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What will happen in 2012?
February 22, 2012 • Kelly Walters, Spread Editor
It is true: there have been whispers that the world is on the cusp of what will be a devastating World War III. The global economic situation is dire and may soon rival the situation of the late 1920s. Civil war and revolution has erupted in Middle Eastern nations and...
SOPA gathers attention of students and collectors
January 31, 2012 • Austin Barnes
Being an avid music collector/reviewer and an occasional YouTuber, the legislation to crack down on Internet piracy first caught my attention in the form of Bill S.978, proposed on May 12 of last year. I was not aware at this time that this kind of legislation had been in...
And the king of democracy is crowned
January 30, 2012 • Mick Walters, Web Editor
Commander and Chief of the military is now the king of Congress. America was created on the foundation against tyranny, but is now becoming tyrannical. The president’s job description is Commander and Chief of the military, but that is never the focus of...
Taking a step back in technology
January 30, 2012 • Jason Frost, Copy Editor
AP English students may or may not be aware of the concept of Orwellian and Huxley societies, but if there was ever one thing the thought police never had to worry about was the Internet. The newly-proposed Stop Online Policy Act and its sister bill, the Protect Intellectual...
Math aggrevating but important
January 10, 2012 • Brittany Robertson
All I hear is whining every day, all the time from kids about how much they hate math. I will be honest, I dislike math just as much as that kid who sleeps during class. He will get far, right? Numbers, letters and counting are the last things...
With a leaders death, the question of what makes greatness comes into question
December 22, 2011 • Michelle Jeffries, Entertainment Editor
With every great nation, there must also be a great leader. In the case of North Korea, the greatness of that nation is not for us to decide, but great or not, every nation’s leader deserves respect, even in death. For newly deceased Kim Jong Il, this still holds true. ...
Till fame does us part
December 6, 2011 • Brittany Robertson
I thought marriage was supposed to be a life-time commitment, not a 72-day drama. Kim Kardashian spent so much money on a wedding only to throw it away with her marriage. Talk about getting kicked to the curb, ouch! It seems that this little bit...
Experiencing the hysteria of Black Friday
December 6, 2011 • Meghann Kennedy, Editor in Chief
Black Friday has always been a huge joke to me. Last year, while working it, I encountered fights and tired customers at 4 a.m. with carts upon carts of unnecessary items. This year, for some reason, I decided to go out and stand on the opposite side of the cash register. ...
Putting christ in holidays
December 6, 2011 • Amber Brettel, Business Manager
Merry Christmas—oops, someone said that in retail again and got canned. Never mind the other cashier who just yelled at the customer and told them to “get the heck out of their store.” Most employees around theUSare taught the phrase “service...
Thinking inside the box
November 30, 2011 • Rebecca Arnold, News editor
On Dec. 29, a series that has captured the interest of the world will be locked away. After the second DVD of “Deathly Hallows” finishes selling, all eight movies will be taken off the shelves and only released in a box set. They will be released...
