By Maya Koeppen ’17 As sexual assault remains a continuing issue on campuses across the country, a lack of defined punishments and inadequate policies have resulted in many schools deservedly receiving public backlash. It is simply not enough to assign perpetrators mere educational sanctions with the hopes that it will be enough to prevent them from committing any further assaults. … Read More
Recently, The Warrior conducted a survey exploring Sherwood students’ political views, which can be seen in the “The Pulse” on page 14. The survey showed a great variety of political opinions at Sherwood, but that generally, students have liberal opinions about current controversial issues. Students demonstrated liberal views on both domestic and social issues, while they were divided on education … Read More
By Naomi Lawrence ’17 A man walks into a community college in Oregon. It sounds like a set-up to a terrible joke, but it’s not. While this man was there, he shot and killed nine people, eventually turning the gun on himself. Mass shootings have become so regular lately that many aren’t even phased by the innocent lives taken by … Read More
By Lauren MacFadden ’17 America was buzzing September 23 when Pope Francis visited the nation’s capitol. While he was here Pope Francis led a midday prayer with U.S. Bishops at St. Mathews Cathedral, he addressed Congress, and appeared at the West Front capitol. Herds of people got into their cars and sat through hours of traffic to be able to … Read More
By Ryan Deal ’16 A sickening story emerging from a Minnesota forest last year grabbed headlines across the globe. Two twelve-year old girls, in an attempt to impress Slender Man, a fictional character created on the website Creepypasta, led their friend into the woods and stabbed her 17 times in an attempt to kill her. The two girls, who are … Read More
By Jacob Golomb ’16 A Texas teenager named Ahmed Mohamed made headlines last month when, in an effort to impress his teachers, he rebuilt a clock inside a pencil case. One of Mohamed’s teachers, because she thought it looked like a bomb (and maybe also because Mohamed is Muslim), sent the student to the principal. Even though Mohamed had explained … Read More
By Kayla Cohen ’17 Many teens are in the process of getting their driver’s licenses, and they will be asked whether or not they would like to be an organ or tissue donor. Most young people likely have not given the issue much thought and might say no to being a donor. Each day, 79 people get an organ transplant, … Read More
By Meghan Proctor ’16 By now, many seniors have applied to some colleges. Some may have already finished the process. Whether someone has applied to one college or 10, that student likely had to pay an application fee, usually around $40 – $50. This payment may not seem like much individually, but they can add up to become a problem, … Read More
By Christopher Sung ’17 “We believe in America,” but now the American public doesn’t believe in them. In the latest fiasco that has plagued the Republican Party, the unruly House Freedom Caucus—the Tea Party radicals—have somehow managed to plunge the Republican Party back into turmoil, as a series of selfless acts to unite the embattled faction by both former Speaker … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ’16 As this country slowly gears up for the long 2016 Presidential election, Republican voters have a plethora of candidates to choose from. There are too many governors, former governors and senators to count and the number of candidates had ballooned to seventeen before Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and former Texas governor Rick Perry dropped out. … Read More