Opinion
Is online really the answer?
Due to COVID-19, schools across the nation have had to alter their methods of teaching over the past year to ensure the safety of their students, staff and faculty. Many of these methods revolved around adapting traditional teaching methods to a virtual platform. Due to this, students found that many of their professors were altering […]
The end of cursive
In fourth grade my class spent a week trying to learn how to write the alphabet in cursive. We would have a workbook and trace the letters, then do it on our own. After the week, I kind of forgot about it. But it has helped in certain situations. I don’t write in cursive; I […]
“WandaVision” Premiere
How do you feel about spoilers, generally? I’m warning you right now, I’m going to talk about Disney’s new streaming show “WandaVision”. Still reading? You’ve been warned. “WandaVision” starts with its two main characters (Wanda and Vision) trapped in a series of old sitcoms. The TV shows they find themselves in slowly advance in years […]
Movie theaters vs. COVID
In April 2019, I had the privilege of attending an opening night showing of “Avengers: Endgame” with 11 of my closest peers. The experience brought us a theater of laughing, crying, and cheering for our favorite characters we had spent the years prior getting to know and love. Nobody ever expected a year later, in […]
Polar Vortex: A good reason to be thankful
I’m grateful for the unbearably cold winters that we have here in South Dakota. Yes, even the sharp wind that simultaneously finds its way down your jacket and up your pant legs. As of the moment of this writing the temperature is currently -7 degrees Fahrenheit. And I find this something to be thankful for. […]
Black History Month: The importance of reflection through the years
Given recent and ongoing events, it seems more vital than ever Americans acknowledge and are continually educated on African American history, especially during this month of reflection. Black History Month started on a small scale, but the recognition of it has been steadily increasing as the connections between cultures grow and the media grants it […]
Title IX changed women’s sports forever
The New York Times reported that before Title IX was passed in 1972, there were only 310,000 women competing in high school and college sports. By 2012 that number was at 3,373,000. Title IX could be the single biggest landmark in the history of women’s sports. The passing of Title IX has given more women […]
Superstition vs Tradition
Despite humans being an intelligent species, we still believe in luck and omens. Superstitions are supernatural things with good and bad luck. Everyone has some superstition, myth or wives’ tale that they follow. It doesn’t matter if they believe it or not, they follow because of the possibility it might be true. Couples should do […]
Zero Waste Super Bowl
As the 55th Super Bowl arrived, I was reminded of a social studies class in middle school when I watched a video on the amount of popcorn Americans ate on the day of the Super Bowl. It was a crazy statistic of several times around the Earth! This made me wonder how much waste the […]
Kenny Ortega is a god
Dirty Dancing. Newsies. Hocus Pocus. High School Musical 1, 2, and 3. Michael Jackson’s This Is It tour. Descendants 1, 2, and 3. High School Musical: The Musical the Series. New hit Netflix show Julie and the Phantoms. What do all of these things have in common? They were all directed by one man. Kenny […]