Teenage girls suffer from additional stress
Brenna Yeager, Staff Writer
March 9, 2018
Back in December of 2017 CNN predicted that 2018 would be the year of women. It’s a great time to be a girl -- or is it? Behind all these possibilities there is troubling development: the rate of anxiety and depression is climbing, especially in teenage girls. The suicide rate for girls between th...
Trump claims he would have run into Parkland High School
Jade Langlois, Staff Writer
March 2, 2018
On Monday, President Donald Trump claimed that he would have run into Parkland High School, “even if I didn’t have a weapon.” At a meeting with state governors, Trump referenced that an armed sheriff’s deputy stood outside for minutes as the gunman opened fire within Marjory Stoneman Douglas ...
I am Pro-Choice
Victoria Tran, Staff Writer
January 26, 2018
Last Friday, January 19th, a very influential March For Life took place in Washington DC. While last weekend, named the “weekend for women”, many advocates for pro-choice spoke up for their beliefs at various marches. At the March For Life, Donald Trump, Pam Tebow, the mother of former NFL quarte...
Shane Dawson defends himself
Carol Ann Gladstone, Editor
January 22, 2018
On January 10th veteran Youtuber, Shane Dawson was accused of pedophilia by an anonymous Youtube channel using an audio from 6 years ago. Isn’t that the most credible thing everyone has heard all week? Cause it is for me. Let’s just ease into how this all came to be. Nearly two weeks ago, Logan Paul, a...
Logan Paul uses suicide to get views
Glorianese Ortiz, Staff Writer
January 19, 2018
Logan Paul, a popular Youtuber, uploaded a video on December 31,2017 that has caused an uproar with the public and even a lot of YouTubers themselves. He was in Japan’s Aokigahara Forest, commonly referred to as a “suicide” forest, an area where many people have taken their own lives....
Zarate found not guilty
Loretta Sbat, Staff Writer
December 7, 2017
The jury reached a verdict in the Kate Steinle murder case. The verdict was released on Thursday, November 30. Two years ago, July 1, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a 54 year old illegal immigrant from Mexico, shot Steinle on San Francisco Pier 14. Two years ago Kate Steinle was on the San Francisco Pier 14 with...
Trump’s Twitter account suspended for 11 minutes
Loretta Sbat, Staff Writer
November 20, 2017
As an employee of Twitter was walking out of the door for the last time, the unidentified culprit suspended Trump’s Twitter account. Trump's Twitter account disappeared around 11:00 pm on November 2. Twitter initially said that this was a human error in order to cover up the fact that their employee...
Citizen of the year? More like joke of the year
Matthew Polek, Sports Editor
November 14, 2017
On Monday GQ Magazine announced Colin Kaepernick as their citizen of the year. They said they were “celebrating the man who became a movement.” Kaepernick isn’t a movement, he’s a loser without a job who’s desperate for attention. There’s a reason Kaep is a free agent. Not only because h...
Baby discovered dead in swing
Aryana Powell, Staff Writer
November 14, 2017
A new case has become public that reinforces that not everyone should be a parent. A young Iowa couple has been charged with the death of their four-month-old son after his maggot-covered body was found in their home, sitting in a baby swing, this past August. According to BuzzFeed News, 20-year-ol...
Rapper releases a loathsome video that falls short of its intention
Zachary Crosswait, Staff Writer
November 3, 2017
Newly famous and deranged rapper, XXXTentacion, or Jahseh Onfroy, is receiving widespread and warranted backlash for depicting a white child lynched in his new video. Onfroy released his music video for hit song, “Look At Me!” on Tuesday, which displayed these disturbing images. The music video open...
Stricter gun laws can deter future mass shooters
Emily Dinis, Staff Writer
November 3, 2017
On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting in Las Vegas re-ignited the controversy of gun control. Without stricter gun control laws, people like Stephen Paddock will continue to take lives. Stephan Paddock is the shooter who attacked the Jason Aldean country music concert in Las Vegas from the 32nd floo...
Women strike back in defense of McGowan
Jayden Palermo, Staff Writer
November 2, 2017
On Friday, October 13th, multiple women (and men) across the Twitter universe stood with Rose McGowan to boycott the social media site. McGowan was silenced in the aspect that Twitter had suspended her from tweeting. She could no longer make her voice be known for herself and for others. The “Charm...
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