by Mallory Carlson ’19 This past Thursday (October 26), Sherwood hosted a forum on local government. The evening, planned by the Women’s Alliance for Democracy and Justice, a local organization, with the support of EmpowHER, a Sherwood club, was a nonpartisan event, attended by many members of the Olney (and surrounding) community in addition to some Sherwood students, that included … Read More
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
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
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
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
by Peter Niverth ‘18 With the country appearing to be split on basically every topic and division lines widening, more and more people continue to take to the streets in order to make sure that their voices are heard. And as President Donald Trump’s first year in the office enters its final three months, there is still plenty of topics … Read More
by Lexi Matthews ‘18 In August, the nation was rattled when a white nationalist drove a car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one and injuring dozens. President Trump’s now-infamous remarks on this tragedy being borne from “violence from many sides” incited great amounts of bipartisan anger, pain, and confusion. Above all, it begged one crucial question; … Read More
by Ayana Antoine ‘20 Minority groups, particularly people of color, have frequently suffered throughout the history of the United States. The country has made significant progress, as seen in the 2008 election of a black man into the presidency. However, the struggle for racial equality and justice has had to continue to this day and much of the debate centers … Read More
by Mallory Carlson ‘19 Every student at Sherwood is required to take NSL, an academic class on U.S. Government and Politics, whether it be on-level, honors, or AP. While the required government class leaves students with a concrete understanding of the federal government, it gives them only a vague understanding of their local government-at the county and state level. Many … Read More
by Jared Schwartz ‘18 Beginning this school year, MCPS has replaced Edline with myMCPS. The county made the switch in an attempt to streamline the software that teachers use, such as Google Classroom and Edline, into one website. MyMCPS is built upon a program called Canvas created by the company Instructure, which is used by several other school systems and … Read More