On Sports: Stop Fining Athletes for Keeping Quiet

By Tyler Jones ’15 Each year a number of professional athletes receive hefty fines in the thousands for refusing to speak to the media, as stipulated in their contracts.  Marshawn Lynch, the All-Pro running-back for the Seattle Seahawks, was fined $100,000 in November for refusing to speak to the media this past season. Lynch rightfully is viewed as the ‘poster … Read More

Teachers Opposed to Start Time Proposals

By Connor Loughran ’15 In light of recent proposals to push back school start times in MCPS by 20 minutes, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), which is the union that represents all MCPS teachers, conducted a survey to get input from teachers and MCPS staff about the proposals. The survey, which was conducted between January 23 and February 2, … Read More

Taken Too Many Times

By Lauren Cosca ’15 Many movies producers have made the mistake of trying to hold onto to popular movie series too long. Writer Luc Besson and director Oliver Megaton show this to be true with the production of “Taken 3” starring Liam Neeson. The first movie in this series was a huge hit with an exciting plot of a man … Read More