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Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar ranks first on list of all 100 senators with bills signed into law in the current congress, according to data from GovTrak.

“The Future Is Female”: Women In Politics

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief November 6, 2018

Cari Spencer Editor in Chief It was January of 2017 when women in pink “pussy” hats marched across Washington, demanding their rights ensured and their indignation at Donald Trump’s election...

Is College Board really helping students?

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief October 28, 2018

Cari Spencer Editor in Chief Like many other high school students, the name “College Board” gives me a feeling similar to a four-year-old presented with a plate of vegetables. To put it simply,...

Walk Up Not Out

Walk Up Not Out

Erica Crosby, News Editor May 16, 2018

The national school walk out on March 14 was to speak out about gun violence and to have a moment of silence for the victims of the Stoneman Douglas Marjory High School. One father of a victim, Ryan Petty,...

Why Call Me by Your Name is so important

Why Call Me by Your Name is so important

Nikki Praus, Editor in Chief April 6, 2018

Call Me By Your Name’s cinematography and music quite literally took my breath away. The movie proved to stimulate all of my senses to a point of tears swelling (okay, maybe weeping). The drama of the...

students have class in the same classroom throughout the day, with a break time between each class

A day in the life of a Taiwanese student

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief March 25, 2018

In a brunch cafe somewhere in the middle of Taipei, Taiwan, my cousin Yui Chao leaned over a stack of strawberry waffles, her mouth covered so the girl beside us wouldn’t hear what she had to say. “Do...

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PrairieCare brings hope to mental health patients

Lindsay Craft, News Editor March 19, 2018

PrairieCare is a mental health organization aimed to treat mental health illnesses in children, adolescents and adults. Depending on the severity of their mental illness, patients are treated with inpatient...

Orono High school guidance and mental health

Get over it: the mental health stigma

Sonia Driskill, Copy Editor March 13, 2018

When someone breaks a leg, they receive only sympathy and understanding from those around them. No one’s telling the person to simply walk it off, to ignore the pain or to just “get over it”. They...

Keeping animals in captivity at zoos is unethical

Ellie Burr, Opinions Editor March 12, 2018

The placement of animals in caged, artificial environments has become socially normalized in our modern day society. Schools, families and vacationers frequent zoos of all sizes across the globe. Keeping...

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99/1 Policy at middle school hinders incoming freshmen

Sonia Driskill, Copy Editor February 6, 2018

The 99/1 policy at the middle school has caused some controversy among students and teachers, both at the middle school and at the high school. The policy is designed so that 99 percent of a student’s...

Graph demonstrating health expenditure per capita vs. average life expectancy from 1970-2014. Data source: health expenditure from the OECD, life expectancy from the World Bank. Licensed under CC-BY-SA by the author Max Roser.

U.S. healthcare is failing its people

Sonia Driskill, Copy Editor January 25, 2018

How much is a human life worth, in dollars? Are some people worth more than others? These are questions that can arise when there are stark differences between the poor and the rich in a nation--and when...

Pro/Con: Gun Control

December 14, 2017

Art by Nikki Praus

The New Norm?: The time to speak up is now

Nikki Praus, Editor in Chief November 27, 2017

Applications are being sent into colleges and girls have to think about how safe the school is. Girls think about tailgating, parties, and walking around campus and stories of abuse flood their heads....

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