A small ethnic group of Muslims in Myanmar (a mostly Buddhist country), called Rohingya (population 1.2 million out of almost 53 million in Myanmar), are being persecuted by the Myanmar military,...
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App Reviews – Pinterest
The name says it all. "Pinterest" is an app and website where individuals can scroll through thousands of images and "pin" (save) the ones they are interested in. Pins cover a wide range of topics:...
The Electoral College: Tried and True
It sounds so wrong: Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote by 2 million votes and losing the election. Historically, a situation like this ends with calls for the abolishment of the Electoral...
Listen to their silence
After the polarizing presidential election, students must learn to hear each other Even within a substantially safe environment like Minnehaha, there are members of the community who feel ridiculed...
The Electoral College: Need to nix
It's time to get rid of the Electoral College By Peter Carlen, guest writer Contrary to Donald Trump's childish lies on Twitter, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the 2016 Presidential...
Beyond college status symbols
College counselors remind students to, aside from ranking and prestige, consider factors like clubs and programs when making application decisions National ranking. Acceptance rate. School pride....
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Envy
Wanting to want the right things There's an old Russian fable found in Deirdre McCloskey's book, Bourgeois Dignity:...
The root of the problem
Recent scandals in the NFL come from long lasting issues with punishment The Everyday Heroes of the American...
Losing creativity may mean sacrificing potential
A long hidden war, one that menaces the future of America. It's been a threat for a long time, but only recently is it...
Publications bring secrets to light
When whistle blowers and media unite to expose corruption, American opinion is split "A grandiose narcissist who...
Society’s ignorance of others’ problems
Eating disorders are a silent problem in athletics Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental...
Parting advice
Returning students, read this: Seniors on The Talon staff share lessons they've learned from four years of high school...
Stigmas, silence hinder healing
No more silence, no more stigmas: it's time to talk about mental illness A man with cancer, bald and pale from...
Leadership versus servantship
The Talon staff share their opinion on captainship and the responsibility that leadership entails The disappointment...
Underground no longer, EDM is becoming mainstream
Last year the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, FL drew 300,000 people over the course of the two weekends, making it one...