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State of Journalism

Noah Brown, Managing Editor • March 2, 2017

It is 2017 and George Orwell’s classic novel "1984" is the best-selling novel in America. Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here” has surged into the top 10 on Amazon’s bestseller list. Some...

Students cherish open campus. It provides a sense of freedom, allowing students easy access to leave the restricting boundaries of school for things such as a quick stroll to lunch. This tradition is Clayton’s...

Trigger Warnings

Lemuel Lan, Webmaster • March 29, 2016

Content Warning: This may contain offensive material. Recently, there has been a shift towards a debate over labeling content with trigger warnings, especially in social media, cautiously warning any...

To What Extent: Freedom of Speech

Cosima Thomas, Journalist • October 13, 2015

What would you do if your favorite clothing store or restaurant had publicly discriminated against groups that you, your family, or your friends identify with? Would you continue to support such a business...

The Gay Days of Summer

Lemuel Lan, Webmaster • August 24, 2015

Outside the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington DC, a massive crowd cheers as the verdict is returned. The vote falls five to four. On June 26, 2015, gay marriage is legalized across the United States...

What’s Going on with One Direction?

Ashleigh Williams, Review Section Editor • May 9, 2015

The past few weeks have been very rocky for the band One Direction… and Directioners. Zayn Malik, one fifth of the band, decided to leave the band in order to go his own direction, and since then,...

Youtube Celebrities

Ashleigh Williams, Review Section Editor • May 3, 2015

In 2009, YouTube was seen as just a place to post some funny videos, but in the past two years, the video streaming site has turned into a world-wide phenomenon. Youtube has progressed a lot since its...

Eek! Ebola!

Mitali Sharma, Editor-in-Chief • January 27, 2015

Fear decapitates us. I remember discussing that idea with a friend as a joke, but when I look back, I realize that the statement is very true. Fear does indeed decapitate us, and it does a good job of...

He Couldn’t Breathe

Nisha Klein, Page Editor • January 26, 2015

On August 9th, the death of an 18-year-old boy, Michael Brown, brought widespread attention to the state of policing in America. One month before, Eric Garner said “I can’t breathe” eleven times...

A Tough Call to Make

Lawrence Hu, Distribution Editor • November 25, 2014

Violence is not the answer. At times like these, when some people believe that it is, there is little we can do as a community to inhibit the onslaught of vandalism, destruction and brutality that rages...

Bigger Isn’t Better

Lawrence Hu and Max Steinbaum • November 5, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture even states that à la carte options do not have to comply with the standards set for foods sold in schools. According to the USDA website, “any entrée item offered as part of the lunch program or the breakfast program is exempt from all competitive food standards.”

Unacknowledged.

Mitali Sharma, Editor-in-Chief • November 3, 2014

I would see them eyeing the girls practicing for the pep rally and then reluctantly shifting their gaze back to their own courts. I would see them staring at the Lululemon shirts, then looking down at...