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Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Elijah Easton

Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor

Hi! I am EJ, the Opinions editor for this school year. I love to draw and listen to music in my free time. I am excited for a great year with the Viewer!
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Eternal Atake 2 cover art.

Is Eternal Atake 2 that bad?

Taking a deep look at a well-anticipated album as it becomes a rushed mixture of messy production, lazy vocals, and… nitrous oxide?
Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor
December 12, 2024
Unwrapping Taco Bell’s Cantina Chicken Menu

Unwrapping Taco Bell’s Cantina Chicken Menu

On March 21, Taco Bell launched its new Cantina Chicken Menu to consumers nationwide. Eager to try these new items, I visited the Taco Bell in Northeast Park, Minneapolis, and sampled a variety from this chicken-centered menu. My order was: Cantina Chicken Bowl, Cantina Chicken Quesadilla, a Coke and a Baja Blast and the Cantina Chicken Burrito and Taco Meal.
Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor
May 2, 2024
Ben Refsell and Allison Yu (front) with the Mounds View School Board (back) after advocating for a Food to Hog program at Mounds View High School.

Mounds View to adopt Food to Hog program

Mounds View High School will have sorting tables in the cafeteria next year. Any discarded food will go to a hog farm.
Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor
March 25, 2024
Teachers unions help uplift students, with schools that have them scoring higher on standardized tests than schools without.

[OPINION] Don’t blame teachers unions for our failing education system

Many point to teachers unions as the cause of many problems plaguing the modern education system. However, their blame is misplaced — these unions do more good than evil.
Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor
February 22, 2024
The dark side of looksmaxxing

The dark side of looksmaxxing

The looksmaxxing trend on TikTok is essentially a reiteration of former glow-up trends. The only difference is that looksmaxxing caters to a predominantly male audience and has some not-so-subtle incel undertones.
Grimm holds Parker, her service dog, as he goes for the disc.

Payton Grimm and her su-paw-stars

Mounds View senior discusses her dog show competition success and training her three dogs.
Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor
November 28, 2023
[OPINION] The case against self-diagnosis

[OPINION] The case against self-diagnosis

Cases of self-diagnosis are increasing in the U.S., which may have disastrous consequences
Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor
November 2, 2023
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