Is Valentine’s Day Overrated?
Melina Vergilis, Opinion Article
February 14, 2019
Filed under Editorial/Opinion, Showcase
Every year when Valentine’s Day rolls around, couples run around trying to look for the perfect gift for their significant other. The perfect gift and candy has become the overall meaning of this ancient holiday and not the meaning of the day itself: love. The cost of a gift is not what is important...
Where Did the Great Movies Go?
Holley Murray, Literature Editor
February 3, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
Recently, I saw one of the worst movies I have ever seen in theaters. Anyone who knows me knows I will be the first in line to see whatever new psychological thriller is out, so when I went to see an evening showing of “Escape Room,” I was completely ready to be - well, psychologically thrilled....
Why Pay for College?
Ramya Raja, Staff Writer
May 19, 2017
Filed under Editorial/Opinion, Showcase
For thirteen years of their lives, most children who go to school are blessed enough to not have to pay a penny for their education. Public elementary, middle, and high schools cost nothing directly to parents who seek to give their children an education. If this is the case for most childrens’ thirteen...
Scholarships for College that Require Zero Effort
Kristin Iler, Sports Editor
February 28, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Student Life
With graduation around the corner, the procrastinators who thought that there would be more time to prepare for college are scrounging to find the easiest scholarships that take the least time to apply for. Below is a list of hassle-free, no-essay scholarships that almost anyone in need of money can...
EpiPen Prices Increasing Rapidly
Melina Vergilis, Staff Writer
December 2, 2016
Millions of people around the world face allergies on a daily basis, but how do people deal with severe allergic reactions? The EpiPen is a portable needle filled with epinephrine that is injected into the thigh when severe allergies occur. It saves many peoples’ lives everyday and gives them the capability...
Treasury Department Adds Harriet Tubman to $20 Bill
Matthew McFadden, Staff Writer
May 11, 2016
Since 1928, President Andrew Jackson, a war hero who owned slaves and signed the Indian Removal Act, has graced the twenty dollar bill. However, the United States Department of the Treasury has announced that Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and helped over 60 people escape from slavery through t...
$1.5 Billion Powerball Jackpot: What Would You Have Done?
JoAnn Ahn, Staff Writer
February 5, 2016
Filed under Editorial/Opinion, Photo Essay, Showcase
After the well anticipated broadcast of the $1.5 billion Powerball Jackpot’s winning numbers on January 13th, millions of people across the country returned to their regular lives as their fantasies were put on hold. Before the announcement, everyone had the same u...
Wait… What’s Economics?
Emily Starling, Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2013
Filed under Editor's Picks, Features
Do not even sit here and pretend that it this has not happened before: a cold day comes around and something inside of you needs the largest non-fat peppermint mocha that can be provided with two shots of espresso. Or it is Christmas break and you can physically feel brain cells dying as you stare at the...
Anna Anglin, Web Editor
May 7, 2019
Although Jordan Peele’s newest film, “Us” is not the happy ending and easy to understand plot that his previous film “Get Out” was, it presents its own kind of masterpiece...
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