I Remember
Story By: The Editorial Board, Tommy Tribble, Derek Bullis, Ben Hensley, and Hannah Lanier
September 11, 2019
The editorial board reflects on their memories of 9/11. Tommy Tribble, Editor-in-Chief I remember the television. I was 7 years old, and I must have been in the second grade. I remember an early morning, a glowing TV set, and my surrogate grandmother, a woman named Mary. The screen displayed ...
The Tea: The Darkness—Why We Report the Darkest Stories
Story By: Tommy Tribble, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2019
So the world is basically bad. We’re living a daily national crisis. When our president isn’t tweeting deranged nonsense about hurricanes he’s inviting the Taliban to Camp David on 9/11. No, really. Plus, there’s the climate catastrophe. Plus the ever growing disparity between rich and...
Why Students Should Say No to Sweatshops
Story By: Camila Rivera, Reporter
August 28, 2019
We are compelled to buy the latest fashion trends, whether it is the newest Nike’s or the exact same crop top your favorite Instagram model is wearing just to fit in and to feel accepted by a world that only cares for our looks, but it’s time we think about who is making our clothes. Big bran...
When Can We Stop Writing These Headlines
Story By: The Editorial Board
August 28, 2019
In El Paso, three weeks ago, a man with a gun opened fire in a Walmart, murdering 22 people, on August 3. Twenty-four were injured. Just over 12 hours later, another nine people were shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio. Both shooters were in their twenties, and both were young men. A week before, in July,...
Mental Health: A Journey with No Apparent Destination
Story By: Hannah Lanier, Reporter
May 9, 2019
As we begin the month of May, also known as #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, it is time to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations. As I am currently embarking into my 20s, I feel like I am being suffocated by the unfair obstacles that I have been thrown with the requirement to overcome. I’ve...
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