Betsy DeVos Rolls Back Title IX Policies

by Mallory Carlson ’19 Betsy DeVos, who was named by President Trump to head the Department of Education, made headlines in September when she announced that the department would indeed roll back Obama administration rules on Title IX and the handling of sexual assault at schools, heightening the controversy surrounding campus sexual assault policies. DeVos began promising change on the … Read More

Publicized Study Raises More Questions than Answers

by Lucy Kuchma ’18 Since 2007, when a group of analysts released the results of the “Campus Sexual Assault Study,” the statistic that 1 in 5 women will experience some form of sexual assault on college campuses has made countless headlines and sparked national discussions about the safety of our universities. However, the study authors never intended for the results … Read More

Moving from ‘No Means No’ to ‘Yes Means Yes’

by Dinah Aguilar ’19 The main message to students regarding sexual consent long has been “no means no.” Because of continuing disputes about whether or not a sexual encounter was consensual, however, colleges and universities are sending the message ‘yes means yes’ in an attempt to reduce incidents of sexual assault. Over the past few years, this affirmative consent in … Read More

NCAA Declines To Investigate Sexual Assault

by Brynn Smith ’19 A number of high-profile incidents of sexual assault involving college athletes have recently come to light. In the most notorious incident, a lawsuit brought against Baylor University in 2016 by a former graduate alleges that 31 Baylor football players committed at least 52 acts of rape, including five gang rapes, between 2011 and 2014. The National … Read More

White House Staff Reports Trump Secretly Likes Kim Jong-un

by Frank Platko ’18 For all Trump’s threats of “Fire and Fury,” signs are emerging that an unexpected bromance is forming between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, who Kim once called a “dotard.” “Behind the scenes, Trump sings a much different tune on North Korea,” said an anonymous White House source. “He very much admires some of Kim Jong-un’s qualities … Read More

MCPS Implements New English Class

by Jared Schwartz ’18 In order to maintain its position as an elite school district, MCPS is adapting to today’s electronic age. Inspired by groundbreaking novels such as “Emoji Pride and Prejudice: Epic Tales in Tiny Texts”; and “YOLO Juliet,” MCPS will be offering electronic literature or e-lit beginning next school year. “I hope the class is as lit as … Read More

Students Kneel During ‘Warrior Wake Up Live’ To Protest Tyrannical Administration

by Josh Averbach ’18 and Lucy Kuchma ’18 Following a number of controversial decisions by Sherwood’s administration, many students have begun kneeling during the daily broadcast of “Warrior Wakeup Live” to protest policies that one participant described as “tyranny.” The movement was started by a small group of clubs and teams, such as the Jewish Student Union, Debate Team, and … Read More

We Deserve a Longer Lunch

by Katherine Sperduto ’19 Sherwood students have very long and tedious days with loads of homework to follow, so a good mental break is beneficial for us students. This is what lunch should provide. The time allotted for students to eat lunch in MCPS varies from school to school and range from 30 minutes to 50 minutes. Lunch is 45-minutes … Read More

The U.S. Has Meddled, Too

by Brynn Smith ’19 Americans have been asking for months whether Russia hacked the 2016 presidential election. It has been the focus of investigations, a number of which are still ongoing. Whatever the level of Russia’s actual infiltration of computer systems, there is no question that the country had an influence on last year’s election. Americans’ outrage over Russia’s meddling … Read More