Society and Solitude: An Open Letter to the Students of the World
Nicholas Benjung, Staff Writer
June 13, 2017
Filed under Opinion
I sit down to draft this letter fresh off the heels of yet another standardized test, another five hours spent locked in a classroom bubbling answers with the weight of my entire future crushing my shoulders. To say that I am in the midst of arguably the most important time period of my life would be...
The 2017 French Presidential Election
Alexa Austin, Staff Writer
June 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion
After a tough fight, Emmanuel Macron won the 2017 French Presidential Election with 66.1% of the vote. His competitor, Marine Le Pen, who garnered 33.9% of the vote, suffered a hard loss after her second attempt to win the French presidency ended in failure. Back in April, the French people went through their first round of voting for their next president. It narrowed down the whopping 1...
Faceoff: Trumpcare
Cecilia Taylor and Sophia Berkofsky
June 12, 2017
New Health Care Act Takes Away Rights Required by Many Cecilia Taylor and Sophia Berkofsky On May 4th, the House voted 217 to 213 to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In its place, the GOP’s American Health Care Act was passed, and almost 21 million people around the country lost their right to health care. In 20...
Editorial: Summer Reading
June 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion
As summer approaches, many students fear the dreaded summer reading assignments. While lots of students do enjoy reading in their free time, many wish that they could choose their own books. Students enjoy reading more when they are able to read genres and authors they already know and like. Students...
The Broken Truth Behind Standardized Testing
Molly Becher, Staff Writer
June 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion
"C, D, A, C, B, B....B... No, that can't be right. Three B's in a row, I definitely got that one wrong. Maybe I'll just change it just so there isn't a pattern. But what if they are trying to trick me... I'll leave it.... C, D, A, C, B, B, B." Hours, months, and years are spent sitting at desks, all...
Money Makes College Board Go Round
Cece Taylor, Staff Writer
May 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Photo Courtesy the College Board By the end of high school, students are intimately familiar with many things; pulling all-nighters, cramming for tests, and writing papers overnight. However, there are some entities that this familiarization drives high schoolers to hate: one of these is College ...
The College Board is Flawed but Necessary
May 2, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
Almost every high school student uses the college board at one point or another. Whether it is for SATs or AP Tests, students need the college board to get through high school. Some criticize the College Board for charging exorbitant prices for their tests and services while maintaining their status...
Diversity in Fashion and Beauty: Improving, but still a Work-in-Progress
Sarah Eldib, Managing Editor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Opinion
In the past, through ads and products, the fashion and beauty industries have always displayed a rigid set of standards of what it means to be ‘beautiful’ and/or ‘fashionable’. There wasn’t as much variety in foundation tones. There weren't as many sizes in clothing retail stores. There was...
Proposed Screaming Eagle Gun Club poses Drawbacks for Ramsey
Emma Taylor, Staff Writer
March 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Today, Ramsey stands as safe, quiet, and family-friendly, but a recent application for a gun range has the town in distress. The proposed Screaming Eagle Gun Club will be located at 69 Spring Street in the former Liberty Travel building. They will add 10,000 square feet to the existing 60,620 square...
Sci-Fi becoming Reality, but at what cost?
Alexa Austin, Staff Writer
March 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion
With the modernization of science and technology, sci-fi is gradually becoming a reality. Scientists are already taking advantage of a new, efficient way of editing genes. So what does this mean for the future of the human race? One gene editing tool that has gained popularity since its discovery...
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