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
By Olivia Skofteland ’14 “You’re such a bad texter.” I’ve heard this phrase many different times from many different people in my life. Usually this occurs after someone texts me and I don’t respond. People of our generation have this sense of entitlement when it comes to text messages; they feel like if they text you, you’re obligated to respond, … Read More
By Helen Schmidt ’15
“Rule Helps Students To Keep Trying” By Hunter Moore ‘15 In 2006, MCPS made the wise decision of implementing the 50-percent rule. The rule prohibits teachers from giving low, failing grades. Although some contend that the rule allows students to slack off, the 50-percent rule actually encourages students to keep trying and not give up on a course in which … Read More
By Stacey Wells ‘15 This past December, a teenage boy in Texas drove drunk and murdered four people. Instead of serving the recommended 20 years in prison, he got off easy with only 10 years of probation. The defense argued that the boy suffered from “affluenza,” which is a ‘psychological problem’ that can affect privileged children. In other words, this … Read More
By Leo Corman ’15 Just to be clear, I do not want to discourage or argue against students serving their communities. Volunteering to help others is a noble and admirable pursuit. However, the mandatory nature of the service that MCPS students must perform detracts from the value of the activity and all the benefits that come with it—responsibility, perspective, empathy … Read More
By Becky Ewing ’14 Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer recently struggled to make what should have been a very easy decision. She had to decide whether to sign or veto a bill which allows businesses to discriminate against same-sex couples on religious grounds. Supporters of the bill, like the Arizona Catholic Conference, were urging Brewer to sign the bill passed … Read More