Valentine’s Day: an over commercialized holiday
Elizabeth Walker, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Admit it. Valentine’s Day isn’t quite what it’s cracked up to be. Despite having a good intention and an underlying cute message, this holiday is simply ho hum and uninspiring. Alas, the obligatory sense of giving on this day is slightly off-putting and prosaic when forced down the throats of the ...
As eLearning days grow, the purpose misses the mark
Jordan Ladd, editor
January 30, 2019
As temperatures continue to dip, snow continues to fall, and ice continues to freeze, students are being left with more and more two hour delays and eLearning days. This is the reality for many students around Indiana, and for many students around the nation. The beginning of 2019 has brought some of th...
Debate over dance styles
Cynthia Rossi and Jessica Powlen
January 17, 2019
As I was scrolling through Instagram one day, I embarked on a post that would later inspire a serious conversation about the dance world and even this very article. It was a post that made me truly realize how few people fully understand how diverse the dance world is and how many people’s careers...
Government overreach will grow with both parties in power
Nickolas Roberson, Columnist
January 16, 2019
As of November 2018, the Democrats control the US House of Representatives, while the Republicans control the US Senate. With both of these political parties in power now, political gridlock in this great nation of ours will consume all things political in nature, preventing a copious amount of legislation...
I’m Listening
January 16, 2019
Religion and politics—two topics that send many people running in the opposite direction. I, however, am not one of those people. As many of you know, I love talking about my political views and would gladly do it for hours on end. However, for this article, instead of working to convince you of what...
Did YouTube Rewind even experience 2018?
Jordan Ladd, editor
December 19, 2018
As per usual, YouTube has recently released its yearly YouTube Rewind, Everyone Controls Rewind, and viewers have quickly voiced their opinions of it. Having so far garnered over 140 million views at the time this article was written, the video has also taken a dismal 13 million dislikes, making it the mos...
Trump’s $42 billion costs in tariffs are detrimental to Americans
Nickolas Roberson, Columnist
December 19, 2018
A newly published report by the Tax Foundation on Dec. 5 has found that the Trump administration’s recently imposed tariffs on aluminum, steel, solar panels, and a plethora of other industrial goods from China will increase taxation on Americans by $42 billion. Now, a tariff, as defined by said report, is ...
Breakfast: The most important meal of the day
Elizabeth Walker, Staff Writer
December 19, 2018
A recent Kellogg's study showed that over 31 million Americans tend to forget or skip breakfast each morning. Many people across America think that eating breakfast in the mornings is a waste of time and empty calories. The truth is, breakfast can be very beneficial to people, when you eat it properl...
Freedom of speech upheld in face of ‘Nazi salute’ backlash
Nickolas Roberson, Columnist
December 5, 2018
School officials at Baraboo High School of Baraboo, Wisconsin, have decided that the students who were involved in a now-viral Twitter posting of them performing a Nazi, “sieg heil,” salute will not be punished. The picture was taken and posted prior to Baraboo High School’s 2018 spring prom...
Sex trade in Afghanistan runs rampant
Katlyn Sherinian, staff writer
December 5, 2018
Sex trafficking. What is it? Sex trafficking is when someone forces anyone into a commercial sex act. A commercial sex act includes pornography, prostitution, or sexual performance in exchange for something of value such as money, food, shelter, or clothes. Since 2007, the National Human Trafficking H...
