September
Jessy Morner-Ritt - Opinions Editor, '12
October 5, 2011
My dog and I were never best friends. I considered us close acquintances; we both valued personal space, and we both handled our issues without physically jumping on strangers. I thought that this respect was my dog’s expression of love, yet when I saw my dog jump all over my dad and act as his secondary... Read more »
September
Peyton Grenley - News Editor, '13
October 5, 2011
A political party is a group of people who share the same ideas about the way the country should be governed. But what truly makes someone a Democrat or a Republican? As I was sitting at home reading for US History about the first parties ever created, I asked myself to which party do I belong? When... Read more »
September
Brooke Snell - Copy Editor, '12
October 4, 2011
As senior year has arrived, I have found myself pondering what makes me an ideal candidate for any college I apply to. All I want to write in my application amongst all the rest of the words is that I am a hard worker, I will make your school proud and it is the perfect fit for me. But, then the black-and-white... Read more »
September
Sarah Brown - Entertainment Editor
October 4, 2011
I have known my sister Emily for 16 years, 5 months and 14 days, give or take a few hours. The day I came home from the hospital in my mother’s arms, I was given a blessing in disguise. Emily is a big sister, a confidant, an occasional psychiatrist, a ‘partner in crime’, a personal comedian, my... Read more »
September
Yvonne Tarrab - Features Editor, '13
October 4, 2011
With two million things on my mind, I burst into my room, completely frazzled, in a wild search. I shuffle through drawers of colored paper, loose stickers from my sticker collecting phase and a mouse-shaped pencil sharpener. Anyone who knows me is aware that I have a strange attachment to my signature... Read more »
September
Maddi Pariser - Sports Editor, '12
October 4, 2011
There’s only 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter and your team is down by two.You step up to the free throw line and strategically place your feet. You give the ball a couple of dribbles and take the shot. Swoosh! The first one goes in. Nothing but net. You gear up for the second shot. The silence... Read more »
September
Paige Yamron - Editor-In-Chief, '12
October 4, 2011
For most people, winter is their favorite season, besides summer of course. Winter is the one time of the year where you can leave the house wearing your favorite beaten-up Uggs and oversized college sweatshirt. It is also the season where hot coco and gingerbread lattes are acceptable bedtime beverages.... Read more »