Whether they are handing out speeding tickets, or chasing down criminals, police officers around the country risk their lives each day to sustain safety in America. As incredible as these kind-hearted and selfless workers are, many people overlook their charms and instead see unnecessary violence. Because of the few officers …
Read More »The Tech World Meets Education
Technology in this day and age affects all aspects of our lives, and recently, our educational system has been making the digital transition as well. This has its advantages, but its consequences could weigh out the conveniences. In a survey conducted on teachers by Pew Internet Project, nearly 90 percent …
Read More »Kurbo: the weight loss app for kids
Over the years, childhood obesity has been an epidemic of growing concern. According to the CDC, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents (ages 2-19) was 18.5%, affecting approximately 13.7 million individuals in the US. Many programs hope to combat the rise of obesity in America, including Kurbo, a …
Read More »Rapid vaping increase leads to deaths
Vape brands market their products as game-changers: a solution to cigarette addiction crafted by the very people who made the problem. When they first came out, vapes gave hope to millions of cigarette users who could not break their habit. However, as vaping becomes more widespread, statistics are showing vaping …
Read More »States are passing gun reform Red Flag Laws (and they’re working)
Currently, federal law allows the block of sales and confiscation of firearms from people who have been “convicted of certain crimes, adjudicated as mentally ill or involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital, or who are subject to a final domestic violence restraining order” (Everytown Research). However, a person who presents …
Read More »A Trip Down Memory Lane: Bella Notte
As a young Angie Serrano walked onto the stage at Theatre at the Mount for her West Side Story audition, she was met with chatter and what appeared to be disrespect from the drama teacher at the time, Doug Smith. “Doug Smith was in the very back of the theatre …
Read More »Donations for Your Salvation
Flames ate away at the heart of France, black smoke curling into the sky on April 15th, and the world jumped into action. Money flowed like water, quenching the flames with capital instead. In the wake of the Notre Dame fire, people have donated over a billion dollars in order …
Read More »The rise of Twitter’s white boys
Reddit has conspiracy theories, Instagram has food blogs, and Facebook has moms. But Twitter isn’t as clear who it’s targeted audience is for. Twitter rises as a haven for young, sleep-deprived, white guys who appear to catapult Twitter higher than other social media outlets. Every month, an anonymous group …
Read More »Freedom Scholarship discussion receives backlash
On April 17th, the Republican governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin held a round-table discussion on education in Lexington, Kentucky with US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos helping to lead the discussion alongside him. The roundtable was to be focused on the discussion of freedom scholarships, a proposal by DeVos where privately …
Read More »Dora The Teenage Explorer?
Hóla! Soy Dora- as a teenager, and not as a child, like how I was portrayed on Nickelodeon broadcasting for decades!
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