To those who stand idly by…
Jacob Thompson, Senior Reporter
November 6, 2019
To those who stand idly by, America is often touted as “the land of the free”. We celebrate the Fourth of July with explosives and cheap toys from inside carts, all the while, being proud of our independence. We all learned about how terrible King George III was in history class, and how we br...
Hill resigns from her House seat; clear sign of misogyny
Britney Amankwah, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2019
On Sunday, Katherine Lauren Hill (32), a Democratic Representative for California, announced her resignation from Congress following recent allegations that she had improper relations with a campaign staffer before taking office. Hill’s resignation has also sparked conversations about biphobia be...
New state laws target the legality of abortion
Aidan Alexander, Joshua Lastra, and Brendon Soubannarath
May 29, 2019
Did you know that at just four weeks during the gestation period the fetus begins to develop the spinal cords and brain? Babies begin to develop key bodily functions early on in pregnancy. The fetus develops cognitive abilities such as distinguishing sounds around them as early as 5 weeks after conce...
High School student in Ohio promposes, using racism as his punchline
Jillian Potter, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2019
It is finally prom season--the season of finding the “right” dress, calling hairdressers, trying on multiple tuxedos, and, most importantly, the adorable promposals that we all wish to witness. However, in the case of this Ohio boy, his promposal to another young lady was not so adorable, and many m...
Former VP Joe Biden announces his presidential run – thank goodness
Sydney Lauer, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019
Finally, ladies and gentlemen, we have the presidential candidate that will save America. Just last Thursday former Vice President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for the 2020 election by launching a campaign video early Thursday morning on Twitter. In the first twenty-four hours of his campai...
Houston high school establishes dress code – for parents!
Hailey Deitelbaum, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2019
Earlier this month, James Madison High School in Houston issued a new dress code, but this time, for parents. On April 9, Mrs. Carlota Outley Brown, principal of the high school, sent a letter home that included a list of clothing that parents cannot wear inside the school. “Hair rollers”, ...
An argument for public education
Sydney Lauer, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2019
By definition, education is the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university. In the United States, the Constitution states that all kids, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, legal or social status, have the right to be given an education. Public schools ar...
An argument against Islamophobia
Zehra Hidimoglu, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019
Salam Alaikum. Islamophobia has been here forever but became most prevalent and acceptable in the U.S post 9/11. When the faith of Islam is mentioned online whether on social media or a news channel, most likely it has the words terrorist or extremist in close proximity. Just simple act...
An explanation of alcholism
Zachary Royka, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019
There is a lot of confusion and unanswered questions about alcoholism and how exactly it affects someone struggling with it. Alcoholism is like any other substance addiction affecting the reward, memory, and motivation systems of the brain. The addiction leads to unsteady physical and physiologic...
New Zealand shooting claims 49 lives
Kadrisha Bizati and Aferdita Emini
April 10, 2019
On March 15, 2019, in the small town of Christchurch, New Zealand, a terrorist attack occurred at two mosques, Masjid al Noor and Linwood Masjid, resulting in the deaths of at least forty-nine Muslims. The man that attacked the mosque streamed the attack live, with the video having the outline of ...
Trump overrides Devos’s Special Olympics cut
Sydney Lauer, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2019
Last week the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, proposed and defended a budget that cut the special education funding by nearly 26% (about a $25.5M cut), including eliminating nearly $18M worth of funding for the Special Olympics. These cuts are a result of the Education Department facing a bud...
They only want what they deserve
Aubrey Lyons, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2019
On Monday, January 14, 2019, over 30,000 teachers walked out of their Los Angeles public-schools. This has been the first teacher strike in over three decades. You may be wondering why theses teachers are going on strike. A solid education plants seeds of knowledge in each child. And teachers are th...
Faith Williams, Managing Editor
October 30, 2019 • No Comments
“We want to make every effort to get rid of the STIGMA that masks the depression and suicide crisis we are facing in our towns and cities. We cannot accomplish this dream...
Samantha Ottowell, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019 • No Comments
On October 1st 2019 a bill was passed that allows Florida teachers to have the option to carry guns on school grounds. The bill was introduced and passed in response...
Sixteen year old takes his own life
October 28, 2019
On September 23, 2019, Channing Smith, a 16-year-old student at Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, Tennessee, took his own life due to his classmates posting his private text messages and...
New studies reveal surprises about Venus
October 28, 2019
Two weeks ago, Dr. Michael Way, study author at the Goddard Institute of Space Science, presented a study at the European Planetary Science Congress, which suggests that the planet Venus could have supported...
Eleven elephants die as they try to rescue a calf
October 28, 2019
Eleven elephants have plummeted to their deaths and have been discovered in Thailand's waterfall, known as the “Ravine of Hell”. The first group of elephants died on October 5th, 2019, while trying...
Kadrisha Bizati, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2019 • No Comments
Last week was the first Monday of May, which means the Met Gala happened. The theme this year was Camp: Notes on Fashion. Many celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian,...
Justin Dinis, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019 • No Comments
*This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of the final season of the television series, Game of Thrones, which first aired on April 14, 2019.* The long-awaited...
Michael Joo, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Hedgehogs live in forests. Hedgehogs eat insects, slugs, baby mice, frogs, fish, worms, small snakes, eggs, and even fruit. Hedgehogs are small, They also have spikes.
Javonte Card, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Foxes live in a forested area found in mountains, grasslands and deserts. They make their homes by digging burrows in the ground. Foxes have a rather slender appearance,...
Summer Bush, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Where they live: in a wild forest, What they eat is: rabbit, bear, and birds, etc. The fact is, that they can roam large and long distances, sometimes up to 12 miles...
October 28, 2019