded a beloved senior The warm sun fell behind the walls of the U.S. Embassy in New...