We have a bunch of great colleges around the U.S. that anybody can attend. Wrong. Well right, but don’t forget the 10,000 dollars for on average per year, for tuition and other fees. Yes, that’s right 10,000 dollars. But that’s not all. That is only at a public college, and private colleges can exceed 50,000 … Continue reading Should Colleges Be Free
Imagine you’re 15 years old and you wake up on a Saturday. You immediately think to yourself “ I want to hang out with my friends today.” So that’s what you do. At three o’clock, you go to your friends house. You get there, and immediately start having a great time. But something feels … Continue reading Tracking your Child’s Location: Good or Bad?
The female players on the USA National Soccer Team argue that they are required to play more games than the men’s team, win more games, and yet still receive less pay from the federation, according to The New York Times. Most women’s sports teams do not get paid as much as the men’s teams. When … Continue reading Women Athletes Get Short Shrift
I remember when I came out. Paralizied with fear as I watched my two best friends read my biggest secret. When they accepted who I was, I was filled with relief and happiness. I am lucky enough to live in a community with incredible, open-minded people. Meanwhile, many other people are experiencing extreme discrimination. Minors … Continue reading Today for You, Tomorrow for Me
The problem as I see it is that amidst thousands of deaths daily from the global pandemic, COVID-19, we are being given many mixed messages about effective treatments. The president is touting the drug Hydroxychloroquine as a cure but the media is highly criticizing him for it. CBS News reported on April 23, 2020, that … Continue reading The Tale Of Hydroxychloroquine And Its Successes
Every single day students are coming home with tiredness and disappointment on their face from school, and work. They just want to be done with the day, relax and do there after school activities. According to censuv.gov Nearly 6 out of 10 kids have an after school activity such as sports, and that’s not to … Continue reading No student should feel overworked about homework
You would think it would be peaceful when a dog is put to sleep. With a drug injected by a gentle veterinarian that slowly and painlessly kicks in and the dog closes his eyes for eternal rest. With people who care about it, surrounding it and making sure it knew that it was loved up … Continue reading The Tragic Deaths of Healthy Animals and How to Stop it-Editorial
One stormy winter’s night, the wicked William Weisel hatched a dreadful dastardly plot. He would sneak into Fred Finch’s house and sneak up to his bedroom, to release him from his mortal form. Even more dastardly, he would get Tory Tiger to aid with the getaway. Tory Tiger did not realize she was participating in … Continue reading Tory Tiger and the Dastardly Plot of one Wicked William Weisel
It was a cold and frigid day in November, and I was going to the dog park with my dad, and my 10 month old pit bull. I caught the stares of many unapproving people at the park. I thought it was because my dog was off leash, only to notice that many other people … Continue reading Its the Person Not the Breed
There has been a recent uprising of co-ed sports. Today, about 52% of people play, and prefer co-ed sports. But what people fail to see, is the problem behind this. Male and females are very different, mentally and physically. And although not always aware of this drastic difference, it can be a major not only … Continue reading Keep Sports Safe
When you think back to when you were a kid what sports did you play, did it matter if you won or lost, who your teammate where, all that mattered was having fun and staying active. As someone who has played a competitive sport in more recent times I have pushed my own body and … Continue reading Too Intense?
Everybody has days where they are just tired. If it’s that they stayed up too late or couldn’t sleep. Middle school and high school students have this feeling every single day. Even when going to bed at a reasonable hour like 10:00, waking up at 7 o’clock to make a 7:30 bus leaves us falling … Continue reading Starting later is a start to better starts.
You’re out for a walk by the park. Suddenly, your phone buzzes. You take out your phone, and you find a news notification. The article says ‘New Virus Surfaces In China…’. You ignore the message, not heeding the warning… And then, all at once, your world collapses around you… all seemingly without warning… SARS-CoV-2, … Continue reading The COVID-19 Pandemic: Why We Need To Stay Calm…
Researchers from Harvard Business School recently asked more than 4,000 millionaires to rate how happy they were on a scale of 1 to 10. Respondents with at least $8 million scored higher than people with $7.9 million or less. But do you really think that that is the way life should be? Do you think … Continue reading The Bigger Value in Life
The 2020 elections are this year. Does this mean we are just going to sit around because no one “inspires us” to do so? I hope not. Young adults, ages 18-29, care about different things than the older generations. Young voters care about gun control, climate change, health care equality, student debt, immigration, and stabilizing … Continue reading Why vote, if your voice isn’t heard?
Nowadays you hear about dictators all over the news and you know their names Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping. We even learn about them in school, from a young age we are taught to hate people like Hitler and Stalin and everything associated with them including the word dictator. You know and were … Continue reading What is a Dictator? – Editoral
Around 75% of the food we buy in stores is genetically modified. This is a problem that needs to be fixed. On the surface level, this doesn’t seem to be a problem, we’re getting food, for a good price. It’s not affecting us, we’re humans, and the issue of the suffering of these animals is … Continue reading Unnecessary Animal Torture Within Labs
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rU6esnmJZsV_wy0nP8gHM4BnbHpnBCP_SZI4GB46094/edit You’re freezing, nervous, and a small amount rushed. Approaching the desk you begin perspiring. Looking all around you, you begin to note cameras almost seeming to stare at you. The cameras appear like they’re following you. And they might be. With facial recognition technology, you could be tracked anywhere. It is a common occurrence. … Continue reading The Dangers of Clearview AI
Most people assume dyslexia is a hardship that makes reading impossible and scrambles letters. Even though dyslexia can make reading, writing, and spelling challenging, I believe that there are more gifts from dyslexia than hardships. The New York Times article in 2013 on “Defining My Dyslexia” provided concrete evidence about some of the benefits, yet … Continue reading /dəsˈleksēə/
As most of us know, the pandemic has trapped us in our houses for quite a while. The only places we can go to are at the grocery store and other emergent places like the pharmacy. There is not a lot to do, especially for teens. During the pandemic, teens have been sitting inside all … Continue reading Are Adults Preventing Kids Freedom?