‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Connecting with South High Journalism
By NATALIE MAZEY alley cat, drawn by a community member Hyperlocal community journalism like the alley is a pinnacle of democracy, uplifting local voices and local stories. Especially in a time when Minnesota is a focus of national and international news, fostering local voices allows us to exist within the community and lean on one another. News on Minnesota should come from Minnesotans. The Southerner, South High’s student-written and student-produced newspaper is a prime example of how fostering community journalism in young people upholds our community in a time of shaky ground.Griffin Larson, Editor-in-Chief and Opinions & Visuals Editor, is a senior at South. Since his Freshman year, he’s worked on The Southerner, covering stories from budget cuts to the aftermath of COVID on students. During his time as a student journalist, Larson has found hyperlocal community news as a way to stay grounded. “It’s really easy, especially now, when so many crazy things [...]
March: Women’s History Month
Celebrating the long path to equality Compiled by GOOGLE AND AI 1848 - Seneca Falls Convention: Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, this was the first women’s rights convention, initiating the organized movement. 1848 - Property Rights: Mississippi passes the Married Women’s Property Act, granting women, for the first time, some control over their property. 1911 - First International Women’s Day: Celebrated on March 19, recognizing women’s rights in several European countries. 1913 - Woman Suffrage Parade: Over 5,000 women march in Washington, D.C. for the right to vote. 1920 - 19th Amendment Ratified: Women gain the constitutional right to vote in the United States. 1923 - Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Drafted: Alice Paul drafts the ERA, aimed at guaranteeing legal gender equality. 1963 - The Feminine Mystique: Betty Friedan publishes the book, sparking the second-wave feminist movement. 1963 - Equal Pay Act: Congress passes [...]
OUR VISION IS CLEAR.
January 25, 2026. The horror of the killings of Renee Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the abductions of community members, including children, and the incitement of hate targeting ethnic, racial and cultural groups that are part of the fabric of our country, has rained trauma and fear on Minneapolis; on the whole state. Our city, our state, our country, even our world have sent an outpouring of solidarity, calls for justice and peace. We dedicate this issue to the victims of federal violence, their loved ones, and to the thousands of Minnesotans who showed up to offer support and kindness. In the age of easily manipulatable ‘truths’ we will be witnesses. We are carrying out the beautiful visions for our communities now, in the middle of horror. We will see with our own eyes on our own streets exactly what is happening. We have no figureheads but we carry the same vision in our souls and that is how we organically show up, like sunflowers turning to the light.
