Interesting Facts about Food
March 16, 2020
Often, we eat food without considering what exactly we are eating. However, there is a lot more to that candy or peanut butter you are devouring. Cochineal, also known by many other names, such as carmine, Natural Red 4, or E120, is a color additive used in many food products. Artificial crab meat, sausage, yogurt, ice cream, gum, and jam are al...
Dude. Be Nice
Chaney Duskin, Sports and Entertainment Section Editor
March 16, 2020
"Dude. Be Nice" started in 2014 to inspire students to treat themselves and others better. This is a program that inspires positivity and shifts our culture to include kindness. The club Compass is going to be running this program. The way Compass plans to do this will be giving each tea...
Entomophagy: The Future Of Food?
Aaron Hsu, News Staff
March 10, 2020
Entomophagy is the practice of eating insects. Some think it’s the future of food and a protein source for a more sustainable future. Insects are already consumed by billions of people worldwide, yet insect-eating is virtually non-existent in the United States, Canada, and several European countries....
The Boomer Bingo Bug
March 10, 2020
The obsession that the elderly of America have with BINGO is one that will never be understood until we reach the age where BINGO is a part of every Saturday night. While this stereotype makes for great laughs, BINGO does have its benefits. It increases alertness and increases the socialization among the older residents. Lambert...
Effects of Having a Pet
March 3, 2020
Adopting a pet is an exciting and consequential decision. But before the decision is finalized, many elements need to be considered, such as the possible effects pets may have on your life. Owning a pet can lead to many positive outcomes. First, pets provide companionship and love, which can lead t...
Need an Elective?
February 29, 2020
Course registration for the 2020-21 school year is coming up! Here are some elective options for you if you have an open period, or are just undecided on your schedule. All of these are available with no prerequisite classes, so everyone from rising Freshmen to rising Seniors can join with no prior ...
Why the Em Dash Not Being Easily Accessible on the Keyboard is a Crime Against Humanity and Anyone Arguing Otherwise Deserves the Penalty of Death (SATIRE)
Aaron Hsu, News Section Editor
February 26, 2020
The em dash (—) is a commonly used punctuation with many everyday applications, but it fails to find itself represented on your typical keyboard layout. Even on mobile phone keyboards, with their 2 page punctuation section, the em dash fails to be included. With all the versatile uses of the em da...
President’s Day: The Most Complex Holiday
February 24, 2020
President’s Day commemorates the birthdays of all presidents but is significant for different reasons to the states. The third Monday of February, when President’s Day is observed, is close to George Washington’s birthday- February 22nd. Every year after his death, it became a day of remembra...
Teens in Real Life
Abby Settipani and Jimena Ruano
February 13, 2020
Teen Dramas are a captivating side of television that follows the lives of teens and their reckless behavior. Shows like 90210 Beverly Hills, Gossip Girl, Friday Night Lights, and The OC highlight the exciting lives of high school students. These shows, while spectacularly entertaining, are unrealistic for...
The Haunted Peach
February 13, 2020
If you need a vibe check, here are some good-old, Georgian day trip ideas for you. The Georgia Guidestones, located in Elbert County, enumerate 10 rules to repair society. One is that humanity should not exceed five million people. A man under the alias “R.C. Christian” funded this massive pro...
Fast Fashion Kills
February 6, 2020
Fast fashion is defined as cheap clothing mass-produced to fit the latest trends, and it is an unsustainable practice rooted in capitalistic values. Fast fashion represents pure capitalism: a group of competitive markets producing an unfathomable amount of trendy clothes in the tiniest time frame; to...
Mardi Gras
February 6, 2020
Set on the 25th of February, Mardi Gras is characterized by its traditional masks, floats and the eating of king cakes. The origins of Mardi Gras date back to medieval periods of pagan worship in Europe. After Christianity became widespread in Rome, the traditions of Mardi Gras became incorporated i...
Ann Ding, Resident Artist
May 19, 2018
This is it readers! Thank you all so much for sticking with the series and dropping in every now and then. It is time for the work to come to a close as I will be heading...
Elizabeth Findley, Editor-In-Chief
May 7, 2018
“I intern four days a week at a mental and allied health clinic. One day a week at the mental health side and three days a week at allied health, allied health being physical...
