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Skinny-shaming is just as bad as fat-shaming

Skinny-shaming is just as bad as fat-shaming

Anniston Weber, Staff Reporter November 13, 2015

With the ever-increasing popularity of the internet, new ideas and movements can easily travel and spread to others with just the click of a button. A movement that has become quite popular and rather...

Community college a worthy choice

Community college a worthy choice

Brianna Mathias, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2015

As we get older, we have to make many important decisions about our futures. We have so many options, but often, people think they will only be successful in life if they choose to attend a public four-year...

Happiness is a choice

Happiness is a choice

Anniston Weber, Staff Reporter October 20, 2015

You see it all the time. A three word phrase that seems to work its way into your head as much as possible, whether it’s uttered by your parents or flashed on your Tumblr dash. “It gets better." For...

Columbus should not be honored

Columbus should not be honored

Brianna Mathias, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2015

Every year we get out of school on the second Monday of October for Columbus Day. While it’s nice to have a day off, this holiday is definitely not worth the recognition we give it. Columbus Day was...

Agree to disagree

Madison Crees, Online Editor September 5, 2015

From the time we start pre-school to the time we graduate, we are taught about bullying. We’re told how to detect it, how to prevent it, and what to do when it happens. We’re told it’s what you see...

Let men be feminine

Brianna Mathias, Co-Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2015

Anyone who expresses femininity, regardless of gender or sexuality is likely to be shamed for it. However, when a boy possesses feminine interests or attributes, things could get brutal. Gendered marketing...

Don’t shame people who choose abstinence

Brianna Mathias, Co-Editor April 21, 2015

There is a double standard very evident in our day in age. If someone has a lot of sex, they are either praised for it or bashed for it, and if they haven’t had any sex or want to wait a while before...

Mental disorders are not adjectives

Raina Basso, Staff Reporter March 30, 2015

Nowadays, people are always heard using terms like “depressed” and “OCD” to describe their actions or feelings when they are in fact not suffering from these disorders. Diseases such as eating...

Meninism is satirical, should not be taken seriously

Meninism is satirical, should not be taken seriously

Brianna Mathias, Co-Editor February 23, 2015

Meninism started as a Twitter account parodying feminism. Satire, jokes, that’s all it was set out to be. The creators of the account actually agreed with feminism. Then suddenly, a bunch of boys...

America needs to say no

America needs to say no

Rachael Arthur, Staff Reporter February 19, 2015

We as a society have begun to promote saying yes to everything. Everything is okay as long as it feels good. And if anyone confronts you about what you’re doing, keep doing what you’re doing because...

Valentines Day: Not just for couples

Valentine’s Day: Not just for couples

Rachael Arthur, Staff Reporter February 2, 2015

Valentine’s Day is the day when you have two extremes of people: The people who love it and the people who hate it. And the reasons are almost always the same. The people who love it are usually the...

Things that work in a relationship

Things that work in a relationship

Rachael Arthur, Staff Reporter January 23, 2015

Several students have boyfriends or girlfriends, and their motives behind why they do are versatile. Some may date because they’re getting to know someone that’s attractive. Others may date to try...

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