Editorial: It’s time to change the snow day system
Té Burkholder, Reporter
June 23, 2019
Hershey High School’s recent spring break was short—depressingly so. Vacations that were planned for the full time were either cut short or caused missed classes. Clearly, the snow day make-up system in the school district needs to change. The current system sets up the schedule so that th...
Editorial: Universal Healthcare is a Must
Maeve Reiter, Reporter
June 7, 2019
America has the 35th highest life expectancy in the world. This is very low for an incredibly developed country. The United States should adopt universal healthcare. 32 out of the 33 developed countries have implemented a form of Universal Health Care(UHC). The United States is the only developed coun...
Editorial: HHS Should Adopt School Uniforms
Caroline Corcoran and Julia Cream
June 4, 2019
In 1999 and 2014 school year, the percentage of public schools that reported requiring students to wear uniforms increased from 12 to 20 percent, according to the National Center for Education statistics. Public schools, such as Hershey High School, should consider implementing uniforms. Man...
Editorial: Vaccinating Children Should Not Be Debatable
Kate LaCoe and Caroline Corcoran
June 4, 2019
Parents not vaccinating children has always been a divided issue, but is now becoming a big problem. There’s a growing number of parents who believe that some vaccinations lead to measles and other diseases or conditions. This should not be a choice if children want to attend public school. Al...
Editorial: Push School Starting Times Back
Matt Keeler, Reporter
June 3, 2019
Students wake up early in the morning to get ready for the long school day ahead. They are tired and groggy, and they know they won’t be able to function during the day. They wish they could just turn off their alarm and go back to sleep. School starting times should be pushed back to at least 8:30 AM....
Editorial: Football Must be Banned in High Schools
Matthew McCurdy, Reporter
June 3, 2019
30 high school athletes died playing football between 2015 and 2017 from direct and indirect causes. Football must be banned in high schools across America. Football puts a lot a lot of stress on your body. It can cause severe injuries that may affect a player the rest of their career. Broken b...
Editorial: Smoking Should Be Illegal
Benji Keeler, Reporter
May 31, 2019
Imagine a teen hanging out with her friends. She excuses herself and steps outside to indulge in her unhealthy addiction, a cigarette. She isn’t thinking of the health risks each cigarette brings. It never came to mind that each puff she takes shortens her life. The thought of becoming one of the ...
Editorial: Pop music isn’t as good as it used to be
Benji Keeler, Reporter
May 31, 2019
The thing that Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Queen all had in common is that they were all great musicians... who wrote their own music. You can hear the sincerity and the emotion in their songs. Real instruments are being used and it feels authentic. That authenticity and emotion is missing from a lot of current p...
Editorial: University Students Shouldn’t Need to Live in Moldy Dorms
May 31, 2019
This past fall a student at the University of Maryland began to fall very ill. It wasn’t due to a common virus or a bug, but to mold in student dorms. The University failed to alert students early enough, which left a student dead. Students at universities shouldn’t be living in dorms infested...
Editorial: Science Cannot Continue to be Politicized
Sophia DeDonatis and Lucy Farmen
May 30, 2019
Although not a main facet of Trump’s campaign, his administration has been looking for ways to discredit and downplay the science of climate change since the very beginning of his time in office. This and many other acts of politicizing scientific evidence that have been committed by government of...
Editorial: Severe Underrepresentation of Women on Corporate Boards
Anna Callahan, Reporter
May 30, 2019
It is no secret that women have been underpaid when compared to the pay rate of men. Women are often underrepresented in senior positions within firms, while at the same time they tend to be overrepresented in low-paying jobs. In fact women with full-time jobs still earn only about 77 percent of t...
Editorial: Schools Should Have Monthly A.L.I.C.E. Drills
Benji Keeler, Reporter
May 30, 2019
Imagine a parent saying goodbye to their child. They might give them a hug or even a kiss before rushing their precious child off to school without realizing that it’s the last time they will ever say “I love you” to each other. That child never comes home. They were the victim of a school sho...
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