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Indubitably, it’s quite a name, no matter if it’s used by people who praise Him, pray to Him or even curse Him. The name of Jesus has been quite a phenomenon in our world, but to us, it’s the name that changed everything.

This Is What Christianity Means To Us

Hailey Yarbrough and JoAnn Ahn November 7, 2016

To be a Christian, many believe one has to be perfect and abide by every rule under the sun. Others believe Christians are entirely judgmental and hypocritical when it comes to challenging times. But to...

The tears will flow down your cheeks, but do not worry because they will not stain. You don’t need someone to tell you your worth. Drawn by Megan Hoffman.

An Open Letter to the Girl Whose Heart He Broke

Kayla Salemi, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

Dear Beautiful,   He is a fool.     Do not think for one second that because of his boyish tendencies that you are not worthy of him or any other man. Right now, you may think you are not attractive...

A couple enjoys each others company as the sun sets. It depicts the various conflicts/ situations any given relationship face, and how, even through the hard times, we will end up finding someone who will not ever leave no matter how hard one tries to chase them away.

Okay?

Lany Campbell, Staff Writer October 25, 2016

I’m alone when I’m back home. It’s time for a change A subtle change. I’m through with my miserable youth. ………………………………………………………… The...

She makes the tombstones smile and the graveyard whisper compliments. I’ve always tried asking them questions—“Is it something I should really be scared of? Is there really a God, or are these whispers ghosts or my mind? What’s the point?”—but she tends to just have chitchat. She’s always been better at chitchat. Photo used with permission from Leilani Gibbons.

Selfish God

Ashton Bruce, Staff Writer May 23, 2016

One of the differences between me and the person I love is that she has conversations with the sun and I have conversations with the graveyard outside my neighborhood. It makes for interesting chitchat....

He has made you, sacred and perfect.

Masterpiece

Savannah Keith, Poetry Editor May 11, 2016

Even if God gave me the stars and told me to paint a masterpiece with my only medium being cosmic, and ordered me to paint the most beautiful thing he’s seen, An apology would be conjured in truthful...

#RelationshipGoals are what many people tend to idolize in images that they see in the media.

Don’t Say It If You Don’t Mean It

Kayla Salemi, Opinion Editor April 27, 2016

Love: an intense feeling of deep affection.   “I love you,” said an 11 year old boy that has barely hit puberty. He is staring at himself in the mirror, searching his barren chest for even...

Sincerely, A Girl Who is Definitely Not Ugly

An Open Letter to the Boy that Called Me Ugly

Noelle Walker, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 15, 2016

An Open Letter to the  Boy that Called Me Ugly: I am completely repulsed by what you thought gave you the right to do so. Not even to mention that it wasn't even to my face. What gives you the right...

There are so many things I wish I could relate her love to.

So Many Things

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer March 22, 2016

There are so many things I wish I could relate her love to.   I’d like to tell you how her love Was deep And warm And full of soft kisses, But that would be too cliché   She...

I refused to take my heart out of my chest to sew it onto my sleeve, because that was just another way to bleed out.

Alphabet Magnets

Ashton Bruce, Staff Writer March 15, 2016

I remember when I first got my own apartment, the first thing I bought was a refrigerator, and the second thing I bought was a pack of plastic alphabet magnets. My friend told me I could write everything...

“Daughter like mother, these two women created the intriguing series of the House of Night. Both share the credit of the existence of the novels.”

Book Series: A House of Night

Nazmeydi Maldonado-Perez, Staff Writer February 2, 2016

The House of Night series, by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast, are a collection of intriguing novels. The main character, Zoey Redbird, had been marked with an outlined crescent moon, which starts the beginning...

She is my goddess, always. Photo credit to Leilani Gibbons.

Leo

Savannah Keith, Poetry Editor December 1, 2015

I idolize her fly-aways Like sylphs, Banding on a vibrant dull. A lion's song, a kingdom come, A crown of soot and soil. I adulterate her cupid's bow A psyche, Bending on a serpent whim. A hierophant,...

Though our love is young, I do hope it never ends.

“Her One, His Only”

Tiffany Lovell, Staff Writer November 30, 2015

These moments are those I must transcend Yet the happiness ceases to end With the pallor of my skin Upon yours through thick and thin I needn’t worry about tomorrow Because your love is...

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