Category: Opinion
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Why the Banning of AP African American Studies in Florida is a Cause For Concern.
(via Politico) By Charley Gilewicz AP African American Studies, a course that is currently being piloted and will be offered in all schools during the 2024-2025 school year, will not be arriving in any Florida Schools. This is due to Ron DeSantis and other Florida politicians deeming the material in the curriculum to “lack educational…
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The Ups and Downs of International Soccer
By: Luca Muehlbauer [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera] The World Cup, which will be held in Qatar, is coming up. The tournament is set to start on the 20th of November, and just the past week we had the last international break- when club teams take an extended break for national teams to play matches, usually friendlies-…
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Instagram’s New Update: A Pronouns Setting
By: Regan Sumy Instagram recently made the exciting and necessary decision to create an option to display your pronouns on your Instagram profile. While some see pronouns as unimportant or unnecessary, that simply isn’t the case. Pronouns are used to refer to an individual in conversation or in writing. The most common pronouns are he/him,…
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#StopAnimalCruelty
By: Johanna Ramirez-Perez Over the years, many cosmetic companies have used animals in order to test new products, using them to test new formulas using a variety of chemicals. During this process, animals are forced to eat or inhale substances that could kill them, and most do end up being harmed or killed. This year,…
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Men Who Wear Dresses are Manly
By: Jack Chrest Singer Harry Styles recently modeled for the December 2020 issue of Vogue Magazine. For the photoshoot, Styles wore an assortment of dresses, one of which he wore for the magazine’s cover photo. Soon after the cover photo was released by Vogue via Twitter, several conservative figures criticized Styles for his clothing choice.…
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America, Do Better
By: Johanna Ramirez – Perez What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word white? The first few things that come to my mind are privilege, power and wealth. Not many people will understand this way of thinking because they haven’t experienced it firsthand—they have no clue what it’s like to…
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The First 2020 Presidential Debate: A Headache
By Amarah Din If you watched the first 2020 Presidential Debate, you probably developed a migraine. Regardless of what side of the political spectrum you fall on, we can all agree that this debate was a disaster from start to finish. From constant interruptions, to arguments, to yelling-fits, this debate perfectly showcases the current state…
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Stop the RDU Quarry!
BY: JACK MORGENSTEIN The melting of the polar ice caps. The burning of the Amazon rainforest. Thousands of species going extinct annually. If you’re anything like me, these issues produce visceral feelings of hopelessness, sorrow, and insignificance. As high school students in North Carolina, what CAN we do about global climate change? Using metal straws,…
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Thoughts and Prayers: A Reflection on Grief in Crisis
BY SUZANNAH CLAIRE PERRY It happened again. I checked my phone this Tuesday evening to see that another school shooting had taken place. The fifth one this week. On a Tuesday. Like many Americans, I’ve become desensitized to gun violence. It seems that every day there’s another story about a far off shooting in a…
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In Memoriam: John McCain
BY JACK MORGENSTEIN Senator John McCain died of a brain tumor at the age of 81 on August 25, 2018. Looking back on his life, many will recall a seasoned hero and Vietnam veteran who served our country for 23 years, or perhaps a six-term conservative “maverick” from Arizona. But the true John McCain was…
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