Our Lady of Grace couple Dan and Sheryl Moran spoke to BSM seniors about marriage. (Emma Eldred)

Vocations classes host speakers from the Archdiocese

May 11, 2012

Giulia Imholte and Katie Sisk

The hype turned out to be more than the actual event. In November the Archdiocese announced plans to have speakers on marriage visit all of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Catholic Schools, and what students expected to be a controversial discussion––after reading about the heated question and answer session at DeLaSalle––ended up being an uneventful,... Continue Reading

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Ryan Collins is one of two sophomores that have recently made the decision to play for the U.S. NTDP next school year. (Emily Kruse)

BSM hockey players weigh options for their future in the sport

May 9, 2012

David Nelson and Peter Best, Staff Writers

Hockey is a fast-paced sport that lives off choices that need to be made in milliseconds. It’s a sport where one wrong choice can be the difference between success and failure. Sophomores Jack Glover and Ryan Collins were given the opportunity to play in the USA National Team Development Program (NTDP), based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This decision... Continue Reading

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Juniors Eleanor Raether and Alex Rios are two of BSM's bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. (Megan Beh)

Foreign language teachers work to balance the curriculum for bilingual students

May 10, 2012

Kellen Gill, Staff Writer

Within the past ten years, language immersion schools have been growing, becoming more popular, and expanding to different languages. Benilde- St. Margaret’s is home to a number of bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. Bilingual Spanish... Continue Reading

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The band experimented heavily with hip-hop inspired beats and auto-tune––though Ruess’s crystalline voice doesn’t need it. (Vinyl Records)

Fun. releases ‘Some Nights’ album

May 2, 2012

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer

Three years after dropping their first album, “Aim and Ignite,” the New York-based indie pop band fun. released “Some Nights.” fun. is a supergroup of sorts; lead vocalist Nate Ruess formed the band after the break-up of The Format, guitarist Jack Antonoff also serves as the frontman for Steel Train, and keyboardist Andrew Dost is from Anathallo. Overall,... Continue Reading

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Anna Landis, Juliet Beckstrand, Rachel Hogen, and Sian Last represented BSM at the State Speech tournament where they all placed in the top eight. (Maura Brew)

Four speech members place at State tournament

April 30, 2012

Shannon Galvin, Staff Writer

On Saturday, April 21, BSM speech team members headed to Chanhassen High School to participate in the Minnesota State Speech tournament. At the end of the day, four students, seniors Anna Landis, Juliet Beckstrand, Sian Last, and junior Rachel Hogen, all placed in the finals. Landis placed third in Poetry, Beckstrand placed second in Great Speeches,... Continue Reading

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Graduating seniors give advice about college

The Road to Prom

Boys’ hockey takes home the State championship

Pond Hockey tournament organized to raise money for Jablonski

Rising actors partake in Les Miserables performance

Sport	Date	Opponent	Result	W/L
Boys Lacrosse	Tue, May 15	Spring Lake Park	21-0	W
Baseball	Tue, May 15	Bloomington Jefferson	7-5	W
Softball	Mon, May 14	St. Francis	3-4	L
Baseball	Mon, May 14	Fridley	13-2	W
Boys Lacrosse	Sat, May 12	Minnetonka	6-16	L
Baseball	Fri, May 11	St. Louis Park	7-3	W
Softball	Thu, May 10	Blake	23-1	W
Softball	Wed, May 09	St. Louis Park	18-6	W
Boys Tennis	Wed, May 09	Robbinsdale Armstrong	1-6	L
Baseball	Wed, May 09	Irondale	10-2	W
Boys Lacrosse	Tue, May 08	Totino-Grace	13-3	W
Girls Lacrosse	Tue, May 08	Spring Lake Park	13-11	W

Sport	Date	Time	Opponent	Location
Baseball	Fri, May 18	4:15	Totino-Grace	Totino-Grace
Boys Lacrosse	Sat, May 19	12:00	Holy Angels	Holy Angels
Boys Track	Sat, May 19		True Team Opponents	TBA
Girls Track	Sat, May 19		True Team Opponents	TBA
Baseball	Mon, May 21	4:15	Holy Angels	Home
Boys Track	Tue, May 22		NSConference Opponents	Totino-Grace
Girls Track	Tue, May 22		NSConference Opponents	Totino-Grace
Girls Track	Tue, May 22		NSConference Opponents	Totino-Grace
Boys Track	Tue, May 29		Section Opponents	TBA
Girls Track	Tue, May 29		Season Record	TBA
Boys Lacrosse	Tue, Jun 05	1:00	TBA	Chanhassen
Girls Lacrosse	Tue, Jun 05	1:00	TBA	Chanhassen

Evan Bakker –– Commentary Editor

Spawned from the eternal flames beneath Yellowstone National Park, Evan Bakker, the fiery redhead was destined for greatness. His eyes burn with an unending passion for his his chosen calling: the bright lights of the rodeo. he first made a name for himself on the Montana-Wyoming circuit when he managed to ride Voodoo Child, one of the meanest bulls in the country. Bakker’s star continued to rise as moved into the big leagues of professional bull riding, competing with the likes of Pistol Robinson and Cord McCoy. Bakker is forced to mail in most of his writing because of his busy training schedule, but he finds the writing soothes him before a big ride, although most attribute his skill to his glowing eyes and burning red hair.

Stories Written by Evan Bakker

Growing need raises financial aid budget

Evan Bakker
May 19, 2009
Filed under News

Benilde-St. Margaret’s, which has offered financial aid to 14 percent of its student body and has had a healthy endowment, is prepared to have its hands full next year due to the weakened economy. Many high schools and colleges across the country have seen their endowments shrink in the midst... (more...)

Don’t flaunt your views against religion

Evan Bakker
May 19, 2009
Filed under Opinions

The student body at Benilde-St. Margaret’s is a vast pallet of different religious beliefs and cultural influences. However, some students, whether they be atheists or students who consider themselves staunchly against organized religion, have put on an aura of arrogance and degraded religion... (more...)

Fox News turns against itself amidst anti-tax protests

Evan Bakker
April 24, 2009
Filed under Opinions

Many of the most well-known news networks went berserk last week as protesters came out in significant numbers against taxes. Some, like the staunchly libearl network MSNBC, mocked the anti-taxer’s teabags with double entendres and scoffed at the small numbers of protesters. However, Fox... (more...)

Collapse of the old American way

evan bakker
March 5, 2009
Filed under Opinions

As people across America shake with fear over the security of their jobs, as traders sell off stocks like mad, and as the President tries to say in a steady voice that things will get better, the country faces a very broad problem: the collapse of the old American system. For obvious reasons,... (more...)

Excellent healthcare saves teacher

Evan Bakker
March 3, 2009
Filed under News, Top Stories

Mr. Loecken, a BSM religion teacher notorious for his engaging social justice classes, plummeted 17 feet from the roof of his house last Tuesday. Although his head and back were unharmed, he suffered a long list of injuries, including a concussion, a broken nose, a fractured arm, a sprained... (more...)

Obama a cold politician by nominating Hillary Clinton

evan bakker
December 12, 2008
Filed under Opinions

There’s a small sliver of us out there who tend to view Hillary Clinton under an immutablely negative light. Sure, she’s smart, cunning, and determined, but most of her actions are politically motivated, making her a classical cold politician. And as she was given consolation as the next... (more...)

Snow Patrol warms their experimental sound

Evan Bakker
November 21, 2008
Filed under Music Reviews, Reviews

While most narrow-minded fans draw close comparisons between Snow Patrol and Coldplay because of their experimental qualities, an indie rock virtuoso would understand that they are completely different. For instance, Snow Patrol plants its Irish roots (Coldplay is British) into every song and... (more...)

No country for old ideas

evan bakker
November 19, 2008
Filed under Opinions

If there was any kind of a Bradley Effect in the 2008 Presidential election, it only prevented Barack Obama from capturing all 538 electoral votes. Sure, solidly Republican states in the deep south and the plains sided with John McCain, but in all toss-up and Democratic-leaning states, Obama... (more...)

McCain tears his party apart

evan bakker
November 3, 2008
Filed under Opinions

The hackneyed issues of Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright haven’t stuck, and the power surge of Sarah Palin has receded into a spark of little energy. What can the McCain campaign do? Fellow Republican advisers have traded shots back and forth at each other, and the monolith of the campaign... (more...)

Why Obama could still lose in these financial times

evan bakker
October 8, 2008
Filed under Opinions

Even while Wall Street plummets to an all-time low and Americans watch their once-stable jobs disappear in front of their eyes, Obama is stuck with only a slight edge over John McCain. While the Hillary Clinton voters line-up behind the other Democrat and while some skeptical Republicans become... (more...)

John McCain: Maverick?

Evan Bakker
September 24, 2008
Filed under Opinions

Eight years ago, John McCain sparred with George W. Bush in the Republican primaries, dropping out of the race after below-the-belt campaigning from the other side as well as a decisive defeat on Super Tuesday. McCain had been kicked off the band-wagon of sleazy politicians and unhonorable... (more...)

Shwayze releases nothing more than a party album

Evan Bakker
August 25, 2008
Filed under Music Reviews

With their first two singles bearing the titles “Buzzin” and “Corona and Lime,” it comes as no surprise that the Southern California hip-hop group Shwayze’s debut album, in its totality, represents the duo’s unparalleled infatuation with the party lifestyle. The... (more...)

Bush Administration hints at another Cold War

Evan Bakker
August 21, 2008
Filed under Opinions

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has taken a tough line of attack, demanding that Russia quickly exit the democracy of Georgia, whose territory is in danger as Russia refuses to shake loose its hold on the neighboring country. On August 7, Russia moved its troops into the province of South... (more...)

Clinton’s Campaign Plagued by Wishful Thinking

Evan Bakker
May 27, 2008
Filed under Opinions

As the primary season tapers off and Obama and McCain roll up their sleeves for the general election, Hillary Clinton remains oblivious to the cries of the people and the media to gracefully exit the stage. And, as expected, she’s not. She’s banking on the hopes that people will... (more...)

The Iraq War 5 years later: What are we doing?

Evan Bakker
May 2, 2008
Filed under Opinions

Over the last five years, one issue has become the root of all misfortune in our country. Operation Iraqi Freedom –– as our government likes to call it –– has affected Iraqis, factory workers, the health care system, American soldiers, and will possibly leave the darkest mark on our... (more...)

Sophomore explores alternate interests

Evan Bakker
April 18, 2008
Filed under News, Student Life

Rather than playing soccer year-round, obsessing about debate team, or just sitting around, ever-curious sophomore Abby Christensen searches for extraordinary hobbies. Welding metals, becoming a certified scuba diver, dreaming of embarking on a rock climbing adventure to the top of mount Everest,... (more...)

Obama Elitist? No Way!

Evan Bakker
April 17, 2008
Filed under Opinions

Of all the people in America––I mean all of the people––who would be the last person you’d expect to see downing a shot of whiskey and talking about her last trip to the shooting range? If you’re thinking Hillary Clinton, you thought right. Surprisingly, she’s shifted her focus... (more...)

Clinton causing Democrats to lose

Evan Bakker
April 2, 2008
Filed under Opinions

This just in! Hillary Clinton has announced on Fox News that she will be staying in the presidential race until the convention, where the entire Democratic Party will certainly kill itself as a result. Now let’s allow our viewers to send in questions via e-mail. Why would she do this? asks... (more...)