Native tongue
Story by Misty Lopez, in-depth editor
December 8, 2018
The United States of America, being one of the most diverse countries has transformed into a melting pot of culture, religion, and language. Each day, more people are settling and redefining the generalization of what an American is. According to the data collected from 2000-2010 by the Census Bur...
If you ain’t first, you’re last
Story by Logan Diggs, staff writer
December 3, 2018
In the movie “Talladega Nights,” a star Nascar driver named Ricky Bobby has a horrific car accident mid-race. After this accident, Ricky's life falls into a downward spiral, his wife divorces him, he loses his job, his best friend marries his wife, and if that wasn't enough, he's also forced to move in...
Lost connection with identity
Story by Joseph Asher, staff writer
November 28, 2018
I’ve always had a strong feeling that something was missing, that a part of me was not yet put together: my culture, a tricky puzzle that I struggle with figuring out. Being adopted at the age of two deprived me of learning about my culture, about who I was. I was born in South Vietnam, in a s...
The first Thanksgiving
Story by Maryam Kulaib, staff writer
November 26, 2018
One of the biggest advantages of being an exchange student is to get a lot of knowledge and experience, learn new traditions and try new things. I have already understood that the cultural difference between Azerbaijan and America is more than I could have imagined. For the first time in my life, I am...
The genetic divide
Story by Charli Hueter, staff writer
November 16, 2018
When you think of twins, you might imagine the closest the human race will ever come to true clones. Clothed in identical genes, these biological copycats roam the earth with only subtle implications of a unique identity. For my sister and I, this is not the case; we’re fraternal in every aspect of th...
The Perry Initiative
Story by Charli Hueter, staff writer
November 14, 2018
It is no secret that I have always wanted to become a doctor. Growing up, there were the old photos-on-the-fridge renditions of halloween parties in which I, a naive and toothy first grader, was dressed in oversized scrubs and a bellowing lab coat. I was eagerly brandishing my plastic stethoscope. Even as...
Rebuke to toxic masculinity
Story by Remington Cook, guest writer
November 7, 2018
Take a moment and think of what “being a man” means to you. Is it being able to bench press 240 pounds and still add more weight? Is it how many fights you can win, and how bad you can make the other guy look? Is it how many curses you can put in a single sentence, or how fast you can drive your ...
A cold room
Story by Monteunah Glasgow, staff writer
November 7, 2018
Learning to stand up for the right thing is not always easy, especially when it involves bullying. I learned this lesson in elementary school, because sometimes you would rather not be the person who says something. Although most students in the school were well-mannered, I was one of many people...
Thanatophobia
Story by Joseph Asher, staff writer
November 7, 2018
Is there an afterlife? Does one leave their body and travel upward? Does the world simply fall black and nothing occur? These are a few questions that many people who find terror in death ask themselves. Thanatophobia, better described as the fear of death, is a complex phobia that shapes how pe...
A positive outlook
Story by Tiger Times staff
November 4, 2018
As we walk through the hallways, students sense a different setting around them. There is loud chatter among students; laughter erupts from them. There’s something distinct about this year. It’s more than just new administrators, new teachers and new students. It’s the atmosphere, a welcoming one...
Finding strength in art
Story by Victoria Van, editor in chief
November 2, 2018
Olive green. It's a color I’ve never been fond of. It’s murky, uninviting and reminds me of a boggy creek. This also embodies how I viewed my life prior to the beginning of the school year. I naturally have a dim outlook on life and there were times where I sought after the bright colors of oppo...
Pictures worth painting
Story by Craig Crawford, in-depth editor
November 2, 2018
Kids are encouraged to become astronauts and engineers, to work on trains and aircrafts and spaceships. Those ambitions are spoon-fed to every student with an academic intelligence. When China started to surpass the United States in the 1990s and began to take the hold in their burgeoning power strug...
