College Isn’t Always the Only Option
Caroline Hardy, Managing Editor
May 13, 2019
“You have your whole life to go to school,” explains mother, science teacher, and former college professor Deborah Weiss. In response to this rapidly spreading movement towards relaxing and appreciating the time that students spend in academia, gap years have risen in both popularity and acceptance. ...
Upcoming Programs Reflect Desire for Experience
Anderson Blum, Managing Editor
May 13, 2019
In recent years, the “gap year” has seen its popularity soar. In the year 2015 alone, this post-high school path increased in frequency by 22% according to The Atlantic. Of course, this popularity has extended to Blake, where three members of the class of 2019 will be taking gap years and several...
Gap Years are Opportunities for Growth
Nadia Lee, News Editor
May 13, 2019
For Bea Buckley '18, her gap year served as time to pursue her passion for horse riding. For Jake Borgida '17, the time off was an opportunity to focus on hockey. For Sean Bazzett '18, a gap year meant new experiences abroad. Gap years do not have to be a year full of expensive travel trips...
Examining gender disparities in the classroom
Caroline Hardy, Student Life Editor
December 20, 2018
“If someone is taking Honors Physics and Honors Math, and I’m taking AP English and AP Euro, I feel like I’m not challenging myself as much as they are” explains Abby Tutterow ‘20. When asked if the gender identity of the other student would matter, Tutterow pauses, then answers, “somewhat...
Empowering men
William Lyman, Features Editor
December 18, 2018
Often in the era of female empowerment, popular culture forgets about the issues of toxic masculinity that limit self-expression in men and boys. There exists a uniform, an unspoken contract imposed upon men in our school. Tennis shoes, khakis, a sweatshirt, nothing fancy. This uniform comes along w...
Libraries offer multiple resources
Sarina Dev, Creative Director
December 2, 2018
The Hennepin County Libraries provide great resources for both academic and leisure reading. Library cards are free for Hennepin County residents, and the library has an automatic renewal system to help avoid fees for late books. In addition, the Hennepin Country Libraries offer a huge selection of young...
Personalizing English curriculum
Caroline Hardy, Student Life Editor
December 2, 2018
On the first day of school, Spanish teacher Jon Dicus asked his students how many of them had read a book, in any language, for pleasure over the summer. Only two students raised their hands. Due to limited time, as well as lack of interest, pleasure reading of an actual book has become foreign to ...
Leisure reading declining
Emily Carlisle, Staff Writer
December 2, 2018
In the past few years, the amount of teens who utilize reading for pleasure has seemingly decreased. According to the American Psychological Association, less than 20% of teens report reading books, magazines or newspapers daily for fun. This sudden decrease prompts the question: Why? According to Ch...
The value of political compromise
Yeukai Zimbwa, Copyeditor
November 5, 2018
When asked “what side I take” on x or y political issue, I like to start what often turns into an emotional, patriotic rant about Mark Lila’s The Once and Future Liberal with, “Well I like to consider myself a moderate… “ Yes, it is annoying to both diehard Liberals and diehard Conservatives, ...
Understanding defensiveness
William Lyman, Features Editor
November 5, 2018
We exist in a community and a political landscape that relies on competition. Small margins of victory for political candidates in presidential and congressional elections have heightened the struggle for power within our government. In other words, the aggressive fight between political parties perpe...
Sharing opinions on political dialogue
Averi Sullivan, News Editor
November 5, 2018
As students, personal political beliefs seem to be trapped in our conscious. The self-righteous ideals that were sprawled on scrolls across the wooden tables of our country’s founding or even the passionate values and words to live by etched in the plaques of our institution. With all of this history in pure word vomit of never-ending principles, we live in a moment in time where the student body is crippled by their own ideas to start a conversation. Why is it so hard for us to talk about politics?