Climate change brings drought, hotter temperatures, and polluted lakes At dawn, early in the morning before the ruckus of the world awakens, the lake water stands glassy and still. A few lines drop...
Talon Articles
Fighting tobacco to help mental health
Tobacco’s damage is even more devastating on people struggling with their mental health Commercial tobacco use is literally killing people who are living with mental illness, but they’re not getting...
Film review: Oppenheimer
Nolan combines technical brilliance with riveting storytelling While the “Barbenheimer” craze – a moniker given to the pair of box office powerhouses Barbie and Oppenheimer – is dominating popular...
Future of the ice arena decided
Arena's fate doomed by increasing costs, declining use In March 2023, the Minnehaha Academy Board of Trustees made the official decision to remove the ice arena located at the lower school campus....
Elaine Ekstedt: A half-century at MA
Tracing her path to a golden year Fifty years ago, the average gas price was 39 cents per gallon. Fifty years ago, The Godfather won Best Picture at the Oscars. Fifty years ago, the Watergate trial...
Student businesses: an alternate option
Summer is just around the corner and so are work hours. Many students dread getting a job, but find the idea of starting their own business attractive. In a study conducted by CNBC (a news network),...
Noise under the stage
The unique experience of pit musicians The alarm went off, scream ing its high-pitched blares. Elaine got dressed and...
HBCU’s popularity rising
HBCU fair at M.A. demonstrates interest in unique college option We all know about the famous hate crime surrounding...
‘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...
How eating disorders affect athletes
When athletes struggle with food The pressures of sport can trigger eating disorders "I saw others in my sport...
Numbers in Nordic
MA Nordic skiing community brings in record setting amount of athletes The glimpse of the sun is just rising, it peeks...
Does being a one-sport athlete make you more prone to getting injured?
Overuse is the biggest cause of injury for young athletes Does being a one-sport athlete make you more prone to...
What is a sport?
A simple question is surprisingly complicated Do sports include golf? Synchronized swimming? Chess? Or, are these...
In our midst a neighborhood is born
Two turns and three blocks into my brief morning commute from St. Paul to Minnehaha, shining buildings enter into the...
Musk and war
Elon Musk's role in politics This September, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, lunched at a lavish, unnamed golf...