Editorial
The minimum wage battle wages on
Currently, America faces two major economic issues: the country is in a recession with recovery hard to foresee and the unemployment rate stands around 9.7 percent. A 2005 study revealed 744,000 homeless Americans, which steadily increased over the last few years. Currently, 13 million hungry children reside in the United States. Of the children that [...]
The last race-bender
Set to come out in July the movie “The Last Airbender” boasts a set of Caucasian actors playing the Asian protagonists. In fact, the only lead played by an Asian actor (Dev Patel) is the villain, Zuko. Fans of the television show are outraged by the blatant whitewashing of their favorite Asian-influenced cartoon. Since the [...]
First Lady Requires Over 20 Servants
“In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much,” promised Michelle Obama. “See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service”. Obama promised change. And she gave change, whether or not [...]
Gun Rights
Throughout the United States a great debate has been and is going on about whether or not common citizens should be allowed to own firearms. It is our constitutional right to own weapons but some think that the more guns in a community, the more violence and crime there will be. The nation is divided [...]
Drug advertisement
The idea of putting drug advertisements on television has recently become very controversial. Originally, drugs were introduced to doctors directly, not patients Do patients know what drug is best for them, or do doctors know better? How should a patient know what drug to use? They did not go to medical school. Doctors know best.
Before [...]
Facebook Addiction
Facebook, a social networking system, has become a valuable way to get back into contact with old friends, schedule events, and play games. However, if you’re spending more time on Facebook than off, it may be time to decide if you have Facebook Addiction Disorder. (FAD) Some of the ways to check if you have [...]
Poverty
Morgan Spurlock and his fiancé Alex Spurlock go on a 30 day trip to Columbus, Ohio. But this is no normal trip. Morgan and Alex are trying out the life of people who are living just above the poverty line. The couple froze their credit cards and stashed away all money, so they could experience [...]
What Would You Change About Day?
Sarah Williams-Cobalt
“Smaller Building”
Jake Connors-Indigo
“Food costs less and more time between classes”
Cameron Hunt-Crimson
“5-day schedule”
Katie Nugent-Scarlet
“Bigger locker room lockers and cleaner bathrooms and a new schedule”
Shannon Fitzgerald-Kiwi
“Better schedule”
Charles Fitz-Emerald
“No changing clothes in gym”
The Gender Agenda
Nowadays, teachers typically focus on educating girls over boys according to an article in the newspaper, The Atlantic. This bias is a major issue because it affects students such so that now the typical boy is 1.5 years behind girls in reading and writing, instead of being nearly equal in these skills in the past. [...]
New Year Resolutions
It does not seem that resolutions made during the New Year make a significant difference in everyday life. For resolutions to make an important difference they have to be meaningful, and they must be strictly kept. Most people do not have the time for this.
“Resolutions aren’t that important and people who make them don’t keep [...]
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