Gun control movement needs to grapple with racism
Gabe Chang-Deutsch, Staff Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
The current gun control movement has managed to gain significant political power in a matter of weeks. From social media activism to lobbying, politicians are starting to listen to youth. The March For Our Lives on March 24th and the nationwide walkout planned for April 20th are viewed as the focal po...
How to accommodate for ADHD/ADD students in classrooms
Oliver Hall, Staff Writer
March 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are a common yet difficult mental illnesses. ADHD makes it difficult to focus and to sit still. ADD makes it hard to focus but there’s less hyperactivity. Either one can severely impact a student’s educational exper...
Training teachers to carry guns won’t prevent school shootings
Zoë Chinander-McFaul, Staff Writer
March 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
There have been at least 17 school shootings already in 2018, and at least 34 mass shootings in total. As a result, the fight for gun control is gaining momentum and protests have been ramping up. One particular protest declares that students will walk out on April 20th (the 20th anniversary of the Co...
Restorative Justice: conversations and mediations that make schools safer
Sophia Manolis, Opinions Editor
March 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
In light of recent school shootings, many are talking about how to prevent gun violence in schools. In this context, it’s also important to consider the best approaches for schools to prevent common acts of violence or conflict. Instead of the old-school practices of discipline, suspension, or other puni...
Social media causes yet another source of stress for teens
Mia Swanson, Staff Writer
March 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
You get buzzing from a post notification, an alert about a new video, and a direct message from a friend you just saw a few minutes ago. You check the notification to see who commented on your photo. Then you quickly move ahead to watching the video from your favorite Youtuber. After that you respon...
A fine line to walk with mental health: should you keep your friends’ secrets if the consequences could be deadly?
Cece Kaufmann, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Any relationship comes with hard conversations; everyone knows that. But sometimes those conversations are about someone’s mental health, which can be especially hard and sometimes even scary. What do you do when someone approaches you in confidence about their severe mental health struggles? Do you...
Potty talk: Men’s bathrooms are whack!
Tannen Holt, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Bathrooms are a place where a decent amount of privacy is a necessity. They should be somewhere where you can be comfortable for the few minutes it takes to ‘do your business.’ They also should be clean and hygienic enough not to repulse you to the point where you don’t want to use them. Unfor...
If any bathroom is going to be locked, it shouldn’t be the one for all genders
Izzy Willette, Features Editor
February 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Many of the bathrooms here at South get locked, but one bathroom above others needs to always remain open: the all-gender bathroom. This second-floor bathroom, which was transformed from female-only to all-gender in 2015, is meant to be a comfortable place where transgender and nonbinary students can have...
Intersectionality is essential for the feminist movement
Madeline Mahoney and Sophia Manolis
February 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
The day after Trump’s inauguration, millions of people filled the streets to protest his presidency at Women’s Marches held around the country. It seems that because of Trump’s demeaning behavior towards women, a new feminist movement had been ignited. Like many other Minnesotans, we were motivat...
Learning (and unlearning) to be a man
Spencer Kimball, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
I was the son my grandfather always wanted. As I was growing up, he groomed me to become just like him. I was told by him how I should basically walk and talk, so I could become a stereotypical male. I was told what sports I should play and what I should watch. Worst of all, he taught me how to degrad...
Take back the holidays for family; don’t shop ’till you drop
Cece Kaufmann, Staff Writer
December 21, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas. I’m that girl who turns up “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey, puts up the Christmas tree, and roasts chestnuts over an open fire as soon as Halloween is over. I’m even sitting here right now listening to Christmas music as I write this article. ...
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