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Usually 9 comes after 8, but in this case it is an… X? That is what being worth over $700 billion does to a company. Apple once again has changed the game with the release of two new phones, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. The iPhone 8 offers little difference from…
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Everyone texts. It’s practically a requirement to stay alive in today’s day and age, but how much thought do we put into each message? Well, that’s debatable. If a friend were to send you something funny or remotely humorous, you’d most likely reply with the everlasting “LOL.” Yet living in an age filled with…
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Our school system generally lauds over art: in AP Euro, we learn about art’s pivotal role in the Renaissance and its lasting effects on society; we have AP Art History, dedicated to the trends and movements that shaped the artistic world; even in English, we learn the importance of allusions to famous paintings and…
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Another year of school completed; it is that time of year once again. Every year, summer vacation drives students to take time off and enjoy life, but when the freedom of summer kicks in, there are certain things you should and should not do. Do: try something new School tends to be ten months…
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The classroom hears it all: from nonessential gossip to controversial topics, it is a place where thought and discussion can proliferate– until a teacher has to promptly exclude him or herself from the conversation. Some teachers have built a wall around their personal political beliefs for one reason or another: they do not want…
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In the 1960s, peace symbols were prohibited on campuses. The Vietnam War was rampant and students were eager to make their voices heard, but they were not allowed to publish anti-war editorials in their school papers. Eager to write freely and honestly, high school journalists soon began to leave their school publications for underground…
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In recent years, the U.S. has increasingly been using renewable energy instead of nonrenewable sources, such as methane and petroleum. Yet, renewable energy sources still only make up less than 15 percent of the nation’s energy use, the rest being either nuclear or nonrenewable energy. The renewable energy sources that the world currently exploits…
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The popular political commentary show Last Week Tonight airs Sundays at 11PM on HBO. In the first season of the show, John Oliver’s comedic review of global and national issues garnered four million viewers. By the next season, an additional six hundred thousand more people turned on their televisions every Sunday night. Oliver’s rant…