By Mikaela Amos Yes, I know we’ve all heard of Noodles and Company, and know what its about (the name makes it pretty obvious, even for those cave dwellers who…

By Mikaela Amos From what I gather, high school was pretty brutal in the 90’s… then again, high school can be pretty brutal today. Not much has changed, and that’s…

By Miriam Palmer and Mariah Hickman YAY: by Miriam Palmer It’s not so bad. One of the best parts is that there are now ten times the options for scheduling…

The Southwest Girls Swim team season is about half way through, but they had attended easily over a dozen meets so far. Most of their meets have been held in…

What is Student Council? Who is on it and how does it function? These are questions that I did not know the complete answers to even after spending most of…

As a child, I always heard adults talking about time. Especially how there’s not enough of it. I never understood that concept. What could they possibly mean by “not enough…

Teachers need to get the idea of compensating for lost time by giving more homework out of their head. We lost seven minutes per class, but gained another class, we…

  We’re used to having cutbacks at Southwest, from sports to textbooks, but this year, something else has been adding to that list: Thanksgiving and winter break. Despite active protesting,…

By Holden Platt “Trouble with the Curve” is a bubbly film starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake. Gus Lobel (Eastwood) is a washed up baseball scout fighting with…

Minnesota Professional Sports: Time to Rebuild By Holden Platt 2011-2012 has been a forgetable year for Minnesota sports. Baseball: The Twins had a ninety loss season in 2011 and are…