Sports
Varsity Volleyball entered first round of playoffs
The crowd roared as senior Kelly McNamara served to start the game. This was no ordinary serve, however, as it was her first serve of the year, and it came at the end of the […]
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School club encourages students to pursue math and science related interests
Ready. Set. Launch! The experiment soared into the air, then fell to the ground, landing softly on the grass as the students cheered. Junior Jennie Battle couldn’t believe what she had created. Using bottles, cardboard, […]
Opinion
Con: Should the minimum wage be increased?
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour by 2015. In reality, such a move would ruin the chances of teenagers […]
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Proposed law would ban tanning for those under the age of 18
With junior-senior prom only weeks away, junior Hannah Shull was busy shopping for a dress, thinking about dinner reservations and wondering what she would do after leaving the Crest Center. She thought her beautiful evening […]
Opinion
Pro: Should the minimum wage be increased?
For most people, the words “minimum wage” evoke images of teenagers taking orders or bussing tables for money to pay for car insurance or movie tickets. Now, however, the Great Recession has forced millions of […]
Editorials
Women should be required to register for military draft
Two weeks after her 18th birthday, a girl watches her twin brother fill out a military draft registration card. She wonders why she too is not participating in this coming-of-age ritual alongside her brother. Why […]
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Online trend ‘catfishing’ causes a stir around the country for social media users
It was game day, and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, 22, had a heavy heart. His team was about to face Michigan State, and he had just learned that his grandmother had passed away. Within hours […]
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Sarcastic Spoofs: funny fad goes viral, results in social sensation called ‘memes’
“Ermahgerd, Gersberms!” screamed the young, pig-tailed girl in the picture, as she wielded an armful of Goosebumps novels. The Ermahgerd meme, one of many, has become a viral sensation, which first made its debut on […]
Editorials
Is anything dirtier than a Dirty Bird?
As many of you probably know, we here at West have started something big. It’s a thing that I like to call the Dirty Birds. This season we have epito-mized what a student section should […]
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Fast food chains offer healthier options
Freshman Sheridan Patterson walked into Chick-fil-A to order her usual combo with large fries and a large soda before pausing for a second. She decided to change her order to something different. She had seen […]