News and information are all around us, but students are often unaware of current events within politics and the American government. AP U.S Government and Politics has been one of few classes that has...
Sharing food is one the most important rituals to gain a sense of community, and Thanksgiving is the ultimate place to practice. The holiday allows for families to simply appreciate the company of one...
The performance carefully crafted by the talented “Radium Girls” cast was luminous. Each cast member was able to present the paradoxical nature of humanity, one made up of both compassion and despicableness....
As the winter approaches, basketball season is heating up after the fall league, and the Boys’ team is looking exceptional prior to the season’s beginning. The fall league encompassed all new...
Earlier this fall, an Instagram account under the username @blakebearsbarstool emerged. The content it posted differed greatly from the sports scores and memes about rival teams seen on a typical Barstool...
Pools of fake blood, humans dressed as mice in dunk tanks, and a “lifelike baby” on a hot grill; these are some of PETA’s recent protests that have made headlines and stomachs turn.
People for...
Have you ever found yourself crammed in a tight, sweaty math classroom with no air conditioning when four people at your table start violently hacking in your face? Chances are, you have.
Sickness at...
Ali Hecker, Community News Editor
• November 2, 2023
For Lucia Vera ‘24, the convenience of Taiwan’s Mass Rapid Transit system beats Minnesota’s highway traffic any day. Vera lived in Taipei, Taiwan since 5th grade before returning to Minnesota...
On the weekend before MEA Week, four other Blake fencers and I, épéeists Evan Vezmar ‘24 and Oliver Shoemaker ‘24, saberists Alvin Liu ‘25 and Jeffrey Chen ‘26, and foilist Alex Zhang ‘25,...
“[The Early Learning Center is] beautiful, it’s a really beautiful space and it’s fun to be in a building that’s brand new, has no history, and has a fresh start,” Early Learning Center (ELC)...
On Sept. 20, just a day after National Voter Registration Day, Minnesota’s Secretary of State Steve Simon visited the Upper School to promote a newly passed law that allows for 16 and 17-year-olds to...
On Sept. 14, the Blake Boys Soccer Team was seen getting on an air conditioned coach bus, while across the street, Blake Girls Tennis (BGT) was yelled at for asking the bus driver to wait for the coaches...
