Who should Darden Restaurants buy next?
C.J. Burrous, Senior Writer
September 4, 2019
Darden Restaurants is an American casual-dining restaurant company which is best known for owning Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse. In 2018, they accrued total revenue of 8.1 billion dollars. This number is not high enough for Darden CEO Gene Lee. He hopes to raise annual revenue by acquiring oth...
Making The Case For Brad Maddox’s WWE Return
C.J. Burrous, Senior Writer
August 30, 2019
On October 28, 2012, the most underrated professional wrestler of all time Brad Maddox debuted on the main roster of the WWE in one of the most unique and interesting ways imaginable- as a referee. The main event of the night pitted the WWE Champion CM Punk vs “The Big Guy” Ryback. The bout was...
How Spider-Man got SCREWED!
Gannon Davis, Sophomore Writer
August 29, 2019
Just like a lot of other people, I am upset about what has happened with Sony and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recently, Sony and the MCU have not come to complete terms on the fictional character known as Peter Parker, who is an orphan who was raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Later in li...
Growing up in an Intangible Toxic World
Hannah Plauschin, Sophomore Writer
August 26, 2019
Pressure is something I constantly deal with and many others. I feel pressure to do well in school, pressure to do well in sports, pressure to be a good daughter, pressure to be a good role model, and pressure to stay calm despite all the expectations. I know the majority of this pressure is very normal...
Out Of Luck
Samuel Miller, Senior Writer
August 26, 2019
My perfect weekend quickly turned sour with one tweet. The moment I discovered Andrew Luck retired, I thought it as a joke. I believed it a cruel ploy by my brother to get me anxious. However, this was not the case. News broke that Luck had been mentally worn down and he wanted out. I sat down and w...
The benefits of Veganism
C.J. Burrous, Senior Writer
August 26, 2019
Veganism is a concept which dates back thousands of years to Indian and Mediterranean societies. It takes vegetarianism one step further, as it restricts all animal products from ones' diet. However, veganism is not just about diet. Veganism is a way of life, meaning that participants seek to lead anima...
If You’re Doing This, Please STOP!
Samuel Miller, Senior Writer
August 15, 2019
Disclaimer: These are my opinions; don’t be hypersensitive. Anonymous messages are a social media trend that has been running rampant over the last couple months. In case you have been living under a rock, anonymous messages allow users to submit whatever they want to another with total anonymi...
Should Fox News continue featuring racist Mark Furhman?
C.J. Burrous, Senior Writer
August 14, 2019
Since 2011, Fox News has made Mark Furhman a regular political commentator on their various shows. Furhman is a former LAPD detective, a New York Times bestselling author, and filmmaker. Over the years, Furhman has appeared in hundreds of Fox News segments. He has even been on their channel ...
Indiana Allowing Guns in Schools?
Uriah Riemenschneider, Senior Writer
May 15, 2019
Here in the United States we have been hit by quite a few tragedies involving mass shootings and shootings in schools. For example on April 30, 2019, the University of North Carolina had two students shot and killed and others injured. Another mass shooting was the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting th...
The Teacher that Changed Everything for Me
Josie Woolever, Senior Editor
May 10, 2019
Picking my impact teacher was extremely difficult. I have had so many amazing teachers who have not only impacted my past and my present but my future as well. They’ve either helped me decide what I wanted to do, or they have helped me realize what I didn’t want to do. Not only that, but they’v...
The Teacher who Left an Everlasting Impact
Ashli Key, Senior Editor
May 6, 2019
As I opened the doors to a new chapter in life, I felt comfortable. The start of my junior year had begun, and I had become filled with excitement, confidence, and a ready-to-go mindset; however, I was filled with more nerves than I thought. I knew my classes were going to be tougher than the ones I h...
Should the Minimum Wage be Raised?
McKayla Thompson, Junior Writer
April 19, 2019
A single mother is living paycheck-to-paycheck because her minimum wage paying job is only paying $7.25 per hour. Should people really have to live this way, or should the minimum wage be raised? Personally, I believe the minimum wage shouldn’t be raised due to the effects it will cause on society. A...