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OPINION: Can you finish this without a phone break?

OPINION: Can you finish this without a phone break?

Desara Vladasi, Journal Contributor March 25, 2025

Subway Surfers, slime, fidgets or Minecraft parkour combined with a Get Ready With Me TikTok and a “storytime.” Five things are happening at once, and our brains take it in with the quick efficiency...

George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio.

OPINION: History has been forgotten in the American education system

Ella Santanelli, Copy Editor March 25, 2025

Have you ever been in a position in your adult life where you learned about a historical event for the first time or found out the truth about an event where you had the facts wrong without knowing and...

OPINION: Change is in the air for Southwest Airlines

OPINION: Change is in the air for Southwest Airlines

Victoria White, Opinion Editor March 25, 2025

Southwest Airlines announced that as of May 27, they will no longer offer two free checked bags and has plans to eradicate their open seating as well. With these changes, Southwest has stripped itself...

OPINION: Marvel isn’t as Marvel-ous as it used to be

OPINION: Marvel isn’t as Marvel-ous as it used to be

Victoria White, Asst. Opinion Editor February 18, 2025

Like most teenagers, I found comfort in the community, specifically the online community, that came with the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. For years, I made the pilgrimage to the theater to see the...

OPINION: Students be warned: President sets sights on Department of Education

OPINION: Students be warned: President sets sights on Department of Education

Kamdyn Sargent, Staff Writer February 18, 2025

Not even a full month following his inauguration, President Donald Trump seems to be coming for almost every corner of established government policy, from trans rights to DEI. With each action as alarming...

OPINION: Even prebiotics can’t prevent Poppi’s downfall

OPINION: Even prebiotics can’t prevent Poppi’s downfall

Keely Menyhart, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 18, 2025

In recent years, the soft drink market has seen an influx in gut-healthy sodas. While they have taken over social media, they have not gone about it in the most beneficial way.  With brands like Culture...

OPINION: Gulf of Mexico receives unwanted Trump rebrand

OPINION: Gulf of Mexico receives unwanted Trump rebrand

Robin Malconian, Journal Contributor February 18, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 20 that declared the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed to Gulf of America as a part of an initiative to “restore American pride in the history of American...

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: This Student Press Freedom Day, we prepare for the fight ahead

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: This Student Press Freedom Day, we prepare for the fight ahead

Maren Halpin, Editor-In-Chief February 18, 2025

2025 is an interesting year to be a student journalist. All around me, journalism seems to face a new threat every day — lack of public trust, government officials blocking media access, increasing...

OPINION: An ocean apart: The feeling of studying 3,891 miles away

OPINION: An ocean apart: The feeling of studying 3,891 miles away

Alexis Crochiere, News Editor February 11, 2025

I do not think that my adolescent self would ever think when I grew up I’d be embarrassed to be an American, introducing myself in a foreign country with my homeland whispered under my breath. I remember...

An poster piece from the Ten Years Ago The Nazis burned these books...But Free Americans Can Still Read Them (1943) exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts

OPINION: Turning the page on banning books

Ella Santanelli, Copy Editor February 11, 2025

The topic of book bans seems to have been on the increase in news headlines over the past few years and presidential administrations, but what does a “book ban" really mean? An important distinction...

Charred ruins after wildfire in Northern California.

OPINION: Charred aftermath of California wildfires

Victoria White, Asst. Opinion Editor February 11, 2025

Throughout the 67th Annual Grammys Award show, in between jaw-dropping performances and well-deserved awards, there would be a QR code displayed on the screen. This was the Grammys’ way of showing their...

OPINION: Kendrick's powerful political halftime show highlights Black voices in America

OPINION: Kendrick’s powerful political halftime show highlights Black voices in America

Sandy Tran, Journal Contributor February 11, 2025

Twenty-two-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar delivered an explosive halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana. It reigns, in my mind, the best...

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