Media distorts society’s views
Miranda Edwards, Editor
December 1, 2014
Filed under Opinions
People rely on news coverage to mirror society, and to report the current events occurring in our town, state, country, and world. However, the media is distorting this mirror, thus shaping society, and the way we think. The media controls what we believe, and often times, the important news is left...
“Not My Problem”
Jeßyka Brown, Columnist
November 17, 2014
Filed under Opinions
There is a problem that is becoming more and more prominent in this day and age, the “nmp” problem. “Nmp” is a text-lingo reply, often sent after a friend or coworker asks for help, that translates into English as “not my problem,” as in, “Because it does not directly affect me right now,...
Death with Dignity Act not assisted suicide
Miranda Edwards, Editor
November 13, 2014
Filed under Opinions
Brittany Maynard, 29, died through the Death with Dignity Act in Oregon on Saturday, Nov 1. She had been diagnosed with glioblastomas earlier that year, which are highly aggressive and fatal tumors in the brain. Maynard was in for a painful, degrading death. Instead, she opted to, in her words, die on...
Education in need of reform
Emilee Gear, Miranda Edwards
September 26, 2014
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The children sitting in classrooms today are the future leaders of the world tomorrow. Is the education that they are receiving setting them up for a bright future? Not necessarily. There are several severe problems in education that need to be addressed. With the increase of testing, students are...
Ban distractions, not cell phones
Jeßyka Brown, Columnist
September 26, 2014
Filed under Opinions
Cell phones. We have certainly all felt the loss of our cell phones this year as they, according to mandate, must be left in our lockers, and if the rumors hold true, taken directly out of our pockets by the administration and turned over to the office when we fail to comply. And of course we fail to...
Dress code policy: What is it really doing to us?
Jeßyka Brown, columnist
September 9, 2014
Filed under Opinions
In the middle of an incredibly stressful day, I was pulled up to the guidance office and told that the skirt I was wearing, the one that my mother and I had so carefully measured with a dollar bill before I wore it to school, was too short. I had to stand there while someone I didn’t know measured...
Policemen deserve more respect
Carol Johnson, staff writer
August 27, 2014
Filed under Opinions
When police officers get up to go to work, they say goodbye to their family and friends, never knowing when they will see them again. They have to get up in the morning, not knowing what that day holds for them. They aren’t there to make people’s lives miserable, but to protect and serve them. They...
A Haunted House 2
Joe Clouser, Editor
April 30, 2014
A Haunted House 2 starts up right where the previous A Haunted House left off with Malcom (Marlon Wayans) attempting to ditch the body of his possesed girlfriend Kisha (Essence Atkins) after an unsuccessful exorcism. After the events of the first Haunted House seemingly die down, Malcom is back on t...
Merica with them feather things
February 13, 2014
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It’s freedom in a tangible form. It’s the symbol of our great country. It’s 6.3 kilos of pure winged predatory power. People, it is the Haliaeetus leucocephalus. With razor sharp talons that cut through the flesh of small mammals and countless fish, this beast is one of the most patriotic per...
The Brahr Ultimatum: Big game fishing
Bryer Houston, columnist
January 27, 2014
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For a majority of people, big game fishing has no significant place in their hearts. I am one of those people. However, I do find it to be very intriguing. The pure instinct that must engulf a body as it is strapped into the high seat on the back of the boat during a stormy trek out to sea must be over...