South high student shares hard-learned life lesson
November 3, 2011 • Anonymous
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
On May 27th of last school year I made the decision to double lunch with my best friend. Before stopping at Pineda or Subway we agreed to spend some time at Target. I think she needed like a V-shirt. Anyways, to make a long story short, I attempted to walk out of Target with more items than I had... Read more »
District’s removal of chocolate milk is tyranny
October 28, 2011 • Gabe Bethke, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
When I think of my childhood I think of one thing, the sweet luxurious taste of artificially sweetened chocolate milk. Nothing in my life has ever brought me more joy than a tall, cold glass of deliciously decadent chocolate milk, but this past school year the Minneapolis school board voted to remove... Read more »
South is not as environmentally progressive as it should be
October 28, 2011 • Sophie Downey, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
Every day, in every class, I see students buying, drinking out of, and throwing away plastic water bottles. What may seem like a normal sight sets my teeth on edge. The sound of the plastic hitting the bottom of the garbage can sounds to me like a tree that’s been felled in the forest. The sad truth... Read more »
Proposal to amend constitution shows extreme lack of understanding in the “Gayest City in America”
October 28, 2011 • Maddie Colbert, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
Growing up, I had three moms and one dad. I spent almost as much time at the red house down the block with Mama Mindy and Mama Rachel as I did my own. They had two daughters, the same age as my sister and I. We spent hours playing Barbie’s together, being called up for dinner, and going back to our... Read more »
Keep displays of affection, and discussions of affection, private
May 4, 2011 • Sadie Pelini, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
The first time I ever got into any trouble at school was for kissing my eighth grade boyfriend outside by the buses. The kiss was extremely tame, similar to something that would be seen on The Brady Bunch. This did not matter however, as my mother was called to be told that I had been engaging in behavior... Read more »
Consumer power remains alive and strong
April 29, 2011 • Miiko Taylor, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
There are many people today who argue that big business will do continue to do what they do, and the consumer has no control. This is a common argument when talking about a company’s ethics, but it fails to address the concept of supply and demand. With the push for more organic foods and other demands... Read more »
Editorial: We need a fresh look at health class: senior year is too late
April 19, 2011
Filed under Staff Editorials
At age 17, the average student first has sex. By tenth grade, over a third of students have tried illegal drugs. In adolescents, suicide is the third most common cause of death. Those three statements, published in Vital Health Statistics, by the University of Michigan, and by the National Center for... Read more »
Girls face too much pressure when it comes to looks
April 19, 2011 • Nadia Spock, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
This article was published in the Spring 2011 Southerner News Magazine. At a young age I was introduced to a world where Barbies were not just a children’s toy, but a living, breathing model of perfection. I spent years in the same room, in front of the same mirror, with the same group of girls. In... Read more »
Do teachers’ unions deserve the right to collectively bargain?
April 19, 2011 • Jack Kotnik, Hannah Garry, Staff writer, Business manager
Filed under Opinion
This article was published in the Spring 2011 Southerner News Magazine. Yes! Written by Jack Kotnik In Wisconsin, our democracy is being threatened. Led by Governor Scott Walker, the Republican party passed a bill that will not allow unions to collectively bargain, originally claiming that it would cut... Read more »
Children are not small adults, don’t treat them as such
April 19, 2011 • Libby Due, Opinions editor
Filed under Opinion
This article was published in the Spring 2011 Southerner News Magazine. It’s no secret that our justice system has many flaws. One of the flaws that scares me the most is our system’s treatment of children. According to Act 4 Juvenile Justice, as many as 200,000 children are tried as adults in the... Read more »
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