Staff Profile
Arthur Boyle –– Staff Writer
I am not a funny person. I am a serious person and people think I am joking. I hate kittens. One time in 7th grade I punted a kitten. It scratched me and I dropped it and accidentally kicked it, but I still did it. I always give money to homeless people who ask for it, but I think about the food I could have bought with it for a while afterwards. I want to go skydiving, but only partially for the thrill. I like wind on my face and can’t sleep without fans. I will always defend the English system of measurement because 5,280 is a great number.
Students struggle to find balance of academics and athletics
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
May 19, 2013
Filed under Editor's Picks, First Person Perspective
Ski racing was a major part of my life from second grade until the end of my senior season. I had a similar experience to most dedicated athletes: practice every day, off-season workouts, sacrifice of time, money, and social life, and a split between academic and athletic dedication. When that experience... Read more »
Teachers allowed privilege of wearing shorts in response to heat
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
May 14, 2013
Filed under News Briefs
Today, a rare sight graced the halls of Benilde- St. Margaret’s: the knees of our male teachers. “Teacher Shorts Day”, as the legendary holiday has become affectionately known, took the building by storm. “I think shorts day is great,” Mr. Dave Herbst said. Some teachers believe it has happened... Read more »
Seniors to make final college decisions on May 1
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013
Filed under News Briefs
On May 1, seniors across the country will have to officially commit to the college they plan to attend. “National Decision Day” is the final opportunity to notify a school of intent to matriculate, usually requiring a monetary deposit to the school of choice.“After hearing back from my last school... Read more »
Increase in budget cuts leads to major changes for teachers
Ruby Ford and Arthur Boyle
March 18, 2013
Filed under News
In an effort to cut $750,000 from next year’s budget, the BSM administration plans to reduce the number of faculty and staff as well as increase the daily teaching load for teachers. In January, the administration announced plans to cut $350,000 for next year's budget, but on February 22, they announced... Read more »
A story of success: Ian Anderson
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
February 21, 2013
Filed under Editor's Picks, First Person Perspective
Success is an interesting concept. I spent a lot of time in a Minneapolis store talking to an entrepreneur named Ian Anderson about it recently. The store isn’t especially ritzy, but it is inviting, and turned out to have more to offer than just highly prized pieces to a card game. Anderson is a... Read more »
An inside look at BSM’s journalism program
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
February 4, 2013
Filed under Editor's Picks, First Person Perspective, Student Life
I joined journalism as a senior. I expected the indie, artistic crowd that the paper has been known for. When I started, I instead found a conglomeration of just about every high-school stereotype you could think of. The Knight Errant is going through a shift, but the culture there (here) remains the... Read more »
With lots of busywork, students weigh in on “cheating”
Michelle Sauer, Arthur Boyle, and Anne Arnason
January 11, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories
In the Benilde-St. Margaret’s cafeteria, two students sit side by side with matching worksheets––one sits idly, a finished assignment in front of him while the other frantically copies word for word what his peer wrote. They aren’t cheating though, they claim that they are only “checking answers.”... Read more »
Awards praise mediocrity rather than true success
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
January 7, 2013
Filed under Opinions
When I was around 7, I competed in ski races with about 20 other kids for one of ten ribbons. It took me until I was 10 to finally win one. When I was 10, I moved into a more competitive group of about 100 kids, and didn’t even have a top 20 result until I was 14. I only got that result because I was... Read more »
Girls’ hockey team hopes to come together in a make-or-break season
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
December 8, 2012
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
It’s time to go for it. This year, the Benilde-St. Margaret’s girls’ hockey team has the potential to achieve the goals that have loomed before them in years past. They’ve always been talented, winning 42 out of 46 regular season games the past two seasons, but sometimes talent doesn’t translate... Read more »
The most wonderful time of the year: Thanksgiving
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
November 20, 2012
Filed under Humor
Millions of years ago, a great race of pioneers wandered into the great unknown and stumbled upon America, land of plenty. We call these brave souls today the pilgrims, and we are grateful because they gave us Thanksgiving. The pilgrims had an idea when they left their homeland and struck out bravely... Read more »
Rave: Infinity Squared
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
November 17, 2012
Filed under Rants & Raves
Yesterday, I found out infinity can be squared. The continuation of all numbers ever can be multiplied by itself. It stretches into unending nothingness even faster than regular infinity. It shouldn’t really make that much sense, but it does, and it’s awesome.
Five seniors sign to Division I teams
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
November 14, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs
This morning, five Benilde- St. Margaret’s seniors officially signed to play for Division I athletic teams. Hockey players Grant Besse, Daniel Labosky and Liv Halvorson, lacrosse player Bailey Forcier and wrestler Jarred Oftedahl met in the main lobby where they were congratulated by Athletic Director... Read more »
Love for Taylor Swift burns strong
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
November 1, 2012
Filed under Opinions
Taylor Swift’s new album “Red” departed a bit from the old country Taylor that we love, but even though T’s metamorphosis into a poppy and mainstream artist continues I’m still a fan of the album. The new album is good. It hasn’t (yet) become the major part of my everyday life that “Speak... Read more »
Rant: Raves
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
October 26, 2012
Filed under Rants & Raves
Raves are ridiculous, and I hate them. I have wasted precious seconds reading inconsequential words about stupid commonplace topics like Granny Smith apples or Costco’s watermelon. The worst part is I keep reading them with hopes that they won’t be awful, and I always end up frustrated that I have... Read more »
Prevention is not a cure for bullying
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
October 22, 2012
Filed under Opinions
Barbara Coloroso came to speak to our school about bullying. The teachers listened for a half day of school (the main event of Coloroso’s bullying package deal), the students listened for a quick 40 minutes, and the Saint Louis Park district was out an estimated $4,000. Before I carry on, let it be... Read more »
Rant: Senior Panorama
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
September 22, 2012
Filed under Rants & Raves
I don’t completely understand the school’s recent abandon of tradition. Fine, we can’t run around with the spirit stick. Fine, Relay for Life won’t work out this year again. Fine, we can’t carry backpacks. But, why can’t we have an actual photo taken for our last picture of our entire class?... Read more »
Paul Ryan will help Romney focus on his strength, the economy
Arthur Boyle, Staff Writer
September 10, 2012
Filed under Opinions
In the end, after hate ads have been forgotten, morals have been compromised, and ideology has been forsaken, presidential campaigns come down to one thing: “the economy, stupid”. Well-known political analyst (and liberal) James Carver probably didn’t know his quip would be adopted by numerous... Read more »
