Opinion
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Our View: Join student senate in campus clean up
Have you ever noticed the garbage lining the streets leading up to our school? Maybe you have glanced at a McDonalds bag blowing in the...
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Band members use social media as platform for healthy lifestyles
America’s health is dwindling and weight gain is a common issue nowadays. If anyone is aware of these issues, it’s band members on the road....
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Our View: Students bake for Jake
After getting a cup of ice cream from Tootsie’s in his hometown of LaPorte City, 16-year-old Jake Wilson told his family he was talking a...
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Follow these 5 steps for organization
As the school year is slowly coming to a close and the pull of summer distracts students with the promise of fun, it gets harder...
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Our View: Understanding your First Amendment rights
As students who spend most months of the year in a school building, it is important to understand and recognize your rights as a student,...
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Hijabs represent freedom of choice
On January of 2017, as I was entering the United States after living in Turkey throughout middle school, I was wearing a hijab. After handing...
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Teenagers experience many misconceptions from adults
I am tired. I am tired of being told, “You cannot do this,” “You most definitely can’t do that” and my personal favorite, “You’re 17....
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Our View: Support Autism awareness month
April is national autism awareness month and a perfect opportunity to support, celebrate and recognize those with autism as well as promoting autism awareness. Autism...
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Opposing side: Feminism
With Donald Trump winning the 2016 election, the scandals of Harvey Weinstein and other men, and, well, Donald Trump existing, it might seem like the...
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Feminism means equality for all
There is a huge misconception that to be a feminist is getting out with a pink hat, yelling and shouting at men with anger, and,...
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Fall Festival arrives for Cedar Valley Arboretum
It’s Fall Festival at Cedar Valley Arboretum. Scarecrows are set up to welcome all the visitors for fall. During these four weeks of Fall Fest, on average, 1,500 people...
