Pond Hockey Tournament raises $50,035 for Jablonski February 1, 2012 at 7:58 pm
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American Literature teacher Ms. Anne Marie Dominguez teaches The Great Gatsby to her students in the newly developed class, American Studies, alongside U.S. History teacher Ms. Megan Kern. (Chris Bell)
February 3, 2012
Nicole Sarquis, Staff Writer
History teachers tend to ramble off unrelatable facts about flappers, bootlegging, and the ease of life in the “Roaring 20s” during a typical U.S. History class, leaving their students with no real understanding of the subject. At the same time, English teachers’ enthusiasm over F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” can only be understood... Continue Reading
February 6, 2012
Matt Muenzberg, Sports Editor
“We need our Kyle Rau,” said boys’ hockey head coach Mr. Ken Pauly, referencing the former Eden Prairie Eagle who not only led the team in scoring on their way to last year’s state championship, but also consistently showed up when his team needed a goal. BSM’s Kyle Rau is junior forward Grant Besse, who has been on a roll lately, averaging over 2.8 goals a game in his last seven games. He twice found the back of the net and added an assist in a 4-3 win over section rival Wayzata on Monday, Feb. 6. With section seeding on the line, there was a playoff-like atmosphere at the packed Plymouth Ice Center. “I loved it,” said Besse. “I thrive on that stuff.” Head-to-head match-ups... Continue Reading
Junior Shannon Galvin rehearses for the upcoming Les Miserables performance wither her fellow cast members. (Giulia Imholte)
January 27, 2012
Emily Kline, Staff Writer
Blue Water Theatre Company, one of the Twin Cities’ top performing arts groups for youth, is taking on “Les Misérables,” one of musical theatre’s most famous works, for their winter production. Juniors Rachel Hogen and Shannon Galvin, along with sophomore Rachel Wallace, joined the cast in late November and are currently in rehearsals for the... Continue Reading
February 1, 2012
Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a bill running through Congress in an attempt to curb the illegal uploading and downloading of copyrighted information and programs. Unfortunately, due to extremely vague wording and unclear definitions, the censorship proposed could extend to websites such as Facebook, various e-mails, and any other free forum. Not only is SOPA ineffective for all but the technologically impaired, but it violates our rights and benefits only a small handful of elites. SOPA works by requiring websites and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to search through sent information and to censor any infringing material. Not only does this ignore the privacy guaranteed in the Constitution... Continue Reading
The Mock Trial team had a succesful season at several competitions due to immense practice and help from professional lawyers. (Photo courtesy of Jim Vogl)
February 3, 2012
Mallory Hoch, Staff Writer
Beginning in October, the Mock Trial team has practiced every night from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in room 121 in preparation for upcoming competitions. Coming to a close on January 31st, the season ended on a strong note, making it to subsections before loosing their last competition. The season commenced with general practices to help initiate new members.... Continue Reading
| Sport | Date | Opponent | Result | W/L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | Totino-Grace | 9-0 | Read Story | W |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | Spring Lake Park | 15-0 | W | |
| Wrestling | Sat, Feb 04 | TBA | 9th Place | ||
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 03 | Spring Lake Park | 57-39 | W | |
| Boys Basketball | Fri, Feb 03 | Spring Lake Park | 67-65 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Hockey | Thu, Feb 02 | Spring Lake Park | 6-0 | Read Story | W |
| Wrestling | Thu, Feb 02 | Dassel-Cokato | 21-58 | L | |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Jan 31 | Minneapolis Southwest | 70-38 | W | |
| Boys Hockey | Tue, Jan 31 | Jefferson | 7-1 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Hockey | Sat, Jan 28 | Hill-Murray | 1-3 | Read Story | L |
| Boys Basketball | Sat, Jan 28 | North Branch | 82-21 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Basketball | Sat, Jan 28 | North Branch | 66-40 | Read Story | W |
| Sport | Date | Time | Opponent | Location |
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| Boys Hockey | Wed, Feb 08 | 7:30 | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 10 | 7:15 | St. Louis Park | St. Louis Park |
| Wrestling | Fri, Feb 10 | 6:00 | Chisago Lakes | Home |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 11 | 2:30 | Totino-Grace | St. Louis Park |
| Dance Team | Sat, Feb 11 | 1:00 | Sections | Austin |
| Boys Hockey | Tue, Feb 14 | 7:00 | Chisago Lakes | Chisago Lakes |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 14 | 7:15 | Columbia Heights | Home |
| Girls Basketball | Thu, Feb 16 | 7:15 | Waconia | Home |
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 17 | 7:15 | Irondale | Home |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 18 | 2:30 | Stillwater | St. Louis Park |
| Wrestling | Sat, Feb 18 | 8:00 | Section Opponents | Totino-Grace |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 21 | 7:15 | St. Francis | Home |
sara schlueter
November 4, 2008
Filed under Opinions
In the presidential campaigns this year, there has been a lot of talk on whether or not the major media outlets are biased in their reporting of news surrounding the election. The mainstream media is supposed to be an objective source of news for their readers and viewers. There is, in fact, a liberal bias in the major media, and it is beginning to cause them to lose their credibility as a reliable way to get news.
A very recent example of the bias that the media has shown is one that involves a remark Joe Biden made about Obama two weekends ago. Biden said that within the first six months of Barack Obama being elected, there will be a huge international crisis, and the country may be very disappointed with the results of how a President Obama handles the crisis. He also said that Obama was not going to know what to do about it either, but that people should still stick with him anyway. Because the media has not heldBiden accountable for his remarks, we can just assume that Biden knows enough about Obama’s foreign policy, which doesn’t sound to good if he will let us down in an international crisis.
In contrast, Sarah Palin was more heavily scrutinized by the media following an interview she had with Charlie Gibson. In the interview, Palin was asked a question about the Bush doctrine, in regards to foreign policy, to which she asked clarification of the question. She was then criticized for having a lack of awareness about current foreign policy. The media claimed that she had no foreign policy experience, and didn’t know what she was talking about, all because she asked for a clarification of the question.
Another example of the media bias is the fact that Sarah Palin was front page news on the New York Times this past week because of the money she spent on her wardrobe during the campaign. She did in fact spend $150,000, but her wardrobe should not be front page news. Michelle Obama wears very expensive designer as well whenever she makes an appearance, but she is not put on the front page for her spendy outfits. Obama’s suits are at least $1500, but for some reason the media has overlooked this fact, and instead thinks that Sarah Palin’s wardrobe is something that cannot got overlooked.
As the presidential elections begin to wrap up, keep in mind that not all news sources are objective anymore. They clearly seem to possess too much opinion outside of the editorial pages, and not enough fact. In order to get around this, check out more than one source, and compare them.
November 8th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
You summarize “the media” without offering any outlets of where the bias is coming from..Ever watch Fox news? What a bunch of liberals..
I can’t help but laugh at your take on the Obama on Biden bit. Biden’s actuall words were “Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking.” and later added “Remember I said it standing here. if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy. And he’s gonna have to make some really tough — I don’t know what the decision’s gonna be, but I promise you it will occur. As a student of history and having served with seven presidents, I guarantee you it’s gonna happen.” You ask for this to be played up, saying Biden doesn’t know enough about Obama’s foreign policy? All he said was that it will be a tough decision over an unspecified crisis.
You want something absurd that didn’t get enough playing up? How about Palin’s husband being active in an Alaskan secessionist group?
Palin is a bimbo.
The problem with Palin’s $150,000 clothing shopping spree was that it was taxpayer money. Let me repeat that: Americans were being taxed for an icon’s clothes. Palin was only chosen because she was a star. She captured the public interest, unlike Biden — newspapers are obviously going to play her actions up.
She didn’t just ask clarification on the Bush Doctrine — she didn’t know. She had to have a complete description of the Doctrine before offering an opinion. Later in the same interview she declared that she knows what’s going on in Russia because “you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.
Let’s not forget that the day after the election we learned that Palin believes Africa is a country. Or that the world is 6000 years old.
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November 16th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
“Reality has a clear liberal bias.” -Rob Corddry
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November 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Actually the quote is “reality has a well-known liberal bias” from Stephen Colbert at his White House Press dinner thing. Good point though.
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