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March 3, 2017
Photo by: David Mao on Pexels It was a regular day when a woman was going to get her morning coffee. She pulled up into the drive thru and ordered her coffee, though she was appalled by the lack of response. She moved her car forward to complain about the service; however the people at the
- March 3, 2017
We all know that kids aren’t the ones who sit and review movies for a living. Yes, I’m looking at you, the inspiration for the forever alone meme. No, it’s the adults who must drag their little kid to a theater because they wanted to see the movie about the bunny and the fox. The
- March 1, 2017
¨It was Friday morning, first period, and I was in my science class, just like a typical kid in a typical high-school science room. I’m sure you can picture it — the little plants sprouting in Styrofoam cups, the usual charts and posters on the walls, the teacher asking us if we’d done our homework.
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Beloved president, Teddy Roosevelt once said, “I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of ten are, and I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth.” Since the white man first discovered the new world, Native Americans
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Stress is inevitable. We all have those days, weeks, or sometimes even months or years when stress manages to take control of us. I like an analogy from Quora that talks about stress. A professor was holding a glass of water and asked his students how much they thought it weighed. He went on to explain
- February 28, 2017
In July of 2016, ISIS threw a man, they assumed to be gay, off of a building. Afterwards, they continued to throw stones at his corpse. Like many countries in the Middle East, the Islamic State jihadi terrorist group practices Sharia Law, which typically has harsh punishments for homosexuality. In the United States, things are much
- February 27, 2017
“Are Punk and New Wave music identical in genre?” This is a question that has left many a music enthusiast stumped. People on forums like Head- Fi ponder if there is a difference between Punk Rock and New Wave and people on Yahoo even question if Post- Punk and New Wave are the same as well. These
- February 27, 2017
How did people learn how to fly? The Wright Brothers had to create an invention that could change the course of history. How did people know that connecting two wires could bring light into the world? Alexander Graham Bell kept trying new ideas to bring an updated version into their current century. How can we create
- February 23, 2017
Leicester City before the 2015/2016 season had a 5000/1 odds of winning the Champions league, which is the most prestigious soccer league that contains Europe’s top division soccer teams. Now to put those odds in perspective, if a person had simply put in £20 ($26.08) before the season they would have came away with £100,000 ($145,877)
- February 23, 2017
Jordan Younger, a vegan, became very well known for her blog, The Balanced Blonde. She loved the popularity and felt great after choosing to become vegan. The diet seemed to work well for her. Her stomach felt lighter and she was losing weight as she had hoped. What she didn’t realize is that this newfound diet
- February 19, 2017
Sophia Stoll dropped out of college twice, and never finished. She was a student recently out of high school at the time and decided she wanted to go to college, like most kids. By the time she was in her junior year of college, she realized that the classes she took in college were not
- January 21, 2017
The NFL’s Corrupt Kingpin The NFL is one of the biggest corporations in the United States with a net worth at nearly 70 million dollars. That being said, many people don’t think the NFL’s commissioner is worthy of running this corporation. There are many reasons people think this, ranging from unfair suspensions, to lying to
- November 5, 2016
Post by RandC. Image By Thomas Hawk The Republicans used to be the part of the little guy. They ended slavery and were among the lead architects in engineering Theodore Roosevelt’s trust busting administration. But then things started to go awry. In the 1930s, the party was split in half between
- November 2, 2016
Post by JoeA, Featured image by Pixabay at Pexels In an MSNBC interview, the former Governor of New Mexico was asked what he would do about the Syrian refugee crisis, specifically referencing Aleppo– the center of the catastrophic civil war. His response was nothing short of brilliant. “And what is Aleppo?” Great. Image by unsplash.com at Pexels
- November 1, 2016
Photo above by Babawawa. In 1993, Snoop Dogg was put on trial in connection to murder. In 2007, Britney Spears was charged with a hit and run. Justin Bieber was involved with an assault charge, drag racing, and taking numerous illegal drugs. What’s so interesting about all of these celebrities and their crimes? Not one of
- November 1, 2016
If you look at the presidential nominees you can see two of the most uncongenial, despised people to ever run for office. You can see two people that are unfit, unfair and unqualified to be president. You can see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Looking at these two people, the most important
- September 28, 2016
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- March 17, 2016
Photo by Dave Herholz The Birds and The Bees Let’s talk about sex. It is made out to be a lot easier than it is. We all have been in the short, and don’t forget to mention AWKWARD situation where The Birds and The Bees are brought up. But why is it so awkward? So, at some point
- February 16, 2016
Post by AnnaC. Featured Image by Jason Howie on Flickr Celebrities are everywhere and whether you realize it or not, they can easily change the way you look or act. They rely on social media sites to boost their career, but how does that affect you? What makes someone a celebrity is their ability to gain
- February 7, 2016
by Michael Coghlan on Flickr (edited) As children, we are told over and over, “Don’t talk to strangers.” We are also told to not take candy from them. Then, they send us trick-or-treating… Thanks mom and dad. As we grow older and our independence grows, and these rules seem less important. Social media has played a huge role
- February 3, 2016
Photo credit: foxxyz / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA In a youtube video titled “Potter Puppet Pals: Wizard Swears” a warning is displayed, notifying the viewer that the content is rated PG-13 due to “language and boyish attitude”. In the video itself Harry Potter and his friends test out some wizard swears that were recently banned
- February 1, 2016
Featured Image By Fickr Do you trust your teachers? If you do then I would imagine that if they told you to do something important you would probably do it, right? Lets say they tell you to hide and don’t move or make a noise because there is an intruder in your school and we
- January 21, 2016
Shawn: “You know, he used to tell me how wonderful you were, but guys always say great things about their girlfriends until they break up. That’s when the truth comes out. You know, I’ve waited 15 years to find out what he really thinks about you. Do you wanna know what he thinks about you
- January 6, 2016
Image Credits : Kate Farrar via Flickr Two years ago at Minnesota Youth in Government Model Assembly, there was a widely debated bill. Bill #1107 had been approved by the House and Senate, was vetoed by the Youth Governor, and finally passed with a 2/3 override veto. The topic was legalizing euthanasia for extremely ill people. If you
- January 5, 2016
Why is it harder for guys to act more feminine? Featured image by: vcl xla As my musical childhood idol Julia Roberts used to sing, “Boys in white dress with blue satin sashes.” Wait, that’s not right? Let my try again. Now when I was younger my mother always told me, “Blue is for girls
- December 11, 2015
Featured Image from Wikipedia and edited by Me Fuck. That probably bothers you. Why though? It’s a combination of four letters, so tell me why do four measly letters cause you so much grief. Is it because that particle word is a ‘swear word’? Swearing is a defined by Google as ‘the use of offensive language’.
- December 7, 2015
Posted by Bruce N. Featured image by Unsplash Many people who go to Japan are very surprised by what they see. Kids have much more authority that in other countries, but why? Many kids are allowed to take the train, bus, and even walk to school all because of how low the crime rates are in
- December 1, 2015
Posted by Ava M Image by Gage Skidmore on Fickr As many may know the 2016 Presidential Elections are coming up. And, with that are so many campaigns, ads, speeches, debates and much more. Most candidates announce that they will run for office and then plaster on smiling face, make speeches, kiss babies and above
- December 1, 2015
High School Musical. We all heard of it. And if you haven’t, well from the title High School Musical, you can pretty much guess what it’s about. High School Musical is a beloved ‘classic’ for many teenagers, being that it came out in 2006. High School Musical is a story of friendship, teamwork, relationships, and do not
- December 1, 2015
Featured Image- Vitor Fiacadori Have you ever been asked “How do dogs taste?”, “Why aren’t you back in your home country?”, and “What river did you cross to get here?” Probably not. I, however, have been personally asked every one of them. Imagine walking into school knowing that everyone has an arsenal of put downs
- November 30, 2015
Featured Image by Peter Lee Throughout the coarse of Disney’s history many villains have been created to give the protagonists a run for their money. But which ones were made by Disney’s writers to be the most Evil. I think that Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Scar, Ursula, and Cruella Deville are the top five most
- November 17, 2015
Picture above credited to Craig Maccubbin Kinesiology tape is all the rage right now. Athletes are seen all over the world participating in this trend. Kerri Walsh Jennings (pictured above), is a professional beach volleyball player and a major supporter of kinesiology tape. Many other volleyball, basketball, tennis and other players are following along to improve their game. But is it really
- November 17, 2015
Image by Pixabay Picture yourself going to your sweet, innocent grandmother’s house. You walk through the door and a wafting smell of her homemade cookies hits your face. They are the BEST little morsels of joy you have ever consumed in your life. Salivating, you are sat down at the dining room table as your
- November 13, 2015
Image by splitshire.com on Pixabay Many people still cannot get “Let it Go” out of their heads from the Disney movie Frozen even almost two years after it’s release. The movie centers around two sisters who try and save their kingdom from an eternal winter and are successful together in the end. Many people favored this movie
- September 4, 2015
The class of 2017 did an awesome job with Shakespeare recreations last spring! Go to our Flickr album to see photos from last spring’s Shakespeare plays.
- May 27, 2015
Post by Cassandra S. Image found on Pixabay. In teen movies we so often see many stereotypical characters that are always categorized in stereotypical cliques with stereotypical angst adolescent drama overtaking their lives. These movies have been an entertaining jackpot of incorrectly portrayed people for years and the truth is, no high school is actually
- April 27, 2015
Post by Kami B. Feature image by Brian Hillegas “Close up of the Thinker” Philosophy is inescapable. It is one’s integrated view of existence. One thing every human being has in common is a philosophy – it is simply that ubiquitous. One can either accept that they have a philosophy, or they can be a
- April 13, 2015
Post by Owen K. Who is the most hated villain in motion film? Which character has the best (or worst) written script that infuriates audiences? It could be anyone from Bellatrix Lestrange to Bob Ewell. I’m not talking about Simple murderers, I’m talking about the truly evil villains. Here we take a look into some
