Items that are selling out during the pandemic
Taylor Schmitz, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020
As people continue to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, many feel the need to gather items that they consider essential for their homes such as paper towels and toilet paper. However, recent sales suggest that these products aren’t the only things flying off shelves in stores and online. M...
Sweden’s COVID-19 approach; intelligent or reckless
Henry Haft, Staff Writer
May 19, 2020
Stay home, wash your hands and avoid other people. That's the strategy the United States and many other countries are implementing. However, Sweden has a different approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Sweden, children 16 and under are still in school. The aim is to limit the spread of the disease by ma...
On the emerging ‘Planet of the Humans’ controversy
Daniel Bethke, Perspectives Editor
May 19, 2020
In summer of 2019, Jeff Gibbs and filmmaker Michael Moore debuted the premiere of their new climate change documentary “Planet of the Humans,” which argues that many in the renewable energy industry have become just as corrupt as those in the fossil fuel industry due to false promises of indefinite...
College is slowly slipping away
Morgan McDonnel, Sports Editor
May 15, 2020
The typical college experience is disappearing in the blink of an eye. As seniors say goodbye to high school, they could be saying hello to the sad reality of what might be to come. As COVID-19 continues to carry on, so do the cancelations and changes that colleges and universities have been maki...
Sioux Falls response to COVID-19
Jazlyn White, News Editor
May 14, 2020
The nearly exponential growth in cases of COVID-19 in Sioux Falls has made the city a hot spot in South Dakota. While at the state level Governor Kristi Noem has done little to enact official guidelines for social distancing, Mayor Paul TenHaken has been the face of the Republican effort to encourage ...
South Dakota’s plan for getting ¨Back to Normal¨
Chloe Hartje, Staff Writer
May 8, 2020
Although it seems that the pandemic is far from over, South Dakota is preparing to return to normal. To continue with her minimal action policy, SD governor Kristi Noem has announced her plan for the state’s reopening, which emphasizes personal responsibility. Her ¨Back to Normal Plan¨ lays out measure...
Just what we needed: murder hornets
Alexis Miller, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
A 2-inch long insect capable of killing a human was spotted in North America for the first time in 2019. Recently, researchers have discovered it has made an appearance in the United States. The Asian murder hornet has the potential to release its potent sting upon a human, but researchers believe some...
A possible silver lining?
Adyson Sand, Staff writer
April 15, 2020
As the world undergoes a drastic shift from the mundane life we had become so accustomed to, every good thing seems to be drowned out by the chatter of the COVID-19 virus. Although the virus has done its fair share of destruction, recent studies have pitched the idea that our world may be experiencing a...
College Admissions & COVID-19: what is changing
Sara Croghan, Perspectives Editor
April 9, 2020
It is quite obvious that the world has been turned upside down and back around because of dear COVID-19, and it is no secret there are going to be changes to just about everything, including one of the greatest stressors for high school students: college admissions. At this point in time, a lot of th...
Flatbush Cats saves the lost kittens of NYC
Kyla Clark, Staff Writer
April 3, 2020
Through rescue, fostering and adoption Flatbush Cats is working to properly cut the feral cat population. According to the NationalGeographic, the Domestic Cat has been around for 4,000 years. However, the exact number could be 12,000 years as small cat skeletons have been found around the worl...
Tokyo 2020 pushed back to 2021
Carson Woods, Staff Writer
April 1, 2020
With many sporting events around the world being canceled or postponed, the move of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan to 2021 shouldn’t be a surprise. On Tuesday March 24 the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach made an agreement to delay th...
News stories you might have missed
Daniel Bethke, Perspectives Editor
March 30, 2020
For the past month, COVID-19 has dominated media coverage, leaving less for other major events. Here are some recent news stories that you might have missed: 1- On March 26, Attorney General William Barr officially indicted Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, on accounts of drug trafficking, narco...
Taylor Schmitz, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020
As people continue to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, many feel the need to gather items that they consider essential for their homes such as paper towels and toilet...
Downtown favorite, Josiah’s Coffeehouse & Café, is open again for business
May 21, 2020
When COVID-19 first hit the Sioux Falls area, many businesses made the decision to close their doors in order to protect their staff and customers....
The issue with 2020 AP testing
May 20, 2020
Amid COVID-19, many students have been very stressed in regards to school, and online Advanced Placement testing has most likely increased anxiety...
TikTok trend causes international shortage of painter’s tape
May 20, 2020
The closing of schools due to COVID-19 has caused many teenagers to engage in various aesthetic projects, but those seemingly innocent activities...