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Sustainable Fashion in an Unsustainable World

Sustainable Fashion in an Unsustainable World

Molly Bomar, Editor in Chief March 3, 2023

Since 2018, my sisters and I have been buying our clothes from thrift and second-hand stores. We began repurposing and upcycling items in innovative ways, like transforming a nylon mesh top into a reusable produce bag for grocery store runs. Although...

Should Athletes Stay Out of Politics?

Should Athletes Stay Out of Politics?

Ava Padelford, Co-Editor December 14, 2022

For years, people have enjoyed watching their favorite sports teams play from the NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA and more. It’s exciting for people to keep up with their favorite athletes, but do people want to keep up with their political beliefs too?    Politics...

The Ethics of True Crime: The Monetization of Trauma

The Ethics of True Crime: The Monetization of Trauma

Remi McKim, Contributing Journalist October 28, 2022

Netflix’s new crime fiction series “Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has broken records for the amounts of views it has garnered in the timespan since release, definitively beating out both Squid Game and Bridgerton with over half a million...

Should There be Seatbelts on School Busses?

Should There be Seatbelts on School Busses?

Ben Jensen, Journalist October 28, 2022

Since the 1920’s, the United States has utilized school buses so that students can have an accessible way to get to school. The school bus itself was designed to hold around 60 children at once, 2 for each seat. It features its signature yellow color,...

Parasocial Relationships and the Impact: And How This all Relates to Harry Styles

Parasocial Relationships and the Impact: And How This all Relates to Harry Styles

Remi McKim, Contributing Journalist October 24, 2022

Cancel culture is a phrase that immediately draws attention. A word once used to describe a new phenomenon is now a buzzword, thrown around for affect more than impact. Shane Dawson, JK Rowling, Ellen DeGeneres, David Dobrik, Lana del Ray, Johnny Depp...

Why Can’t Girls Have Nice Things? : The Trend of Hostility Towards Girl’s Interests

Why Can’t Girls Have Nice Things? : The Trend of Hostility Towards Girl’s Interests

Remi McKim, Contributing Journalist August 22, 2022

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” is a trilogy written by Jenny Han, about a group of family friends navigating themselves whilst a change looms overhead.    It was turned into a show for Amazon Prime which was released this past summer. I...

What is Cinema?: Is Cinema Determined by the Few or the Many?

What is Cinema?: Is Cinema Determined by the Few or the Many?

Remi McKim, Journalist May 16, 2022

Recently it has been brought up how Martin Scorsese discussed his disdain for Marvel movies—a franchise that has controlled the entire world and certainly the movie theaters. Spider-Man: No Way Home is a Marvel movie that was released back in December...

Life For All

Life For All

Ava Padelford, Co-Editor May 13, 2022

Humans today can control so much. They can give or take away. Decisions about what we want to control can be made so fast and then can be regretted for years and years.    There is a huge argument over abortion. There’s the argument claiming...

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The Epidemic of Abortion Bans & Decrease in Womens’ Rights

Caitlin Bailey and Kimi Matibag April 29, 2022

TW: rape, death, sexual assault   These bills that ban ectopic pregnancies make it abundantly clear that it was never about saving lives, it was about controlling women. Ectopic pregnancies are where the fetus grows outside of the main uterus...

Don’t Like Country Music? Think Again

Don’t Like Country Music? Think Again

Alexa McClain, Journalist April 1, 2022

Not everyone is a fan of the country music genre. It’s often stereotyped as too redneck, too nationalistic, or only associated with the “BIG GREEN TRACTOR,” though there is so much more than just that. I think that people just need to find the right...

Schrödinger’s…Grades?

Schrödinger’s…Grades?

Remi McKim, Journalist April 1, 2022

Does Watching Your Grades Have an Impact on Your Mentality? If you are a weird index of interesting anecdotes like I am, you are already aware of Schrödinger’s Cat. If you are a normal person who has not stumbled upon the John Green novel ‘Will...

Book Banning: The End of Critical Thinking

Book Banning: The End of Critical Thinking

Caitlin Bailey, Journalist March 11, 2022

Those who have banned and burned books have never gone down in history as the heroes. To pretend otherwise is exactly why books cannot be banned.    Proponents of banning books argue that parents should have control over what their children...

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