Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights: Alabama Erred
Daniela Parra del Riego and Chase Bagnall-Koger
May 25, 2019
Alabama’s Human Life Protection Act (House Bill 314) was signed into law by governor Kay Ivey on May 15, effectively banning abortions in the state with exceptions only in the case of “serious risk” to the mother’s life. Without exemptions for victims of rape and incest, news of the divisive...
James Charles’ Sister Scandal
Maia Berthier, Staff Writer
May 21, 2019
James Charles, after being notorious for his “professionalism” throughout his YouTube career by limiting his involvement in the beauty community’s constant drama, has been drowning in “tea” that was exposed in the past week. It all began with the release of Tati Westbrook’s confession video...
Mental Health Awareness in America
Daniela Parra Del Riego, Staff Writer
May 12, 2019
Among the stress of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, the mere mention of the month of May raises stress levels across students. Stress is an important biological response to a potentially threatening situation, yet too much of the hormone adrenaline, which is responsible for...
Maximum Security Doesn’t “Secure” the Kentucky Derby Win
Maia Berthier, Staff Writer
May 7, 2019
This past Friday, May 4, the 145th annual running of the Kentucky derby took place. There were 20 contenders in the competition and each participant raced around the track for a total distance of 1.25 miles, as was done in the previous years. However, this year there was a discrepancy relating to the...
Trump’s Tweet Incites Violence against Ilhan Omar
Maia Berthier, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
On Mar. 23, Ilhan Omar gave a speech to the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) discouraging Islamophobia. Within this speech, she referred to the 9/11 terrorist attacks as an event where “some people" (a small part of the Muslim faith) "did something" (this terrorist attack). However, her...
A New Beginning?
Patrick Ales, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
The Mueller Report was billed to be the single most fundamentally shocking piece of paper in recent American history. No, this is not an exaggeration. A report that was supposed to uncover the rigging of a presidential election by a foreign adversary and the current President himself is bone-chilling....
J.K. Rowling’s Latest Character Update
Patrick Ales, Staff Writer
April 6, 2019
The Harry Potter franchise is one of the most successful book and film series of all time, catapulting its creator J.K. Rowling into global fame. Her social influence is nearly unmatched by other authors, both through the decade-old characters from the series and Rowling's own social commentary. Rowling...
Google Stadia: A Game Changer?
Alexander Yagoda, Opinion Editor
April 3, 2019
In its short but rich history, Google has always been the first and best at what it does. Be it browsers or search engines, the tech giant has always been a step ahead with a superior product. However, with the recent explosion of video gaming as a commercial enterprise, including an expected one billion dollars in the esports industry over the next year, many companies not usually associated with gaming have tried jumping on t...
Silicon Valley Versus Elizabeth Warren
Patrick Ales, Staff Writer
March 18, 2019
2020 Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has recently found herself embroiled in conflict with some of the largest technology companies in the United States. Among the many proposals in her new platform, the Democratic candidate calls for the breakup of large tech companies, like Google, Amazon and...
What Happened to The Oscars?
Patrick Ales, Staff Writer
February 26, 2019
Sensationalism. Polarity. Suppression. Any one of these, or a combination of them, can be the reason behind the decline of The Oscars as a pillar of both film criticism and pop culture. For the first time in 30 years, the pinnacle of cinema is without a host. Comedian Kevin Hart withdrew from the position...
The Unnecessary National Emergency
Maia Berthier, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
On Friday, Feb. 15, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency because of the influx of immigrants crossing the border between the United States and Mexico. Before this, he signed a spending bill that included funding for the border wall, but the money that was budgeted was lower than what...
Should Conversion Therapy be Legal?
Maia Berthier, Staff Writer
February 16, 2019
Conversion therapy, a method of indoctrinating a person in hopes of changing their sexual orientation, is an outdated practice that has recently been called into question. A Tampa judge partially blocked a ban that was previously on it because of a lawsuit that was filed by a Christian legal advocacy...
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