Madeline Vessey, Editorials Editor
November 11, 2019
M.J. Crumity, an eighth-grade Floridian with a pacemaker, participated in a game of dodgeball before abruptly collapsing onto the floor of his gym class and going into cardiac arrest. Swiftly, a school resource officer and a school nurse stepped in and began compressions and defibrillat...
Ava Darden, Editor in Chief
November 4, 2019
Recently, The RDU Airport Authority announced plans to resection Umstead Park, expanding the quarry on the property. Several groups, such as The Umstead Coalition, have been campaigning for local government to stand up to the A...
Ava Darden, Editor in Chief
November 4, 2019
Most of the class of 2020 may have not yet adjusted to being seniors, but regardless of whether or not most of the 430 seniors this year are prepared to go on to bigger things, doesn’t change the fact that graduation is alm...
Abby Pikett, News Assistant Editor
September 26, 2019
Chanel Miller, the previously anonymous victim of rapist Brock Turner, has revealed her name to the public and is telling her story of being sexually assaulted by a man who spent only three months in prison for his life-altering...
Madeline Vessey, Editorials Editor
September 26, 2019
The recent issue of gerrymandering in North Carolina was first brought to the attention of the Supreme Court almost 30 years ago, with the supreme court case Shaw v. Reno. In this case, Republicans argued redistricting agreed upon on by the Democratic m...
September 26, 2019
September 26, 2019
Madeline Vessey, Editorials Editor
May 9, 2019
The drinking water crisis currently occurring in Flint, Michigan, brought the issue of lead contaminated water to the the nation's attention. However, one thing many people do not understand about this issue is that it may be more widespread across the United States than it is perceiv...
Madeline Vessey, Editorials Editor
May 9, 2019
Drug resistant diseases are becoming a serious problem in this day and age with almost one million becoming infected and 23,000 U.S. citizens dying as a result of antibiotic resistant diseases. With the arrival of effective antibiotics, doctors feel compelled to provide patients with the best possible care; however, antibiotics ar...
Abby Pikett, Design Editor
May 4, 2019
Every year around April and May students begin preparing for the multiple exams they are required to take. This can cause unnecessary stress and worry on students, as well as on the teachers preparing them for the exams. Standardized...
