A year later, Kaepernick’s actions still justifiable
Klaria Holmes, Opinions Editor
September 26, 2017
After President’s Trump’s remarks this weekend about the behavior of those who abstain from participating in the National Anthem, several NFL players, coaches, and owners stood with locked arms or kneeled. During a rally in Hunstville, Alabama on Friday, Trump mocked Kaepernick, for kneeling...
Gender pronouns are important, need to be respected
Tamyra Baggett, Staff Writer
September 22, 2017
The usage of specific gender pronouns is becoming more prevalent in school environments, because some students identify other than male or female and use certain pronouns to fit their identity. According to the LGBT Resource Center, there are currently 76 different gender identifies, all of which come wi...
Antifa has good motives, bad execution
Tamyra Baggett, Staff Writer
September 18, 2017
Fringe groups have been one of the most talked about subjects in the media recently, namely Antifa. According to Merriam-Webster, a fringe group is defined as "a group with marginal or extremist views." The Anti-fascists, or Antifa, believe in the condemnation of hate and racism by using radical, militan...
Trump revokes DACA program for worse, rips apart families
Klaria Holmes, Associate Editor, Opinions Editor
September 7, 2017
On Tuesday morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump Administration was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, claiming that the program was full of ‘illegal aliens who were taking jobs away from citizens’ and ‘contributing to lawlessness and threatening...
Rapper’s “suicide video” glorifies important issue
Klaria Holmes, Opinions Editor
August 28, 2017
On Aug. 23, well known rapper XXXtentacion, also known as X, posted a disturbing video on his Instagram depicting him killing himself. After uploading his video, X also posted a clip of his music video to respond to some negative feedback with the caption, “If you thought I would kill myself for...
Column: Should high school students be allowed to grade their teachers?
Mia Sinha, Opinions Editor
April 3, 2017
Filed under Opinions
Have you ever had that one teacher who seems to never teach you anything, but the administration treats them as if they have tenure? They may get off task, read straight from the text, or just genuinely not seem to care about the subject, yet they are always around to “teach” the next batch of students? No...
Column: Ole Miss will regret not giving Joiner offer
Jared Redding, Sports Editor
March 10, 2017
Filed under Home, Opinions, Sports
Players like OHS senior guard Jarkel Joiner do not come around very often. Cal State Bakersfield knew that, as well as other strong college basketball programs that offered Joiner scholarships, like TCU, Memphis, Iowa State and others. I guess Ole Miss, somehow, didn't get the memo about Joiner’s rare...
Social media posts may affect future employment, college
Mia Sinha, Opinion's Editor
February 24, 2017
Filed under Opinions
I live in the generation of social media, where having a Snapchat is a must and the phrase “pics or it didn’t happen” is the motto fueling posts on Instagram. We make sure all of our followers know that we are enjoying our perfectly swirled coffee, watching the sun set over our backyard, and...
Column: Trump’s executive order “Protecting the Nation” may have the opposite effect
Mia Sinha, Opinions Editor
February 7, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Politics
Over the past few weeks after President Trump’s inauguration, he has passed seven executive orders. The most controversial order perhaps being “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” which arguably could have the exact opposite effect of what it is meant to...
Column: Women’s March embodied unity for all
Emma Scott, News Editor
January 31, 2017
Our country’s 45th president was inaugurated Jan. 20, but the real showstopper was on Saturday, Jan. 21, when millions crowded the streets in cities across the globe to show support for women’s rights. I was able to join the Women’s March on Washington (WMW) at our nation’s capital. The march...
Column: Betsy DeVos knows very little about department she will preside over
Mia Sinha, Opinions Editor
January 25, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Politics
She was never a teacher, nor in anyway affiliated with the public school system. She was just the opposite, calling the public school system a “dead end.” Betsy DeVos and her family have donated millions if not hundreds of millions to school-choice education lawmakers and advocacy organizations swaying...
Column: Class of 2017 athletes have been something special
Jared Redding, Sports Editor
January 23, 2017
On May 26, 2017, senior student-athletes will walk across the stage, shake Principal Bradley Roberson’s hand, and receive a diploma from a school that has had their support both on the field of battle and in the classroom. When it is all said and done and after they throw their caps up in the air,...
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