The connection between music and our memory. 1. If you take a moment to think about the song "Happy Birthday", it may bring you a memory of circling a table with your friends, eating cake, or...
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Noise under the stage
The unique experience of pit musicians The alarm went off, scream ing its high-pitched blares. Elaine got dressed and walked out of her apartment, feeling the morning breeze. She took the empty...
HBCU’s popularity rising
HBCU fair at M.A. demonstrates interest in unique college option We all know about the famous hate crime surrounding George Floyd, who was viciously killed by Derek Chauvin in May 2020, and of...
‘Fear, anxiety a wake-up call’
Trauma of Floyd's murder still burdens the Black Community On May 25, 2020, an innocent Black man named George Floyd was murdered in the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...
How eating disorders affect athletes
When athletes struggle with food The pressures of sport can trigger eating disorders "I saw others in my sport who were thinner than me and I wondered why I didn't look like them," said Emma,...
Numbers in Nordic
MA Nordic skiing community brings in record setting amount of athletes The glimpse of the sun is just rising, it peeks through the pine trees on an early Saturday morning. The skis in the car rattle...
Justice KBJ added to Supreme Court
What Ketanji Brown Jacksons's Supreme Court seat means in history One hundred and fifteen justices have served on the...
Staff Editorial: a 7 period schedule may be a good idea
The pros and cons of a new schedule As many of us know, the school has been in the midst of a huge debate about next...
Lorde captivates at the Armory
As "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles ended, the bright lights of The Armory clicked off. The crowd erupted in a...
The importance of truth in a time of uncertainty
What it means to navigate a "post-truth" world "What is a woman?" "I don't know, I'm not a biologist." This is the...
The wild world of Wordle
Why has Wordle, a five-letter word guessing game, taken the internet by storm? Play the Talon Staff's Minnehaha-themed...
What is an NFT?
The strange world of NFTs Bored Apes? CryptoPunks? Randomly generated doodles of cats selling for $20,000? These...
What are Microtones
Tuning into any news broadcast, you will quickly be made aware that these are unprecedented times. Social unrest,...
Front ‘n’ center
COVID-19 essential workers fighting on the frontline For front-line health care workers, the pandemic has brought many...
Eat, school, sleep deprivation-repeat
Recently, I purchased an alarm clock that wakes me up using light instead of noise. It increases the amount of light...