Think you know your Facebook friends?
Written by Katie McClurg, Addie Reine, and Sean Simonson · March 11, 2010
The Facebook Experiment Are you friends with Claire Simmons or Ben Erickson on Facebook? Well guess what? They don’t exist. The Knight Errant created two fake profiles as an experiment about students’ online interactions with social networking. The two profiles had info about themselves,... (more...)
Three spring break trips sponsored by BSM
Written by Maria Cass · March 8, 2010
Students traveling on Benilde-St. Margaret’s sponsored spring break trips will be vacationing in three destinations–-India, South Africa, and Spain. In past years, BSM has sponsored trips to Ghana, Egypt, Thailand and Peru, but India and South Africa are brand new trips for 2010. Exploring... (more...)
The Potter-less generation
Written by Rachel Kaplan · March 1, 2010
Harry Potter. If you’re a senior, chances are simply uttering the name brings to mind magic, wonderment, and a life-changing obsession. However, many underclassmen, such as freshman Max Holly simply think, “That book is too long.” Ninth grader Alex Rios agreed, “it’s... (more...)
Dance team takes 2nd in jazz
Written by JD Quinby · February 18, 2010
For the Benilde-St. Margaret’s girls’ dance team, February brought with it lofty expectations––as owners of the past two state championships in jazz, the Knightettes were not only supposed to win this year’s competition, but win in convincing fashion. And though they... (more...)
Devastation in Haiti
Written by Theresa Lau · February 8, 2010
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, shortly before five p.m., an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook the island nation of Haiti. The devastation The earthquake hit just 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital and largest city with a population of 2 million people. The quake... (more...)
Puck dreams
Written by Morgan Rogers · February 5, 2010
Starting Out Countless pucks lost, hundreds of skate sharpenings and thousands of minutes on the ice make up just some of the aspects of junior, Pat Steinhauser’s, and sophomore, Jake Horton’s, lives. For competitors like Steinhauser and Horton, hockey is not a just a sport but... (more...)
So this one time in band class…
Written by Danielle Kincs · January 25, 2010
Sometimes they seem to go unnoticed–but they are always there, at every home football game in the fall. In the winter, they are cheering at the boys’ and girls’ basketball games, causing the Great Hall to resonate with the tunes of “Soul Man” and “Smoke... (more...)
Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected
A heart-warming dramedy comparable to that of "Juno" and "Gilmore Girls," "Life Unexpected" tells the story of an unconventional family learning to cope with life's surprises.Written by 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”... (more...)
Coleman and Mondale visit U.S. Government classes
Written by Theresa Lau · January 19, 2010
Mr. Keith Jones’ third and fourth hour U.S. Government classes received two high-caliber guest speakers. Former Senator Norm Coleman and Former Vice President Walter Mondale both came to speak to the classes on Friday, January 8 and Thursday, January 14. The men talked to Jones’... (more...)
Twin Cities’ Best – Coffee Shop
Written by Bernardo Vigil · January 11, 2010
Whether it be to help get over a long, sleepless night of homework, to help make a person look more indie than they actually are or to help a genuine coffee lover’s quest for the perfect cup of joe, all coffee shops have their uses. The following coffee shops serve these purposes and more. Coffee... (more...)
