To Post or Not To Post
Anna Tuten, Desk Writer
April 10, 2012
Everyone knows one of those people. They post entirely too much personal information on facebook; they tweet about every minute detail of their lives; they rant extensively on tumblr; they take pictures of themselves half naked to upload to instagram. You never have to wonder what these people are thinking... Read more »
Mymes with Rhoron: “Hobbies”
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
March 19, 2012
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Mymes With Rhoron: “Bar Codes”
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
March 19, 2012
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L’eggo the Leggings
Anna Tuten, Desk Writer
March 6, 2012
Recently, females across the nation have decided that leggings are an appropriate alternative to pants. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they’re not. There are tons of anti-leggings-as-pants websites which support this ultimatum. Many are written by females but others are the product of men.... Read more »
Changing Today’s Woe
Emma Kitchens, Desk Writer
March 1, 2012
Just about any developed English speaking person has heard of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It’s the story of two lovers who can’t be together because of a family feud. Shakespeare coined the term “star crossed lovers” to describe two people who are in love, but cannot be... Read more »
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 »
