Head in the clouds
May 25, 2018
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
Vaping is the sensation taking the world by storm. Its popularity as a recreational device is increasing, though originally intended to be medicinal. Many questions remain hidden inside the smoke.
The price of a life
March 7, 2018
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
She sits in the shadows, an understood label plastered across her back. For sale. Not just her body, but her life —her soul. She is reduced to being nothing more than a commodity, to stay in the shadows and remain silent. This is the only life she knows.
Identity breach
December 14, 2017
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
Your name. Your identity. Your life. All summed up in a series of numbers, its importance disregarded – not out of ignorance, but rather a lack of awareness. These numbers in the wrong hands, and your life is no longer your own.
The legality of Net Neutrality
December 13, 2017
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
There is no doubt that the internet wholly revolutionized life during the 21st century. The assets of the future are truly at the tip of our fingers: a mere click from the truth, a quick swipe to uncover happiness, a minute touch to unlock an intangible world. This eclectic, encompassing system has infiltrated...
The power of a post
November 3, 2017
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She is controlled by a puppeteer. Confined by the rules and regulations of social media. Every post carefully considered, every caption formulated with care. She will bend over backwards to please the world.
Supporting the survivors, admiring the fighters
October 26, 2017
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
They say the color pink is a pretty color. It's feminine, it's dainty. It's what women wear; it's what women should be. But breast cancer isn't a fragile force, nor is it something to admire. It's not to be romanticized, and it's definitely not something to hold in high esteem. It's cancer-- a type of...
It’s not cool to be cruel
October 25, 2017
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It's easy to fake a smile and look the other way. It's easy to pretend not to notice. It's easy to push it under the rug and hope that someone else will stand up. However, in the time it takes to make a conscious decision not to care, the person that is being tormented could soon make the worst decision...
New Role Models
Story by Lois LeFors, news editor
September 5, 2017
Filed under IN-DEPTH, VIEWPOINT
She leans nonchalantly against her shopping cart filled with various groceries as she waits patiently in line at the checkout. Her eyes absently glance over the merchandise displayed all around her until her gaze fixes on the brightly colored magazines displayed in neat horizontal rows. Cover afte...
Redefining your reflection
September 5, 2017
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In a world that is surrounded with cameras and instantaneous documentation, it is easy to become consumed with what is considered "beautiful." However, many do not take into consideration that every person has a different body, and that being "different" is what makes the world diverse. It's what catalyzes...
Splashing into the deep
Story by Emilee Slayton, staff writer
September 5, 2017
Filed under IN-DEPTH
She steps onto the wet staircase that leads into the warm blue pool. She feels nervous. She couldn't really comprehend her feelings at the moment. Wearing a cute green pinup-like swimsuit, she starts to swim in the pool. She knows she doesn't look perfect, but the camera flashes anyways. Would she get ...
Glorifying violence in media filters down to everyday life
Story by Jillian Cheney, editor in chief
May 23, 2017
Filed under IN-DEPTH
Her eyes are bloodshot from staring at the screen for so long. His thumb cramps after hitting the ‘action’ button so many times. But there’s nothing wrong with playing a few hours of video games, or marathoning “The Godfather” trilogy back to back with James Bond and the Avengers. Because...
Silence of suicide
February 20, 2017
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There is no closure in suicide. It is not an infectious disease; it is not a criminal. There is nothing to hate when everything is over. There is no way to get revenge. There is only the face of a loved one who dealt with pain to such a degree that there is no way to put it into words. I...
