"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

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"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

QDOBA offers a variety of vegan options, including several made with Impossible Foods’ meat.

Which Mexican restaurant is best?

Grace Adler, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

In anticipation of the opening of Chipotle’s new location in town, I decided to revisit some of Sioux Falls’s most popular Mexican restaurants. With this popular food chain finally entering the competition...

One shouldnt restrict the foods they want to eat from their diet. Eat what you want, but keep it in moderation.

Beauty is Pain

Chloe Houwman, Entertainment Editor February 25, 2020

When I hear the phrase, “beauty is pain,” I remember the time I have spent with my grandmother. She used the phrase whenever I would complain about my feet hurting because of the dress shoes I had...

Traditional education versus an online education has become a hot topic in recent years.

An online education: Dependent upon personal ambitions

Avery Nelson, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

Online classes have been a hot topic since technology started booming around the 1980s when computers became developed enough for student accessibility. While some believe that online classes are a very...

As thrifting has grown in popularity, prices of secondhand clothing have increased, causing a problem for many low-income buyers.

Shopping at Goodwill doesn’t make you ‘woke’

Molly Wetsch, News Editor February 25, 2020

Over the past few years, it has become increasingly popular for teenage girls to go ‘thrifting’ rather than buying their clothes from traditional stores. The draw to thrifting is usually that the clothing...

Since the U.S. was discovered in the 18th century, Americans have defined themselves not by their racial, religious or ethnic identity, but by their common values and their belief in individual freedoms.

What it truly means to be American

Madeleine Kemper, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

Since the U.S. was discovered in the 18th century, Americans have defined themselves not by their racial, religious or ethnic identity, but by their common values and their belief in individual freedoms. The...

According to the Argus Leader, violent crimes in South Dakota was approximately 405 offenses per 100,000 people in 2019. The national rate is 370 per 100,000 people.

It happens here

Carly Wheeler, Editor in Chief February 25, 2020

I have always lived in Sioux Falls, and I have always felt safe here. As I got older and had the opportunity to stretch beyond my southeast Sioux Falls bubble, it was bizarre to me how parents from other,...

 I, like so many others, fall into a category of the population where my parents make enough money to where I’m not considered to be poor, but not enough to where they are able to help me substantially fund my college tuition.

Stuck in the middle

Spencer Wasmund, Sports Editor February 19, 2020

Being in the middle to upper-middle class does have its perks, sure but at the same time, with every perk, there seems to be a disadvantage. Being that I have been working on applying to colleges and scholarships...

Elementary school students get 75 minutes of recess a day in Finland versus an average of 27 minutes in the U.S.

Finnish vs. American education

Lilli Eppinga, Staff writer February 14, 2020

As an American student, it is crazy to think there is a better interpretation and system of education somewhere else in the world. Every student dreams of shortened days, no more tests and hardly any homework....

Chick-fil-A has made multiple statements acknowledging and pulling their support of anti-LGBTQ organizations.
Should we be egg-cept their apologies as genuine?

A little too Chick-Fil-late for redemption?

Kyla Clark, Staff Writer February 13, 2020

Chick-fil-A ruffled some feathers with their support of anti-LGBTQ organizations, but can they redeem themselves for abandoning them?Chick-fil-A is a famous chicken fast food eatery founded in 1946 by...

Caucus-goers display their support for a particular candidate at the Democratic Party 2020 Caucus in Larchwood, Iowa.

No matter who won, Iowa is lost

Daniel Bethke, Perspectives Editor February 10, 2020

On Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, Iowa voters were supposed to head to their designated precinct location and caucus for a particular candidate, extending the tradition of Iowa’s first-of-the-nation status. At...

According to CNN the U.S. is projected to spend $19.6 billion this Valentines Day.

The holiday hoax

Adyson Sand, Staff writer February 7, 2020

As February rolls around, the infatuated day of love becomes the focus of sappy hearts all around the world. The shelves overflow with a multitude of cheap chocolates and plush hearts, as retailers capitalize...

February is by far the worst month of the entire year.

February sucks. Change my mind

Caleb Hiatt, Staff Writer February 7, 2020

Every month of the year has something that makes it great. December has Christmas, November has Thanksgiving, October has Halloween and so on. The only month that pales in comparison to all other months...

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