A life was taken this past summer on May 28 at the Cincinnati Zoo. A young boy managed to crawl into the gorilla exhibit, resulting in the death of a silverback gorilla named Harambe. The zoo’s decision...

Many times I find myself ripping the hair out of my head due to the stress of attempting to keep up with all of my school activities. On top of all of this, I genuinely strive to always be the best...

I've always been what you'd call an independent person. I was raised as an only child and would frequently be left alone to tend to my own entertainment and needs. I excelled at whatever I would set my...

In my four years at Hays High, I’ve faced tough classes, bullies, friend problems, nasty lunches and awkward, humiliating moments. I’ve been through so much, but I can’t think of anything more horrifying,...

As soon as you step foot into the halls of any high school, you are instantly being geared towards college. Testing, homework and after school activities take up most of the average teens' time. But...

  Political parties are bad for American politics. For justification of this, a person needs only to look to one of the greatest founding fathers. In his farewell address, President George...

Lawmakers in Kansas recently introduced a set of bills to the state house and senate that would allow for people to sue for $2,500 if they find a transgender student in the “wrong” restroom. With...

Animals are a big part of our culture in today’s society. From household pets to food, animals have become increasingly important to comfort and feed millions of people. I would consider myself an...

We each have a very short amount of time to live on this planet. For some, it’s unfortunately shorter than others, but even 100 years isn’t that significant in the long-run. Because of this, we have...

As we all know, it’s election year and the pool of candidates is shrinking. In order for each party to narrow it down to one candidate, there are caucuses and primaries. Kansas is having caucuses, and...

  Access to guns should be restricted, but not abolished. According to the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), a person currently doesn’t need to have a...

As we run through life, we’re advised to join as many activities as we can to really get a feel for what we might like. We’re also told to take the hardest classes we can handle, because it may earn...