Category: Opinion

You might not know it, but there’s a hidden industry within the United States. This is an industry that makes tens of billions more than the logging industry or the coal industry, or even both combined. It’s an industry that beats out retail giants like Costco or household automotive names like Ford. And worst of […]

Over the past few years, symbols of “Southern pride” from the Civil War have become a controversial topic in the media. A particularly sore subject is whether we should fly, or even have the right to fly, the Confederate flag.  Our right to fly the Confederate flag is protected under the First Amendment. Every American […]

There are many things in life that are just hard, but imagine having to live with a rare, life-threatening genetic disease that is still unknown by many. Having Glycogen Storage Disease has shaped me into who I am, taught me a lot, and forced me to put things into perspective. There are many challenges, but […]

On Dec. 31, 2019, the first case of coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China. With no information on the disease including its mortality rate, whether it was contagious, and who was most at risk, the rest of the world wasn’t too concerned about an outbreak occurring anywhere else. It wasn’t until the pandemic spread to […]

Many people know Kaitlin Bennett as the Kent State “gun girl,” but recently she had made a name for herself in the world of so-called “activism.” Kaitlin Bennett is one of the most ignorant, inconsiderate and immature political influencers in 2020. Allowing someone like her to continue to spread homophobic, racist, sexist, and inaccurate information […]

Sitting in the inboxes of AP students at the very beginning of quarantine was an email from the College Board. According to the College Board, students across the country had been surveyed, and results suggested AP tests should still be offered despite the swiftly spreading pandemic. Most students probably scratched their heads when reading this—whomever […]