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Burning and building to create art

Q&A with Chris Larson ('85), local Twin Cities artist and professor of art at the U of M The Talon: You are currently working on an architectural project to build a clinic in Kenya. How did you get involved with this? Chris Larson: This project is an unlikely...

Historical fiction connects the past and present

"Chamberlain closed his eyes and saw it again. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. No book or music would have that beauty. He did not understand it: a mile of men flowing slowly, steadily, inevitably up the long green ground, dying all the while, coming...

Faith v.s. arts?

Theater teacher and director Nicholas Freeman rested his chin against his knuckles and gazed across a room of empty chairs. After months of moments like these, Freeman was again thinking of the musical Godspell and his hopes for the coming production. "From the show,...

Day 162 Senior Solos

Tears are shed during the annual senior solos on the last day of class for seniors. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Faith v.s. arts?

Faith v.s. arts?

Theater teacher and director Nicholas Freeman rested his chin against his knuckles and gazed across a room of empty...

Day 26 Rehearsal

Day 26 Rehearsal

Actors in the fall musical, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, practice music for the show. Photo by Maddie...

A summer of love

A summer of love

Extraordinary love and unexpected endings, what more could you ask for? The Fault in Our Stars and If I Stay bring...