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Vocations classes host speakers from the Archdiocese

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

BSM hockey players weigh options for their future in the sport

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

Shannon Stroh

(Emily Kruse)

Shannon Stroh

May 21, 2012

Leila Aboussir, Online Photography Editor

Lights come up, voices start ringing, and the band starts playing their instruments. Shannon Stroh has been an avid member of the BSM theater department since her entrance into the school, but is rarely seen on the actual stage. Yet, Shannon’s dedication alongside her sarcastic, witty personality has made her an extraordinary member of the tremendous... Continue Reading

Fun. releases ‘Some Nights’ album

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

Four speech members place at State tournament

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

SportDateOpponentResultW/L
BaseballMon, May 21 Holy Angels1-0W
Boys LacrosseSat, May 19 Holy Angels15-6W
BaseballFri, May 18 Totino-Grace6-4W
SoftballThu, May 17 Totino-Grace5-0W
Boys TrackThu, May 17 NSConference Opponents7th place
Boys TrackThu, May 17 True Team Opponents5th Place
Girls TrackThu, May 17 NSConference Opponents5th place
Girls TrackThu, May 17 True Team Opponents5th Place
Girls LacrosseThu, May 17 Cretin-Derham Hall11-22L
SoftballWed, May 16 Chisago Lakes10-0W
Boys LacrosseTue, May 15 Spring Lake Park21-0W
BaseballTue, May 15 Bloomington Jefferson7-5W
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.
SportDateTimeOpponentLocation
Boys TrackTue, May 29 Section OpponentsTBA
Girls TrackTue, May 29 Season RecordTBA
Boys LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Girls LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Boys TennisTue, Jun 05 1:00TBABaseline Tennis Center
SoftballThu, Jun 07 1:00TBACaswell Park
Boys TrackFri, Jun 08 TBAHamline University
Girls TrackFri, Jun 08 TBAHamline University
Girls GolfTue, Jun 12 TBABunker Hill Golf Course
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.

A waste of a bachelor

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Natalie Walsh, Staff Writer
February 29, 2012

The Bachelor has been a reality TV show glorifying a twisted road to finding love for the past ten years. As an adamant Bachelor viewer, I have loyally stood by the show’s side through the cheesy romantic dates and low point heart breaks. Until this season, that is. This season’s eligible bachelor... Read more »

“Alcatraz” teaches history with a twist

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Emma Peterson, Staff Writer
February 23, 2012

Safety doesn’t exist in this television show, and asking for help isn’t an option. The general public never learns of these events, nor the SFPD–and it needs to be kept that way. What happened with Alcatraz inmates long ago needs to be kept a secret, or risk the whole operation of finding what... Read more »

McPhee shows promise in this smash hit

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Emily Kline, Staff Writer
February 1, 2012

NBC’s highly-publicized new musical drama “Smash” premiered on the network’s website on January 16, answering the long-held question of whether the show would be an original success or a Glee rehash. While a final verdict remains fuzzy at times, this song-and-dance romp offers just enough promising... Read more »

Lachey succeeds with new MTV music reality show

Sam Thomas
March 17, 2010

Though Nick Lachey failed miserably as a husband, actor, and pop singer, he finally got something right. In March of 2009, his production of MTV’s “Taking the Stage” aired. This music reality show follows several high-school students who are training for their careers in the arts... Read more »

Life Unexpected

Katie McClurg
January 19, 2010

While the CW’s biggest hit, “Gossip Girl,” is on a temporary hiatus, the covetted time spot is being filled with a new show, “Life Unexpected.” Created by Liz Tigelaar, “Life Unexpected” is a sweet and refreshing dramedy comparable to that of “Juno”... Read more »

ABC’s newest addicting TV engagement “Flash-Forward”

Danielle Kincs
November 2, 2009

Dogs bark, people scream, buildings burn, then suddenly a helicopter falls from the sky.  The highways and roads are littered with thousands of over-turned cars.  There is death and destruction everywhere. The entire world is in utter Armageddon-grade chaos.  There couldn’t be a better series... Read more »

The sixth season of “House” may be the best one yet

Dann Fry
October 28, 2009

Unrelenting pain, Vicodin addiction, and hallucinations of dead people––yes, House has a problem. Last season we watched him slowly succumb to his obsessions and commit himself to a psychiatric hospital, which is exactly where Season Six begins. The two-hour season premiere (entitled “Broken”)... Read more »

Project Runway returns on new network

Rachel Kaplan
September 19, 2009

After a long-awaited return due to a nasty legal battle, many fans were apprehensive about Project Runway’s network change from Bravo to Lifetime. Luckily, the worries that the move to a channel known for its cheesy straight-to-TV movies would mess with the Emmy -nominated reality show have been... Read more »

The Beautiful Life tells the ugly truth

Katie McClurg
September 18, 2009

Welcome to “The Beautiful Life: TBL,” where Jimmy Choos are an everyday essential and one misstep is enough to end a career. The CW’s newest drama, The Beautiful Life: TBL, follows the dramas of high fashion models living together and what it takes to make it in the world of high fashion.     Set... Read more »

Drama becomes soap opera

Rachel Kaplan
November 19, 2008

One Tree Hill, once a captivating drama, has turned into a melodramatic soap opera better suited for daytime television than Monday night prime time. After the cast of One Tree Hill miraculously aged four years after season 4, the entire plot has become absurd. Season 6 plot lines include psychotic kidnapping... Read more »