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Adopt or Shop?

Adopt or Shop?

May 11, 2023

By Megan Broome and Nash Gates  A key part in many children’s childhoods is owning and caring for an animal, whether that’s a hamster, a dog, a bird, a turtle, or a cat. Caring for an animal...

Should athletes wear masks while playing?

Should athletes wear masks while playing?

April 26, 2021

Ever since the start of this pandemic there has been one question on athletes and fans minds: what about school sports? As selfish as that might sound, it was a genuine question. I remember being at the...

The Healer-in-Chief: Can Joe Biden repair a divided nation?

The Healer-in-Chief: Can Joe Biden repair a divided nation?

January 26, 2021

There is no moral high ground that can be claimed by a political party that advocates for a “deprogramming” of half of the citizens in this country. No morality for those who decide that a riot on...

Abolition of the death penalty necessary

Abolition of the death penalty necessary

January 13, 2021

22 people were executed in the United States in 2019, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Capital punishment is legal in 28 U.S. states, and since the reinstatement of the death penalty...

CHARLOTTE, NC - AUGUST 26:  (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, North Carolina congressional nominee Madison Cawthorn addresses the virtual convention on August 26, 2020.  The convention is being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic but will include speeches from various locations including Charlotte, North Carolina and Washington, DC.   (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)

Madison Cawthorn comments on conversion, stirs controversey

December 9, 2020

On Nov. 16, the news source Jewish Insider published an article about Madison Cawthorn, the U.S. Representative-elect for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. In the interview with Jewish Insider,...

Popular Halloween costumes, ranked

Popular Halloween costumes, ranked

October 30, 2020

Every Halloween there’s a costume that people can’t seem to get enough of. The last ten years have been full of popular costumes that it seemed like everyone was wearing, and in honor of spooky season,...

Vice presidential debate sparks controversy, incites discussion

Vice presidential debate sparks controversy, incites discussion

October 9, 2020

The vice presidential debate took place at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, with both senator Kamala Harris and vice president Mike Pence seated behind a sheet of plexiglass. The display was telling...

License testing change dangerous for student drivers

License testing change dangerous for student drivers

September 25, 2020

In June, Governor Roy Cooper passed House Bill 158, stating that drivers in North Carolina could get their limited driver's license without taking the road test. A limited driver's license allows unsupervised...

America lacks empathy, creates unrest

America lacks empathy, creates unrest

September 22, 2020

Empathy is the answer to the question that has plagued America since the inception of the colonies. Empathy is what every American needs, yet only a few seem to grasp. We need to find the ability to look...

Student athletes struggle with season changes

Student athletes struggle with season changes

September 21, 2020

For the past four years, the last month of summer has always brought me the most joy. It is not because I went to the beach, the pool or even on a road trip. Instead, it was starting the school volleyball...

Cancel culture promotes harmful social media environment

Cancel culture promotes harmful social media environment

June 29, 2020

It seems like not a day goes by where we don’t open Twitter and see a hashtag trending that looks like #AnselElgortIsOverParty or #ShaneDawsonIsCanceled, but with any given celebrity name. When we click...

Should students return to school in the fall?

Should students return to school in the fall?

June 27, 2020

After months of being quarantined because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are eager to get out and about, and rightfully so. Months of isolation will take a toll on anyone, myself included. This,...

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