The Southerner

This years new bell schedule makes room for one more period.

Seven period day brings new opportunities to South students

Sera Mugeta, Staff September 25, 2015

As South commences yet another school year, it’s definitely not the same as last year or the year before. This year, South has introduced a seven period schedule day to South students and staff, adding...

Firearms need effective legislation to prevent gun violence

Meridian Shanewood, Guest Writer August 14, 2015

  The current gun control laws in the United States are little more than a group of knee-jerk reactions based in fear and hardly anything else.  The most infamous piece of anti-firearm legislation...

Gender-neutral bathrooms provide safe environments

Koffi Collins, Guest Writer August 14, 2015

  At first glance, the thought of a gender-neutral bathroom might seem pointless. But I can tell you they are most certainly not. In fact, they are quite useful for maintaining a safe and accepting...

Women deserve recognition in the music industry

Skylar Onsrud, Guest Writer August 14, 2015

We as a species have accomplished so much. We’ve sent people to the moon, we’ve split the atom, we’ve seen the depths of our oceans, we’ve watched ourselves grow. We’ve watched the rights of...

Are South High’s Tigers Being Kept Caged?

Rami Azzazi, Guest Writer August 14, 2015

Every high school athlete’s dream is to proudly represent their school by defeating their rivals at their home field. There’s nothing compared to the support and enthusiasm stirred up at a home game...

The Writing Center is an untapped resource

The Writing Center is an untapped resource

Eva Shellabarger, News and Features Editor August 14, 2015

The writing center is located in a room at the back of the library. The outside windows are covered in photos of accomplished and famous writers. Inside, students sit in brightly-colored comfortable chairs...

This is the proposed design for the Phillips pool rennovation that would inlcude a full eight lane competetive lap pool. This plan could be possible if the Minneapolis Public Schools board matches the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Boards $2.5 million investment.

MPS should invest in Phillips pool to create equitable access

Ellen Gantenbein, Sports Editor May 28, 2015

“The pool is on the fourth floor.” If you’ve ever been to South you probably know we don’t have a fourth floor, nor a pool, but alas this persists as a joke to tell incoming Freshmen. What isn’t...

The Southerner is biased

Thor Paulson, Guest Writer May 21, 2015

  The Southerner does not represent the complex and opposing views that South’s students have. The Southerner’s rhetoric only displays a single point of view, and more often than not talks...

Toys arent just boys or girls

Toys arent just “boys'” or “girls'”

Ruby Dennis, Staff Writer May 18, 2015

No matter how much you try to reject traditional gender roles, it’s hard not to look at a pink-filled aisle of Barbie dolls and cooking sets and think, “oh, that’s the Girl section.” And every...

APUSH teachers need to keep up with the curriculum for students’ benefit

APUSH teachers need to keep up with the curriculum for students’ benefit

Ruby Dennis, Staff Writer May 7, 2015

Most of us know all too well the rush to study before a big test, and the APUSH test is no different. For many sophomores, it’s their first AP test, and they’re focused on doing well. “You know...

Why Steven Universe is cooler than all the other cartoons (sorry, Bob’s Burgers)

Why Steven Universe is cooler than all the other cartoons (sorry, Bob’s Burgers)

, Staff Writer April 30, 2015
Today, Steven Universe is one of Cartoon Network's most popular programs, watched by people of all ages. Here's why you should hop on the bandwagon.

Public schools instills valuable life lessons

Frances Matecjek, Arts & Entertainment Editor January 31, 2015

The inferiority of public, urban schools is constantly communicated in the media. Everyone is familiar with the inner city school cliche in movies, where students bring loaded weapons to school and trade...

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