April 2013 – Page 2

[caption id="attachment_1187" align="alignright" width="300"] SOPHOMORE COLIN MARTIN is a member of FFA and works with the group's chickens. Photo courtesy of Gale Brickhouse[/caption] We’ve all...

Too much for teens? School work causes breakdowns

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April 22, 2013

Opinion

Hearing that loud, obnoxious, beeping alarm noise go off at 6 a.m. every weekday morning never fails to remind me just how tired I am...

Does high school stifle student creativity?

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April 22, 2013

Opinion Staff Editorials

The definition of creativity is the use of imagination or original ideas. But there is one problem: the use of creativity is dwindling due to...

When teaching styles clash, students struggle

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April 22, 2013

Opinion

Some teachers, who will of course remain nameless, have certain styles of teaching that make it difficult for students to relate. Whether it is because...

A judgmental society: Tattoos and piercings

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April 22, 2013

Opinion

If you’ve ever seen me around Northwood or know me, you know I have my eyebrow pierced. And if you don’t know me, but were...

How obsessed is too obsessed?

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April 22, 2013

News/Features

In this day and age, it’s easy to gain information on a celebrity. Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, your eyes are...

Weird ways of the western world: Culture vs. Logic

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April 22, 2013

Opinion

Do you, sir/ma’am, claim to operate by logic? If you do not, you are wrong. Logic is something you cannot escape. It is the driving...

I have better places to be than high school

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April 22, 2013

Opinion

Most of what we learn in high school seems to be either useless or forgotten within a couple of months of studying it. We are...

Skateboarding: a sport “to do what you want”

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April 22, 2013

Sports

[caption id="attachment_1167" align="alignleft" width="200"] EVAN SEAGROVES lands a fingerflip over a gap near Cruizers. Photo courtesy of Blake Barnes[/caption] Skateboarding, a sport originally adopted by...