Love Simon’s Impact on LGBT Youth
by Michelle Trajtman, Reporter
April 26, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
Love Simon had everyone counting down the days for its release and it definitely exceeded all the expectations. This movie featured controversial topics that are still big in our society, that are starting to become more accepted than they had been before. With a lead character who is not only gay, but Afr...
Bullying is Not an Issue
by Joseph David, News Editor
April 21, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
Within the past several years the concept of the bully who engages in bullying has been widely spoken of and globalized in America and in many areas of the world. Schools everywhere invite guest speakers and lecture students on how to be weak and meager. It is simply not only the concept of bullying th...
How Fortnite Took Over the World
by Eli Duncan, Opinions Editor
April 20, 2018
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
If you are a human with ears and a Snapchat, you have undoubtedly heard about or have seen Fortnite every day without fail. Even in the wake of PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS’ (PUBG) success, this battle royale game rose to the top and became one of the most successful games in recent years. In the beginning, For...
Why Dress Code is Important
by Joseph David, News Editor
April 18, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
The school dress code debate has raged on for an eternity. One side claims that school dress code is inherently sexist and bias toward one specific group of people. They also propagate the idea that dress code in school is unnecessary. I would beg to differ, and decree that dress code is in fact impo...
A Punny Article
by Jordy Selznick, Reporter
April 6, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
I don’t want to get to curried away here, but it appears that puns are having a bit of a renaissance. From punny t-shirts to coffee cups emblazoned with pun-liners, having fun with the English language never gets old. In fact, the practice of this pun-derful practice dates back to ancient history...
How to Build Long Lasting Relationships
by Dominique Allen, Reporter
April 3, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
We’ve all had our shares of one-week relationships with cute boys or girls in the elementary playgrounds or the lockers in middle school hallways. As time moved on we realized how unsuccessful our relationships were, so we gave up on trying to make them work. We’re in high school now, and as the ...
Why People Hate the Star Wars Prequels
by Eli Duncan, Opinions Editor
March 30, 2018
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
For over 40 years Star Wars has been a staple for American movie lovers. The original 1977 film sits in thirteenth place in the American Film Institute's (AFI) 2007 edition of the “Top 100 Greatest American Movies” list, which is up two places from the 1998 edition. In 1999, George Lucas returne...
When Is Parental Pressure Too Much?
by Michelle Trajtman, Reporter
March 28, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
Doing something that you are passionate about and doing something that someone is passionate about are completely different. There are so many things that we as teenagers have to be sure to do; keep up with school work, countless hours of homework, extracurricular activities, all while making sure we still ...
Fine Arts and Sports: Who Really Gets the Spotlight?
by Erica Jane, Entertainment Editor
March 27, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
Ever since I was a lost preteen, music has always been my calling. It wasn’t immediate, but I knew. I was surrounded by people who mirrored the same affection I have for music. The trouble was, no one beyond my circle of musicians felt the same way; we were alone in a world that presented to be cr...
How to Defeat Allergy Season
by Jordy Selznick, Reporter
March 23, 2018
Filed under lifestyle, OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
Allergy season is officially upon us in Las Vegas, NV. Known as one of the worst cities in the nation for allergies because of the number of non-native plants brought in to add beauty to the landscape, Las Vegas citizens suffer allergies at an outrageously high rate. Although there is no way to completely e...
How Netflix is Revolutionizing the Entertainment Industry
by Hope Freeland, Senior Editor
March 19, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
Netflix has easily become the most popular and successful on-demand media industry with a yearly profit of over $11 billion. The company first became popular for their DVD rentals where you had a subscription that allowed you to order a few DVDs at a time for a small price, once you returned what you had ...
In Response to Petty Low Blows
by Jake Grosvenor, Editor-In-Chief
March 14, 2018
Filed under OPINIONS, SHOWCASE
On March 6th, my article about walkouts had the honor of receiving attention during Alan Stock’s show on 840 AM. While I only heard the final 10 minutes, those final comments revealed a lot about Mr. Stock’s ethics. In this segment he denounced the legitimacy behind student organized walkouts and ...
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