Ohio Runner Disqualified Because of Hijab
Madeeha Akhtar, Columnist
November 9, 2019
Sixteen-year-old Noor Alexandria Abukaram had just run her best time yet, with her team heading to the regional competition, but she was devastated. According to CBS News, when the team went to check their individual times at the Ohio cross-country meet, Abukaram did not see her time of 22:22 for the ...
Nike Shifts Policy on Pregnancy
Amber Fretwell, Columnist
May 24, 2019
Nike sponsors athletes, models, and generally active people to be in their ads and campaigns for their products. This company is popular among all age groups and genders because of their comfortable shoes, great clothing, and their unforgettable swoosh logo. Recently, Nike has had a little bit of a sca...
Traditions That Age As Well As You Do
Amber Fretwell, Columnist
March 8, 2019
Anything and everything can be a tradition, whether it be seeing friends or family every other Saturday, going for ice cream after a year of good grades, leaving town every summer break, and so on. Traditions may be hard to start, but once they develop, they’ll never truly end. In my family, we ...
Supporting the Aris Foundation
Riley Hurlburt, Columnist
February 28, 2019
For the past two and a half years, the Aris Foundation has worked to help the homeless throughout Arizona by providing food, water, and clothing to thousands living on the street. The foundation is run by Katherine Kouvelas-Edick and is located in Arizona. Every Tuesday, people give out donations at Ja...
Celebrities Embrace Their Imperfections
Allyssa Gauer, Columnist
May 31, 2018
For every 10 teens, eight of them have acne, according to Kids Health. Acne is a skin condition that creates multiple bumps (typically pimples such as whiteheads, blackheads, etc.), and primarily affects teenagers on their route to adulthood. These marks often discourage and decrease teen’s self est...
What Happened to The Old Kanye?
Ethan Hurlburt, Columnist
May 4, 2018
Kanye West seems to be back on Twitter as usual. Instead of telling us when “Love Everyone” will be coming out, he brought renewed attention to himself over the past week with some controversial tweets. Last time he was on Twitter was in November 2016, when he was hospitalized for exhaustion and...
Feeling Fireworks
Evelyn Streit, Columnist
December 18, 2017
The New Year is just around the corner and with this celebration comes many elaborate firework displays. Unfortunately, for some visually impaired people out there hoping to celebrate with friends and family, it is very hard to understand and personally witness this experience. As it turns out, Disney researc...
Seven Fish Dinner
Meghan Tuzzolino, Columnist
December 8, 2017
The Seven Fish Dinner is part of a Southern Italian Christmas Eve celebration. It is called the Feast of the Seven Fishes in the few households that still celebrate it in Italy, despite being more of a grand meal than a "feast.” Today, it is only celebrated in 1 of 500 Italian-American households, ...