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School Should Have A Rest Period

May 18, 2018 4:07pm | Jasmine Wilson

Staying up late, and waking up early for work or school has become the normal behavior of teenagers. This brings lots of stress and sleep deprivation to kids which can cause lots of dangerous effects on the kids. Scientific research has shown that students need […]

High School

May 18, 2018 12:30pm | Maddy McFarlin

High School, it is something else. Everyone says it is the best years of your life. Honestly it can really suck sometimes. On the other hand it can also be pretty great, that does not happen very often. I am only a sophomore but I […]

Animals are NOT objects

May 18, 2018 12:01pm | Miranda Larimer

Animals are used in zoos, the circus and for people’s personal use. They are taken out of the wild and bread for profit. And even killed for trophies, but only part of them get kept, the rest are left behind. It a tragic that human […]

Benefits of ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

May 16, 2018 1:00am | Madyson Lewellyn

Activated charcoal was once considered the “universal anecdote” with a variety of proposed benefits ranging from lowering cholesterol to whitening teeth, and even curing hangovers. It’s black powder form is composed of bone char, coconut shells, peat, petroleum coke, coal, and olive pits. The charcoal […]

Yale Student’s Video of Being Interrogated By Police Goes Viral

May 11, 2018 1:29pm | Sam Stone

“I am not going to justify my experience here.” Lolade Siyonbola, 34 year-old Yale graduate student studying African studies was the subject to controversy. Siyonbola was studying in the student common room on Monday, when she decided in the late night to get some rest. […]

Predicting the NBA Finals

May 11, 2018 12:48pm | Jordan Miller

The stage is almost set with another year of basketball coming to an end. Only 4 teams remain, and these include the Cavs and Bucks, and the rockets and warriors. No one can say exactly what will happen for these series, but predictions can and […]

Dance- is it a Sport?

May 11, 2018 11:39am | Halina Dreger

The football player steps outside and onto the field, joining his team for pushups, crunches, laps and burpees. On the other side of town, a girl steps into a dance class, heading straight into a series of jumping jacks, sit ups, foot strengthening exercises and […]

Lakewood Marc’s

May 10, 2018 11:47am | Miranda Larimer

I applied for Lakewood Marc’s in November, 2017 and was later hired November 20th, 2017. It was my first job, so I didn’t know what to expect. I also didn’t have high exceptions , since I was just going to be just a cashier. Luckily […]

Why being anti EU is a positive thing for European countries

May 4, 2018 4:30pm | Nathan Cochran

The EU is has constantly been a menace to the greater good, headed by France and German, the European people are suffering. There are multiple problems that are stemming from constant rule from unelected officials in the European Union. In this article I will define […]

How music influences people.

May 4, 2018 4:10pm | Maddy McFarlin

Music is a part of a daily life for everyone. When you are in a store you hear music or when you want to hear something then silence you will put music on. Music is what expresses how you are feeling. You listen to music […]

Euthanasia

May 4, 2018 2:08pm | Chloe Soneson

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient with a incurable and/or painful disease. It is a nurse-assisted suicide. This is illegal in most countries, and most states in the United States. The advantage of euthanasia is that it is beneficial to the patient […]

Mom smokes crack with child in car

May 4, 2018 11:58am | Anas Haque

On Tuesday morning in Nashville Tennessee on May 1st a mother of one child parked in a McDonalds parking lot A Nashville mom has been charged with child endangerment after police say she was smoking crack in a car while her 6-year-old son was in […]

Domestic Violence

May 3, 2018 12:37pm | Jordan Brenot

In today’s society, some would say that domestic abuse or violence has become a norm. Also, it’s not just women who undergo this abuse. On average, more than 12 million men and women experience some form of abuse during the course of a year. We […]

Loss of Motivation

May 2, 2018 12:37pm | Olivia Nagy

Senior year is filled with exciting events: the last time in the student section at sporting events, the last homecoming, prom, senior skip day, physics day at Cedar Point, and what it all leads up to: graduation. But, with all of these fun events comes […]

Why is Prom Such a big deal?

April 26, 2018 6:16pm | Maddy McFarlin

Why is Prom such a big deal? Well it is a fun time but it is also very stressful. All the girls get all dressed up and the boys clean themselves up for one big night. It takes so much time to get ready for […]

The Period Stigma, and Why it Needs to Go

April 26, 2018 1:01pm | Halina Dreger

Girls are taught from their younger years that their bodies are- to some extent- disgusting. At a certain age, at least most females will start their menstrual cycle and get their periods once every month, bringing plenty of pads and tampons into their possession if […]

The Helpful Side To Technology

April 25, 2018 2:07pm | Kaitlyn Rosa

Technology is a very controversial thing when it comes to kids. Some parents try to keep their kids away from it, others do not see a problem with it. Truth is, it is not all that bad. I mean yeah, kids tend to depend on […]

Animal Abuse

April 24, 2018 1:59pm | Miranda Larimer

Animals are bought to be part of the family, to be loved forever and always. They only want to love and be loved, they don’t mean to make a mess or pee everywhere. The one thing not to do is hurt them, just because they […]

Plane Safety Concerns

April 20, 2018 1:03pm | Jordan Brenot

On Tuesday April 17th, tragedy struck flight number 1380 at about 32,500 feet. The flight departed from New York City and was set to land in Dallas, Texas. Within twenty short minutes alarms suddenly went off and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Passengers reported […]

What Makes A Cult?

April 19, 2018 5:03pm | Sam Stone

I have what I like to call a healthy obsession over cults. Led to podcasts and case studies, books, webpages. Manson is a safe bet, similar Jones or Heaven’s Gate. Those talking about cults talk a lot of the acts they performed and the […]

Standardized Testing

April 19, 2018 4:43pm | Lalia Williams

Starting this week and continuing all the way through next week, our school schedule is interrupted by standardized testing. As of right now, we take what is called AIR tests, but most people who are in high school at this point probably remember having to […]

Is Assad the best option for a post war Syria?

April 16, 2018 4:27pm | Nathan Cochran

After an allied strike on Syria, Assad’s war machine shows no sign of stopping. But is that necessarily the worst thing that could happen in the Middle East; As we’ve seen with other places in the Middle East, things get really messed up when people […]

When Should the School Year Really End?

April 16, 2018 4:26pm | Kaitlyn Rosa

Some people believe that the school year should end before Memorial Day, others say it should end after, and some say it just should not end at all. The truth is, it should be ending the week before Memorial Day. Memorial Day, to most, marks […]

Opinion – Students feel pressured to go to college

April 15, 2018 8:12pm | Emily Ruebsteck

With the school year quickly coming to an end, it’s time to start deciding what our futures are going to somewhat look like after high school. As students, we have always been told that after high school, the next step is college. But the reality is […]

Construction started on wall in New Mexico

April 11, 2018 4:34pm | Nathan Cochran

Much like most Americans, when I heard that the wall was starting to be built-in New Mexico I was excited. The nation’s security will be increased, and the people actually deserving of entering this country will be permitted. The border that was serving for New […]

Gun Violence

March 29, 2018 4:25pm | Tianna Hernandez

After the terrible school shooting in Florida there has been a lot of talk about changing the gun policy. The shooting caused a lot of pain to the families involved. Those families do not want others to go through that heart-break and pain. Proposals to […]

Gun Control Rallies

March 29, 2018 4:24pm | Maddy McFarlin

On Saturday, March 24, 2018, there were rallies all over the country about the gun ban. The biggest one was in Washington D.C. It was a nice peaceful march and rally, there were no big problems. Some kids from our school raised money and went […]

Cavaliers In None?

March 29, 2018 4:02pm | Kaitlyn Rosa

Some say that the Cavaliers will not be making an appearance the NBA Finals. Those same people said the same thing about them not getting a spot in the playoffs. Well, here they are. Seven games left in the season with a clinched playoff spot. […]

“Clown Gun” by Alternative Ballistics: Is it the Answer to Gun Violence?

March 29, 2018 1:27pm | Sam Stone

In an age where yearly hundreds are shot dead by police force, there has been a call for reform, training to reduce use of excessive force, and the persecution of those who used this force without rightful cause. But what can we do? There are […]

We Need Change.

March 28, 2018 12:24pm | Jordan Brenot

On Saturday March 24th, one of many marches took place in the Capitol of The United States. In Washington, an estimated 800,000-2 million people gathered together to protest gun violence in our schools. Among the crowd, teachers, parents, and students alike supported one cause: stop […]

Loot boxes are killing gaming

March 13, 2018 12:24pm | Keegan Sabin

The year was 1983 and the crash of a generation had just occurred. The future of video games was unknown and it was due to issues that could have been prevented years before. The issue was an oversaturated market and a lying market. Companies were […]

Oil Drilling

March 11, 2018 6:33pm | Lalia Williams

Oil drilling is another way that people like to ruin natural landscapes to get money. But while to many people, drilling may seem like a vague concept that seems somewhat ominous, there are so many more ways that it is harmful that anyone would originally […]

Is School Shooting An Act of Domestic Terrorism?

February 26, 2018 3:55am | Sam Stone

Are school shooters domestic terrorists? Was the Las Vegas shooting an act of domestic terrorism? We as society quickly clip terrorism onto any national tragedy as it, well, inflicts terror. Society is afraid, essentially at the hands of the others and the lawmakers. When we […]

Ignatius Cheating Scandal

February 25, 2018 3:38pm | Max Boland

Joshua Crayton, senior at Saint Ignatius High School, was asked in December to leave given an “altercation” with a female teacher that did not involve any physical or mental harm. St. Ignatius has kept the situation under wraps as Crayton sits at home waiting to […]

Could the Florida Massacre Have Been Stopped?

February 17, 2018 12:43am | Halina Dreger

Is it possible that Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida could have been prevented? And not just through stricter gun policies. Of course, none of the victims are to blame, but the perpetrator, Nikolas Cruz, did show some warning signs that we should all look out […]

Cuckolding: The CNN Slip-Up

February 2, 2018 2:17pm | Jared Dubber

Recently, CNN published an article, entitled, “Cuckolding can be positives for some couples.” No, seriously. CNN defending cuckolding, claiming it to be a positive thing. Cuckolding is a sexual preference on submissive men (and much less often, woman) who prefer (or allow) their significant other […]

Stereotypes

January 26, 2018 5:40pm | Maddy McFarlin

In the world today there are multiple stereotypes people use everyday, you may be doing it and you have no clue that you are. Most stereotypes involve race, gender and age. People will say “oh she is a woman she can’t drive” or “she is […]

Are American occupational forces still needed in Europe?

January 26, 2018 5:26pm | Nathan Cochran

World War Two was a war that shattered the lives of millions and killed an estimated 24,000,000 soldiers and an estimated total of 73,000,00 dead all together. The war was catastrophic on all levels and on both sides. There is also the undeniable amount of […]

Adopt Don’t Shop

January 26, 2018 1:19pm | Miranda Larimer

Animals are constantly being bought from pet stores or breeders. Leaving all the animals in shelters still needing a home. Animals eventually get euthanize to clear up space if they have been there for a while. Lawrence County in southeastern Ohio euthanized 81 percent of […]

Man’s Best Friend or Your Worst Nightmare?

January 26, 2018 1:18pm | Elizabeth Scott

There has been a recent Super Bowl commercial released that says “Do not adopt a pitbull” (link for video at the bottom of the article). This video states that “75% of the people who were mauled in 2017 were mauled by one breed.” The commercial […]

Why Oprah Shouldn’t Run for President in 2020

January 19, 2018 3:03pm | Jared Dubber

The idea of the television star Oprah running for president began the night of the golden globes, when host Seth Meyers posed that in 2011, he said Donald Trump could never be president, and looked what happened. So he said, “Some have said that night […]

Trump Calls African Countries “Sh!thole” During Meeting

January 12, 2018 2:26pm | Sam Stone

“Why do we want all these people from sh!thole countries coming here?” “They all have AIDS.” “They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists…” Three phrases that will strike disgust in some people and resonate with others. But overall are controversial as […]

Ditch Your “Resolutions” 2018

January 12, 2018 2:17pm | Madyson Lewellyn

With the new years comes alot of, shall we say, optimism. We wake up in euphoria the morning of January 1st…enticed with the idea of new beginnings, a fresh start, a clean slate. Some years we do make credible change and other years we may […]

The Role of Spinoffs and Sequels in the Media

January 12, 2018 2:16pm | Lalia Williams

Every good show must have an end, right? Sometimes this end is hard to accept. And from this fact comes the creation of spinoffs. For example, The Office has been widely accepted as one of the best and funniest shows today. But before the show […]

My Gender is an Experience

January 11, 2018 1:36pm | Max Boland

This weekend my dear friend Samuel sent me a link to an interview with the artist Angel Haze, who said “My gender is an experience.” If that ain’t me! So, I figured I would expand upon why this is my new favorite quote, next to […]

Doug Jones Takes Alabama Senate Chair

December 15, 2017 2:24pm | Sam Stone

In an earlier article I wrote how there was still a possibility that pedophile Roy Moore had a chance to winning a seat in the Alabama Senate. Well, as of the thirteenth of December, I have never been happier to eat crow. Doug Jones, […]

The Republican Tax Bill

December 7, 2017 3:32pm | Lalia Williams

Donald Trump has been president for close to a year. In this short time he has almost caused catastrophe a large number of times. But none of these times have swayed him from his extensive and impractical agenda. Now, he wants a new tax plan. […]

Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

December 4, 2017 1:26pm | Emily

About half of all pregnancies among women in the United States in 2011 were unintended, and about four in ten of these were terminated by abortion. In 2014, one in twenty women will have had an abortion by the age of twenty. Only 1% of […]

Enough Is Enough: The Time to End the North Korea Issue Is Now

December 1, 2017 2:20pm | Joe Burtzlaff

On Thursday, November 30, North Korea confirmed reports that they launched an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) by releasing photos of the test launch. Photos show the missile, the Hwasong-15, as it takes off from its launch pad somewhere in the northern part of North Korea […]

Starting School at 8 AM?

December 1, 2017 1:47pm | Zion Darby

I’m a student at Lakewood High School and lately I’ve been thinking about the problem of our school which is the start at eight. Yes, we need have to be at school at eight to be on time. Which means we have to wake up […]