Coping With Heartbreak
Brooklyn Fye, Senior Writer
August 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Everyone has a certain word that makes his/her skin crawl. If someone were to write down every word that made his/her skin crawl, they might start to notice a thing or two about the list. Things that could be noticable might be that the length of the list gets longer the older they get, the words have ...
Packing for Summer Vacation… NOT!
Lauren Hileman, Junior Writer
August 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
You are sitting in last period English class with backpack and supplies waiting for the final bell for summer vacation, and it's all that you can do to wait for the final tick of the second hand. Three… two… one… home free! For the past week, classmates have talked about their upcoming trips to F...
Ready Player One
Jordan Henry, Freshman
May 17, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Imagine that it’s 2045. The world is in chaos and destruction. The depletion of fossil fuels has generated a worldwide energy crisis, leaving people stranded, not to mention how the rise in population can't be supported by its resources and surroundings. Wars are everywhere, and there is no...
Ball State Trip Puts Lewis Cass In Perspective
Kaleb Lewellen, Sophomore Writer
May 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Being a part of the journalism class, I have always thought of journalism team as just my other friends and classmates. I never thought twice about getting closer with them, hanging out with them, or getting to know them better in general. I had always assumed that all of the other journalism classes...
My Parents: My Best Friends
Ashli Key, Junior Writer
May 2, 2018
Filed under Courier Top Opinion Article, Opinion
To my two everlasting best friends, Wow, where has time gone? Life seems to be flying by as if yesterday I were a little girl; however, now I have one more year and my life begins without you guys being by my side. When I was little, I never realized why people always said to treat your parents ...
My Work Experiences
Kelsey Wise, Junior Writer
April 23, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Why did I want a job? Why do I work at age 17 when I have my whole life to work? I get asked those two questions all the time by friends and family. I do understand that I am a teenager and that a teenager isn’t supposed to stress so much and have the burden of work on their hands. Work, however, ...
An Open Letter to the Girl With A Broken Heart
Ashli Key, Junior Writer
April 17, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Dear Beautiful Girl, I know you feel as if your world is falling apart. I know you’re at a loss of words because nothing you say or think will take this pain away. I know you feel as if you lost the one person you could count on being there for you. I know how it feels and I’m sorry. I’m sor...
Should We Keep Libraries?
Brannyn Spencer, Junior Writer
April 16, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As technology improves, many people have quit using local libraries. Many would rather sit at home reading off a cellular device than to go check out a book at the library. Some ask if we should even continue to have libraries. I believe libraries have a positive impact on communities, and we should c...
The Truth About Gun Control
Kaleb Lewellen, Sophomore Writer
April 16, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Safety is and has always been a driving priority among many people whether it be highly advanced scientific minds, or the common, everyday person. Many of us see our safety as the first priority. This is closely followed by the safety of those we love. Throughout history, violence has been evidently pre...
School Uniforms: Self-Expression or Bullying?
Ashli Key, Junior Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion
When anyone brings up this issue about school uniforms, she doesn’t know the correct answer. Anyone can understand that some schools have uniforms and some follow a dress code. Many different views get thrown around, but none of them are wrong. After I have considered both sides, I agree with each of them, b...
Should Immigrants be U.S. Citizens?
Brannyn Spencer, Junior Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The topic of immigration is one of the most controversial subjects today in America. The two sides, supporting and disliking illegal immigrants, has grown stronger over the past few years due to Donald Trump’s ideas and opinions. I personally believe that immigration has caused our nation to become...
To the One Who Created My Darkness
Josie Woolever, Junior Writer
April 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion
To the One Who Created My Darkness, You may not realize what you had done at the time, you were quite young, but what you placed on me wasn’t easy for me to handle. Looking back on it now, I’d say it was a blessing in disguise. If it weren’t for that particular hard time, I probably...
