by Aidan Trump ‘21 It seems that each time I open Instagram I’m presented with a seemingly infinite number of my peer’s Instagram stories presenting the same visually appealing pictures memorializing the victims of sexual assault, police brutality, gun violence, and hate crimes. I’d be lying if I were to say that I’d never reposted these types of posts. It’s … Read More
by Nicholas Schade ‘23 On Saturday, Maryland lawmakers passed the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021, a package of five bills aimed at reforming the state’s police. One of such bills repealed Maryland’s Law Enforcement Bill of Rights (LEOBR), a law that puts misconduct investigations mostly in the hands of the police and grants the officers being investigated various protections. … Read More
by Jay Joseph ‘22 The digital age brought the workplace home, first through phone calls, then through emails, and finally through instant messaging. Workers and students alike found themselves increasing the time spent at work to gain accomplishments they could pride themselves in. As the workplace moved online during the pandemic, the boundaries between work and life became even more … Read More
by Reade Fenner ‘22 MCPS announced on March 25 that all AP final exams for this school year will be virtual. There are certain exceptions, however, for world language and music theory courses that must be administered in person, as well as for other certain classes, such as AP Calculus, that are ideally completed on paper. Although the idea of … Read More
by Colin Horan ‘21 On April 5, the Texas Rangers met the Toronto Blue Jays in an opening day matchup that boasted 40,000 fans, making the game the first full-capacity professional sporting event in over a year. Along with the game came a healthy dose of politics and controversy. Texas Governor Greg Abbott refused to throw out the game’s ceremonial … Read More
by Jimmy Yates ‘21 Mass Shootings are something Americans have become all too familiar with and the cause is quite clear. The United States is home to 4.4 percent of the world’s population, but Americans own 42 percent of the world’s guns. From 1996 to 2012, the U.S. was responsible for 31 percent of global mass shootings. In 2017, a … Read More
by Anna Haas ‘23 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be releasing its once-a-decade report on the normal climate temperature on May 4th. It will be announced that there is going to be a new, even higher baseline temperature. From 1981-2010, the baseline temperature was 52.8 degrees Fahrenheit. From 1991-2020 the baseline temperature bumped up to 53.3 degrees Fahrenheit. … Read More
by Tori Newby ‘22 Beginning in March 2020, MCPS shifted to a virtual learning style to accommodate the health and safety of the community amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, schools have remained online, with a select number of students choosing to return to the buildings last month and even more students planning to return later this spring. Many students … Read More
by Riley Sandoval ‘22 France’s senate has voted to approve an amendment that would ban women under the age of 18 to wear a hijab, and a second amendment that would prohibit muslim mothers from attending school field trips. The two amendments still need to pass through the National Assembly before becoming the law. While the amendments are careful not … Read More
by Lizzy Hermosilla ‘23 In 2018 the United States produced 300 million tons of waste and according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) only 69 million tons of that waste was effectively recycled. A 2020 report done by The Recycling Project (TRP) found that only half of Americans have access to curbside recycling, and many that do, do not fully … Read More