According to a recent poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News, Americans support constructing the Keystone XL Pipeline by a 3-to-1 margin. While 85 percent of people surveyed said they think the pipeline will bring a great number of jobs to the United States, 47 percent also believe the project poses significant environmental hazards. Is the Keystone XL … Read More
By Kira Yates ’16 The recent California drought, a culmination of three consecutive years of below normal rainfall, resulted in Governor Jerry Brown calling for Californian citizens to reduce their water use by 20 percent. Mandatory rationing of water had already been issued to ensure some water for homes, businesses and farmers in some places and could be even more … Read More
Graphic by Helen Schmitt ’15 By Emma Hierholzer ‘15 Many of Sherwood’s juniors have had thoughts of internships pass through their minds as senior year is fast approaching and junior year comes to a close. With impending seniority comes more freedom and many seniors choose to exercise this newfound liberty by signing up for an internship. With a half-day … Read More
By Helen Schmitt ’15
How can people make changes in their daily life to conserve more resources? How concerned are you about the effects of climate change? By Meagan Barrett ‘15 and Ankur Kayastha ’15 In each issue of The Warrior, the newspaper staff collaborates and contributes to this “In Our Opinion” unsigned editorial. Inspired by Earth Day, The Warrior dedicated part of the Opinions … Read More
By Mike Crooks ‘14 On March 26, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 13 director Peter Sung ruled that Northwestern football players had the right to unionize, finding that the players are employees of the university. The ruling comes in the midst of the holy grail of college sports, March Madness. The ultimate effect of Sung’s ruling is currently unforeseeable, … Read More
By Steffani Carrera ’14 Rapper and television persona Nick Cannon recently released a series of promotional videos for his upcoming album “White People Party Music” in which he shocked fans and critics alike by donning a “whiteface” to represent his Caucasian persona. Referred to as Connor Smallnut, this imaginary character of Cannon’s has received a serious amount of attention since … Read More
By Jack Armstrong ’15 You wouldn’t think that changing a font to one slimmer and lighter would significantly save ink and paper costs; however, 14-year-old Suvir Mirchandani recently found if the U.S. government changed the font on thousands of documents from Times New Roman to Garamond it could save close to $234 million. Mirchandani’s findings also show paper use would … Read More
By Mike Crooks ‘14 On March 26, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 13 director Peter Sung ruled that Northwestern football players had the right to unionize, finding that the players are employees of the university. The ruling comes in the midst of the holy grail of college sports, March Madness The effect of this ruling is currently unforeseeable, but … Read More
By Emma Hierholzer ‘15