News Flash: What you need to know—The North Carolina Senate Race
What is the Senate and what do they do? The senate is a legislative body consisting of two elected officials, called senators, from each state....
Chargers come out hot, take down Chapel Hill 52-33
The Chargers offense was hot on a cold Thursday night in Chapel Hill and took down the Tigers 52-33. “Big game. Big win against a...
News Flash: What you need to know—Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Who is ISIS and where are they? ISIS is an Islamic extremist group. With brutality as their policy, they have rallied up to 31,000 fighters,...
The socioeconomic achievement gap
Education has widely been recognized as the great equalizer. The “American dream” that children raised in poverty have the ability to become successful with a...
6 questions with an undocumented student
The Omniscient's Byron Aguilar interviewed an undocumented Northwood High School graduate and current college student. 1. Why did you decide to come to America? My...
“My real home is here now”: Undocumented students in Chatham County face stigma, financial woes
[caption id="attachment_2732" align="alignright" width="300"] Documentation is required for most jobs, public colleges and financial aid. Frances Beroset/The Omniscient[/caption] The names of the undocumented students...
Disney Through the Years: The Evolution of the Disney Princess
Walt Disney Animation Studio released Snow White in 1937. This was the studio’s first full-length animated feature. Since then, millions have flocked to theatres to...
A cappella group Pitch Please participates in SoJam
[caption id="attachment_2741" align="alignright" width="300"] CONNOR LEWIS expresses his excitement in the moments before going on stage at SoJam. Becca Heilman/The Omniscient[/caption] For many students, singing...
Keep Pittsboro Small: Student Rejects Chatham Park Initiative
[caption id="attachment_2745" align="alignright" width="300"] Courtesy of Pittsboronc.gov[/caption] I’ve lived in the same house for about 13 years. I went to Pittsboro Elementary School around the...