Caffeine and Your Body
Do you drink a lot of coffee, tea, soda or energy drinks? Chances are you’re consuming caffeine, but how does that affect you? Caffeine is...
We’re Not Removed Enough
Let’s be honest. This pandemic has been the greatest thing to happen to our society. We have the opportunity to find more ways to be extremely grateful for our miraculous life, we can see our magnificent world through more open eyes, we can learn vigorously through a new way of schooling and blah blah blah…enough with the positivity. Okay but seriously, there has been something of importance that came out of it: we aren’t having to go out and socialize. Spending days constantly on your guard with people in your little bubble can begin to wear on you. And I mean literally. People walk around dripping with the said and unsaid words of others.
Students React to Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris
On Saturday Nov. 7, California Senator Kamala Harris became the Vice President-elect set to serve with President-elect Joe Biden. In doing so, Harris becomes the first Black, South Asian, biracial and female candidate to be the Vice President-elect.
Pandemic Positivity: What to Be Thankful for in 2020
Has the pandemic got you down? Here are some reasons to be thankful this year and ways you can up your positive vibes amidst hard times.
What’s The Omniscient Watching?
Every month staff of The Northwood Omniscient recommends something for students and staff. For the month of November, staff members recommended their favorite shows for students. Ms. Brinkley, advisor for The Northwood Omniscient, and Ms. Sabiston, Northwood theater teacher, also recommended shows for staff.
2020 Cross Country Senior Night
Wednesday, Nov. 18, kicked off the 2020 season for Northwood’s Cross Country team. With a late start due to distance learning and the pandemic, runners and coaches were ready to start the season.
American Indian Tribes of North Carolina
In Sept. 1620, the Pilgrims, a group of people from England, arrived in America in what we know today as Plymouth, Massachusetts. After receiving help in the new world from the American Indians and acquiring a successful harvest a year after their arrival, it is believed that the Pilgrims held a feast jointly with a local tribe. This celebration between the Pilgrims and the local Wampanoag tribe would become known as the first Thanksgiving, a national holiday that would continue to be observed throughout American history.
Local Elections in NC
North Carolina had a general election on November 3, 2020, with early voting options and mail-in voting. The Chatham County Board of County Commissioners is a group of five members elected for four-year, staggered terms. They work closely with departments whose directors are selected by state boards, like the Board of Elections or university officials. They also have a voice in determining important policies affecting our daily lives, including land use planning, recreation, utilities, building inspections and permits, waste disposal and recycling, libraries, tourism and emergency response. The Board of Health and the Economic Development Corporation, and the Board of Social Services members are appointed by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners. They also help with funding education at the K-12 and community college levels.
College Tours in a Pandemic
Juniors and seniors have always felt pressure when searching for their perfect college. To view the individual features each campus has to offer, many students typically choose to go on tours of the school. This year many colleges have taken away the opportunity to participate in physical campus tours due to the pandemic. While picking colleges may be more difficult this year, tours don’t have to be with an official guide on campus.