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...
Matthew Roehm, Graphics Editor
April 10, 2019
On March 15, at 1:40 p.m. shots were fired at a mosque in Christchurch New Zealand. 50 were wounded and 50 were injured, the shooter streamed the entire thing over Facebook Live. He also left behind a manifesto, it is filled with ...
Madeline Vessey, Editorial Editor
March 26, 2019
Just about everyone has heard of the save our bees campaign that began in the early 2000s which brought the decline of the bee population to light, along with the benefits of maintaining it. Though this campaign being brought into the spotlight has been incredibly helpful ...
Madeline Vessey, Editorial Editor
March 25, 2019
In November 2018, He Jiankui reported that he had been the first to successfully edit the genes of two human babies who would have been born with HIV to be resistant to the disease using with a technique called CRISPR Gene Editing. However, his experiment has caused a...
Jankhna Sura, Editorials Editor
March 22, 2019
Around this time of year, high schoolers all around the U.S. are constantly refreshing their emails, anxiously awaiting the decisions of their top choice colleges. For select students, the hours spent studying for standardized...
