Learning languages are glossed over at early ages
Amelia Bautz, Staff Writer
January 11, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Elementary schools should provide foreign language classes for their students, due to it being easier for younger children to learn a second language compared to older students. High school students have a list of credits that are required in order to graduate, one of those requ...
Safety hazards on sidewalks for pedestrians
Katie Gallaway, News Editor
November 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Students might imagine that a sidewalk is the safest place to be when walking next to a road, and that isn’t wrong; however, it is also more dangerous than many people realize. On Nov. 1, two adults and five children were hit by a speeding car in Tampa, Fla. as they waited for ...
To work or not to work, that is the question
Avery Gregorash and Amelia Bautz
November 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Pros, Cons of teenagers in workforce during their high school years Con Working (By Avery Gregorash) Typically high school students often have a job on top of school work and social life, yet more often than not parents still supply children with money. Students should be able to enjoy the last...
Cases of pill popping in pop culture prevail
Isis Kazadi, Opinion Editor
November 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Celebrity abuse of opioids due to mental health issues cause drug popularity Opioids are becoming increasingly popular as a coping mechanism with celebrities who have mental health issues and other health problems. While the effects are devastating, it is especially worrisome how easy such drugs ar...
American prisoners are protesting for more rights
Ethan Nguyen, Online editor and chief
September 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Prisoners should expect to relinquish rights after committing crimes America’s prisoners feel they are worthy of valuable federal resources and are on strike in 17 different states against the government for confiscating their privileges when they were initially imprisoned. Prisoners are demandin...
Helmet rule cause change
Grayson Krumnow, Sports Editor
September 25, 2018
New NFL rule changes play at all levels With the implementation of the NFL’s new helmet rules announced in May, it has not just changed the play of pro football, but changes football played at all levels, including play for the Plano Wildcats. “It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initi...
Video games are good for increasing memory, skills, coordination
Ethan Nguyen, Staff Writer
May 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The negative effects of video games generally result only from playing them excessively, and can have positive effects on the human mind by increasing a person’s mental capacity and treating mental illness. Video games are great for improving skills that are essential for learning a...
Facebook scandal worries citizens, Congress
Logan Badgett, Staff Writer
May 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The reluctancy of individuals to hold corporations accountable for the usage of private data leads to further degradation of American public safety. For over 80 million people, including some non-facebook users, personal data and information was harvested and collected by an analyt...
Alexa invades citizens’ privacy, creates paranoia
Abigail Thomas, Editor-in-chief
March 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Smart devices, such as the Amazon Echo, may be allowing the government to listen to citizen’s conversations as part of a security database. According to Amazon.com, the Amazon Echo is a wireless speaker and voice command device. It has the power to play music, place calls or s...
Rules of contact sports should not be altered
Benjamin Patterson, Sports Editor
March 8, 2018
The NFL and the NCAA have gone far enough, and they need to stop altering the rules and the game of football to make it safer. In September, Robert Grays, a defensive back from Midwestern State University died after sustaining a neck injury. The injury was caused by making a rout...
North Korea competing in the Winter Olympics
Lauren Girgis, Editor-in-chief
February 15, 2018
Filed under Opinion
North Korea’s participation in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics should set off security concerns, as the country may hold ulterior motives beyond extending a friendly hand in sports showmanship to their southern neighbors. On Jan. 9, North and South Korean delegates met at the ...
Youtuber Logan Paul horrifies world
Logan Badgett, Staff Writer
February 15, 2018
Filed under Opinion
By now, most teenagers and avid watchers of internet videos have heard of or witnessed the recent “antics,” a more civilized word for outstanding feats of cultural insensitivity, of famous Youtube star, Logan Paul. Paul’s actions, while horrible, brought to light the lack of control youtube ...
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