Burnout and Branding
William Lyman, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Indepth Editor
March 13, 2019
I am tired; not in a way that an extra couple hours of sleep can fix. I have simply burned out. At this point in my life, it appears as if I exist to produce, to work. I wake up hours before school begins to prepare for upcoming tests and projects. Throughout my day I’m constantly running around juggl...
Restaurant Staff Shares Behind the Scenes Perks
Allie Miller, Chloe Countryman, Julia Abraham, Staff Writers
November 5, 2018
The Lowry is an American restaurant located on 21st and Hennepin (about 5 minutes south of the Upper School). Open from 6:30 am to 2 am, the Lowry has countless meal options, with a whole menu just for oysters, and certain breakfast dishes served all day. This past summer, Lucy Kiernat ‘19, worked a...
Senior class of 2018: Bringing the fun
Eva Berezovsky, Creative Director
October 3, 2017
Students come in three breeds upon returning to school: there are those who exude optimism, those who count down the days until next summer before classes even begin, and those who battle to balance positivity and angst. Regardless of which attitude a student displays, the choice to attend school or ...
Learning lunch creates space for education and reflection
Chapel Puckett, Managing Editor
November 24, 2015
“For those of us who live at the shoreline / standing upon the constant edges of decision / crucial and alone,” Marie Michael recited. The learning lunch began with a recitation of Audre Lorde’s poem “A Litany for Survival.” Lorde’s poem encapsulates the emotional events in recent weeks regarding th...
The spooky season
Kate Jolly, Roshnee Tarafder, Eesha Nagwani, and Mehek Bapna, Contributing Writers
November 2, 2015
The clock strikes midnight on September 30 and the date changes to October 1. A whole new month of scary costumes, haunted houses and, of course, candy is about to begin. The celebration of Halloween is generally associated with young children, and, as a result, it’s not common to see high schooler...
Return to Sender
Jack Barker, Contributing Writer
October 29, 2015
An email a day. Maybe two. Who knew that such an ostensibly trivial issue would snowball into a major controversy? Kali Olson’s emails regarding new developments in the library have raised questions about not only the relevance of the emails themselves but also Blake’s communication systems as a whole ...
Open Mic Night features standout performers (Slideshow)
Fiona Duffy, Contributing Photographer
March 22, 2015
Students by day, pirates by night
Michael Feldkamp, Contributing Writer
March 19, 2015
Getting things for free isn’t always your best bet. Everyday, thousands of videos and songs are illegally pirated. Pirating is when someone uses or reproduces another’s work for profit. There is a hefty fine and even imprisonment for anyone who is caught pirating. For movies, the consequences are...
Daunting price of college towers over students
Tom Bauer, Contributing Writer
March 19, 2015
Here at Blake, the vast majority of students move on to pursue a four year degree after graduating. Most students don’t think twice about applying to college, but instead worry about not being accepted by one of the many universities on their list. Rather than worrying about not getting into a college,...
Science Spotlight: Alcohol, Drugs and the Brain
Deniz Ercan-Fang, News Editor
March 9, 2015
A male from the class of 2016 who wishes not to be named says, “I know my father had friends who in their teenage years would drink and eventually would drink and drive, and he lost several friends to that. Not only drinking and driving but also drugged driving.” Alcohol reduces the brain’s r...