Hit snooze, it’s healthier: The controversy over AM classes
Alice Bell, Features Editor
April 27, 2016
The majority of students’ days extend from 8:19 a.m. to 3:01 p.m. However, four classes, known as A.M. classes, meet beginning at 7:30 a.m., and allow their students out a full period early every other day. Those students make a trade off, promising to secure their own transportation and arrive at...
God’s not dead. Or is He?
Hannah Rosman, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2016
A sequel to the 2014 film God's Not Dead has aired a sequel. God's Not Dead 2 came to theaters on April 1. The earlier movie invoked a lot of controversy because of its anti-Islam, anti-Atheist and very pro-Christian messages. The second movie created the same buzz as well. Both films were headed by dire...
CIA torture program under debate
April 13, 2016
Pulled fingernails, cuts with acid, tooth wrenching, when discussing torture, many of these infamous methods come to mind. For many Americans, torture is not something that should be debated about. However, like many other things that people have objected to torture is now back into debate among the ...
Religious freedom laws spark outrage
Alice Naland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2016
Last June, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of gay marriage across the nation. The landmark case, Obergefell v. Hodges, was a breakthrough for the LGBT community. Since then, however, they have faced major setbacks, such as multiple states’ refusal to comply with the ruling an...
Social media drives societal pressures
Olivia Sklenka, Staff Writer
April 11, 2016
With our generation having easy access to social media, societal pressures have grown tremendously. Media outlets such as Snapchat, Instagram, and Tumblr create an image of what the ‘ideal’ body should look like by having models of similar body types pose for pictures. The photos, in turn, are maki...
Reign of terror wreaks havoc on the world
Olivia Sklenka, Staff Writer
March 28, 2016
Terrorism has been present throughout history, and it has become the biggest threat toward the safety of Americans. Growing up in a military family, I may be more bias on the issues surrounding terrorism, especially having been exposed to one side of the issue my entire life. That being said, I reache...
The justice system has let us down #FreeKesha
Callie Randall, Lifestyles Editor
February 29, 2016
The #FreeKesha online movement has spread across social media, the news and by word of mouth due to the February 19 New York Supreme Court ruling that prevented American singer and songwriter Kesha from receiving a preliminary injunction that would release her from her binding contract with her alleged...
Oscar Isaac’s cold welcome into Tumblrland
Will LeHardy, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2016
Oscar Isaac’s career has taken a Cinderella twist. Previously a lesser known actor appearing in minorly successful films, such as the title role in the Coen brothers’ film Inside Llewyn Davis, his major breakthrough has finally come with his portrayal of pilot Poe Dameron in the box office record bre...
Golden Globes deliver shock and awe
Hannah Rosman, Staff Reporter
January 15, 2016
Hundreds of stars gathered for the Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills Sunday January 10. The show was hosted by Ricky Gervais for the fourth time, who came back from a three-year hiatus due to criticisms of his hosting style. His jokes have been called rude and unfunny ...
Food for thought
Will LeHardy, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2016
Every day the cafeteria is crowded with hungry students. Many of them flock to the lunch lines to buy their meals, complete with healthy food options of fruit, vegetables, milk and whole grain bread items. Some students, however, buy their lunch with reluctance. Sophomore Cory Dudka is one of these dissati...
King of the Fall; The rise of The Weeknd
Jordi Kassa, Online Editor
December 14, 2015
Four years ago, Canadian-born Ethiopian Abel Tesfaye, otherwise known as The Weeknd, was randomly releasing mixtapes with a couple of his friends and as over 18,000 people filled the Verizon Center on November 15th, I wondered as to how this came about. As someone who has listened to his music since...
The Facebook status quo
Fiona Turner, Opinion Editor
November 16, 2015
People use the Internet for so many different things, causing responses to vary greatly on what should be a simple question: what is the original use for social media? Parents and older people will claim that social media is a distraction for the younger generation, whereas the younger generations are use...
Karenna Keane, Social Media Editor
July 1, 2020 • No Comments
Over the past few months, many have become accustomed to hearing daily reports of new measures taken, or not taken, by the government in reaction to COVID-19. These reports...
Faculty and students honor seniors
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COVID-19’s impact on rising seniors
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W-L community debates distance learning
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Megan Goodell, Staff Reporter
June 29, 2020
In just a few days, the world changed when the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States and no one knows when this will end and what the future will look like. Naturally...
Contrasting culture across countries
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