SOPA is not DOPE-A
Zack Rogers, Word Artist
January 19, 2012
While this four letter acronym is not a hygienic product, it is, in a way, designed to clean up your media library. SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, is a bill that was proposed in the House of Representatives back in October of last year. In a nut shell, SOPA gives copyright holders the power to... Read more »
“Hi, I’m [a] Taylor [fanatic].”
Anna Byars and Catie Hopkins, Taylor fanatics
December 9, 2011
If you looked in our rooms, you would see a stack of CD’s, a big purple bottle of perfume, and a series of posters featuring our blonde idol. Obsession? No, dedication. She’s a part of our lives, as our favorite artist and as a personal friend. Her music gives us a glimpse into her life and... Read more »
Mean Teacher
Amber Perry, Desk Writer
December 7, 2011
Some instructors at our school are known to be bullies, maybe not in the traditional sense but perhaps in a subtler manner. They make our pet-peeve radar buzz, and our annoyance meter break. Amber Pack, a junior, comments on one of her teachers, “He gets mad at us for sneezing and dropping pencils.... Read more »
Gifts For Those That Have Everything
Cody Smoldt, Writer
December 6, 2011
Sometimes it’s hard to buy gifts for people. What do you get for the person that has everything? Don’t worry. I’ve got that covered. You won’t believe some of this stuff is even legal.* A Working Laser Gun : I know I know. I thought this was silly to. But really, for just over two... Read more »
Double Standards
Jahniya Mcbride, Writer
December 2, 2011
What are double standards? Double standards are seen everywhere from media, magazines, movies, books, and television. It comes from the expectations made for men and women by the same person who dubbed the infamous ”unwritten rule book.” One common double standard in relationships is when... Read more »
The Gifts That Just Keep On Giving (Back To You)
Zack Rogers, Word Artist
November 29, 2011
With the holidays just over the river (and through the woods), many stressed folks will spend hours, days, even months contemplating the perfect gift to give to those whom we hold nearest and dearest. Sometimes in our panicked Black Friday excursions we forget that sometimes the best, and most beneficial... Read more »
How Far Should We Go to Keep Students Safe?
Katherine Koss
November 22, 2011
Everyone in the United States and many around the world remember the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. A student came on campus and pulled a gun, killed almost 30 people, and injured more students plus faculty that were on campus that day. The teachers had no defense but themselves, or locks on their... Read more »
Thirsty?
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
November 15, 2011
Every morning, North Augusta High School students wear their school-approved clothes, put on their school-approved ID’s, and come to school with their school-approved materials. However, in the recent news of school policies, students might also want to grab a school-approved water bottle. That... Read more »
An Apple a day…
Logan Smith
October 14, 2011
As I’m sitting at my computer writing this, my iPhone is being updated to iOS5 software, my MacBook is updating itself to the most recent string of updated programs unleashed from Apple, and my smile plastered on my face is probably the biggest its been in a week. As a devout Apple customer, I... Read more »
Extreme Makeover: Facebook Edition
Jahniya McBride, Writer
October 12, 2011
You’re probably one of the 800 million active users of Facebook who either threw your computer out of a window or laughed it off when you saw Facebook’s new makeover. Even though it’s not 1773 and most people don’t agree with the new changes, that doesn’t mean we all... Read more »
