By Marie Moeller ‘15 As learned in health class, spiritual health is one of the five factors that significantly impact your well-being. It is often overlooked as a critical factor to the health of high school students due to the connotation of the word “spirituality,” which is generally thought to be synonymous with “religion.” While partaking in a set religion … Read More
By Leo Corman ’15 December 18 marked a bittersweet moment for myself and almost 2.5 million other viewers: Stephen Colbert’s final performance on “The Colbert Report.” Colbert will take over the “Late Show” for David Letterman on September 8, but he will leave his hilarious alter ego behind. For those not familiar with it, “The Colbert Report” was a fake … Read More
By Stacey Wells ‘15 In light of the continuous police brutality and the controversy surrounding it, the issue of how schools deal with restraint has been brought front and center. MCPS has an extensive policy on how staff members should handle potentially threatening students. In the MCPS document Classroom Management and Student Behavior Interventions, it is stated that security and … Read More
By Steven Witkin ‘16 The rise of smartphones and social media has created and forgotten countless fads. Social competition and ease of access combined has paved the way for games like Flappy Bird, Words with Friends and Clash of Clans. It may sound surprising, but another type of smartphone game has become immensely popular among both teens and adults —trivia. … Read More
By Meagan Barrrett ‘15 Think about it: if someone told you he didn’t believe a god existed, how would you react? Think he’s stupid? Agree with him? Question his morals? According to statistics, religion has become so integrated into American society that people who regularly practice a religion are assumed to be better people. In fact, the University of Oregon … Read More
By Ankur Kayastha ‘15 Ethnic names are seen all over classrooms in the United States, so it may not come to be a surprise that there may be inherent bias when teachers tend to call on easier-sounding names like ‘David’ than, for example, my name, ‘Ankur’ (un-koor). Originating from western India, my name has proved difficult to pronounce for nearly … Read More
By Madison Dymond ’16 American pop-punk band Fall Out Boy released their sixth studio album, “American Beauty/American Psycho,” on January 20. After the immense success of their previous album, “Save Rock and Roll,” “AB/AP” was highly anticipated by fans, and it does not disappoint. Prior to the new album’s release, the band released the third song from their album titled … Read More
The saying goes, defense wins championships. The Seahawks’ passing defense could well lead to consecutive Super Bowl titles. Cornerback Richard Sherman has indisputable lock-down skills to go with the confidence that he is the best in the NFL at his position. Despite a sprained left elbow, Sherman is expected to play in the Super Bowl and will be determined to … Read More
By Christopher Sung ‘17 The 50 United States are often times called the “laboratories of democracy.” Although this expression was meant to highlight the innovative structure of American government, it also points out an important fact that not all political experiments work and that many fail quite destructively. In the case of failure, it is often times hoped that any such … Read More
By Julia Gajewski-Nemes ‘15 When most parents have their first child, they feel the need to prove that they can be good at parenting and want to raise the perfect child in order to reflect those parenting abilities. They have the time to read up on the best parenting methods, research which stroller is the safest and buy the best … Read More