The Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Roxy Neset, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2020
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis Roxy Neset Staff Reporter The Rohingya people of Myanmar are in one of the most precarious refugee situations in the world. Around one million Rohingya have fled since the brutal military crackdown in their native Rakhine state. In 2017, the government of Myanmar began...
New Voters Prepare for Upcoming Election
Jillian Cook, News Editor
October 9, 2020
With less than three weeks until Nov. 3, both interest and tension are heightening around election day. Inundated with information and reminders, new voters face sorting out their research and beliefs in order to choose their respective candidates. This Presidential election, as with all others, brings...
George Floyd Police Pre-Trials Begin
Mikayla Burns, Editor in Chief
October 9, 2020
According to Doyle Greene, a writer for Film Criticism, an online film review company, George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee down on Floyd’s neck to act as a chokehold and held it there even as Floyd complained of not being able to breathe. This horrific...
School COVID related laws
Gracie Hornbaker, Editor in Chief
October 9, 2020
The fall 2020 school year is underway, but looking much different from previous years. Many of the precautions taken inside of Orono High School are due to requirements enacted by the Minnesota Department of Health and Safety. There are still many local schools who have returned to distance learning...
The Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Juliana Ward, Social Media Editor
October 8, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18th. She had struggled with pancreatic cancer for at least 20 years and she lost her fight at 87 years old. The world has recently taken the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg very deeply. Many knew Ginsburg for her women’s rights advocacy, her intelligence an...
Zoom Fatigue
Tillie Hogenson, Health and Wellness Editor
October 8, 2020
Many health professionals are reporting that Zoom fatigue can cause impactful physical symptoms. In addition to physical fatigue, people have been experiencing headaches, eye-strain, neck pain, back pain and more. Laura Dudley, a behavior analyst at Northwestern University found that working remot...
Coronavirus Disrupts 2020-2021 School Year In The Orono District
Cate Challgren, Features Editor
October 5, 2020
It is well known that the Coronavirus has disrupted a variety of people's everyday lives, one of the more prominent aspects being education. High School English teacher Sarah Cole and 8th grader Cameron Cole give the full scope of the effects the implemented plans have taken on both a student and teacher...
How the Restaurant Industry is Changing in Response to COVID-19
Kenzie Taylor, Editor in Chief
June 3, 2020
It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the day to day operations of the restaurant industry. Across Minnesota, restaurants have been ordered to close for dine-in service, leaving takeout as the only option to keep their doors open. However, without enough local support, several restaurants...
Venezuela in Crisis
Roxy Neset, Staff Reporter
May 28, 2020
In the year 2013, Nicolas Maduro assumed the Venezuelan Presidential position when the past president, Hugo Chávez, passed away. Under the reign of Maduro, Venezuela fell into chaos, with poverty rampant and the economy falling into a deep recession. The country’s economic and humanitarian crises...
Orono plans an alternative graduation due to COVID-19
Gabby Hyrkas, Features Editor
May 27, 2020
Graduation ceremonies will look very different for the class of 2020 across the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In-person graduation ceremonies should be avoided in order to keep everyone in the community safe according to The Minnesota Department of Health. Orono has decided to hold a virtual...
Fatal arrest of George Floyd and a demand for justice
Nina Johnson, Editor in Chief
May 26, 2020
Nina Johnson Editor in Chief On Monday, May 25, an unarmed man in Minneapolis named George Floyd was killed in custody by police after he was arrested for forgery: a nonviolent crime that officers responded to. Footage taken during the incident is now circling social media, where Floyd was held down...
