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Editorial: Brandy Melville should not be one size fits all

Ashlyn Weidman, Reporter May 28, 2019

Brandy Melville is a teen clothing store known for having trendy clothing that teenagers love to wear. The main thing that differentiates Brandy Melville from other stores is that buyers are expected to...

Editorial: Raise the Legal Drinking Age to 25

Alina Zang, Reporter May 27, 2019

88,000.  Every year 88,000 people die preventable deaths. These preventable deaths are all the product of alcohol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This excessive...

Editorial: Teens feel social media pressures to be perfect

Caroline Glus, Reporter May 27, 2019

Approximately 80% of U.S. women don’t like how they look. Social media has become a new problem in this day and age primarily with teenage girls. The pressure to constantly look perfect with social media...

Editorial: Sixteen is too young to vote

Lauryn Postupak, Reporter May 26, 2019

Should Americans of the age sixteen years or older be given the responsibility of being a voting member of society? The University of Pittsburgh found teens are more likely to take big risks because...

Editorial: Charter schools need stronger regulation

Adrianna Malena, Reporter May 24, 2019

About 24% of charter schools rapidly close due to mismanagement, and even more are turned into a business opportunity for the profit organizations that run them. In the future, these Charter schools...

Editorial: End State Standardized Testing

Maya Yashinsky, Reporter May 23, 2019

In 2012, according to Andrew Ujifusa, it was estimated that $1.7 billion was spent towards standardized testing. This amounts to a quarter of one percent of total spending on K-12 spending in the US. State...

Editorial: Criminals Should be Given Education

Riley Manjerovic, Reporter May 23, 2019

Teaching an inmate while they are in prison increases the chances of them not getting sent back to prison by 43%, according to the Prison Studies Project. Education should be provided to all people...

Editorial: Trump’s Wall Will Damage Our Economy

Gina Roscoe, Reporter May 7, 2019

$55 million to replumb Flint, Michigan. $1 billion in lost crops from Hurricane Florence. $3 billion for California wildfires. $300,000 for the Parkland school shooting. These tragedies...

Editorial: Uber and Lyft should have stronger background checks for their drivers

Caroline Diem, Reporter April 26, 2019

After a long day at work, it’s hard to keep from falling asleep. A young woman got into an Uber and expected to be driven back to her house, an hour away. Her Uber driver Harbir Parmar had other plans....

Editorial: The Model Minority Myth Must be Dismantled

Abigail Lee, Reporter April 24, 2019

A subconscious stereotype exists in American culture known as the model minority myth. The model minority myth characterizes Asian Americans as an ideal monolith that has managed to push past racial and...

Editorial: Schools should provide more dairy free lunch options

Ashlyn Weidman, Reporter March 29, 2019

A common concern about school lunches is that they are not healthy enough, but what most people don’t talk about is the lack of dairy free options available. According to the U.S National Library...

Covington Student Nick Sandmann Should Not be Defended

Abigail Lee, Reporter March 21, 2019

On January 18, 2019, Covington Catholic High School students were shown on video to be in a conflict with Native American Nathan Phillips. Nick Sandmann, who claims to have been unfairly targeted by news...

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