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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Editorial: University Students Shouldn’t Need to Live in Moldy Dorms

Kate LaCoe and Emma Quillen 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,...

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...

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...

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...

Editorial: There Should Be More Classes Outside

Laurel Fleszar, Reporter May 30, 2019

In this age of technology, scholastic learning has become trapped. Students begin to lose focus as the beginning of summer rolls around, yet teachers try to hold classes the same way as they always have....

Editorial: Catholic Church is Corrupt and Harmful

Talon Smith, Reporter May 30, 2019

The pagans had it right is often a stance you don't see taken in today's world; though, it might be one to take in the modern age of the church. The Catholic Church, that is. The Church which has proven...

Editorial: Underrepresentation of Marginalized Groups in Government

Sophia DeDonatis, Reporter May 30, 2019

In the representative democracy that American government is, it only makes sense that people making decisions that only affect a certain group of people would be a part of that group of people. However,...

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