Staff Editorial: Photoshop affects body image
Arieanna Junghans, Social Media Editor
December 1, 2017
Filed under Editorial, Podcasts
Media outlets and advertisers who use Photoshop to alter images of women causes harm among viewers and readers. With teenagers having more access to the internet, it creates the perception that everyone has to be a certain shape and size to be “good enough” and Photoshop within the “media culture” ...
Franken, Moore could not be handling harassment claims worse
Hunter Hippel, Online-Editor-in-Chief
November 27, 2017
Filed under Editorial, Political Opinion
Politicians haven't always been the cleanest, fairest or most charming individuals. Many have been involved with crippling corruptions cases or embarrassing bombshell scandals. John F. Kennedy had Secret Service agents aid him in escorting prositutes onto Capitol grounds. Richard Nixon was the...
Confederate statues should remain historical landmarks
Joshua Framke, Distribution Reporter
November 2, 2017
Filed under Editorial, Photo Slide Shows, Political Opinion
Ever since the Charleston church shooting in 2015, there have been controversies around confederate statues and monuments. Many people believe that they should be taken down because they stand for hatred and racism. While that may be true for some, there is a lot of blatant hatred making people want them gon...
American English departments lack diversity
Abby Banks, Print Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2017
Filed under Editorial
Amidst heated debates about immigration reform, protests which have somehow made the general populace throw the First Amendment out the window, and hate crime rates skyrocketing, public education coats an underlying element of racism: the canon. As a largely homogenous group of the so-called white male majori...
Social media, love it or leave it
Rachel Dankers, Layout Editor
October 26, 2017
Filed under Editorial
Social media is becoming a crisis regarding communication between all ages. This issue has greatly impacted the lives of people around the world due to their constant need to be up to date with current events. This ongoing issue has been creating an uproar. People use social media to spread ridi...
Trump administration rolls out controversial new sexual assault policy
Hannah Boardman, Print EIC
October 25, 2017
Filed under Editorial, EIC Column
In politics today, sexual assault is a controversial topic. There have been debates over what counts as substantial evidence, with the two options being preponderance of evidence or clear and convincing evidence. The Obama-era administration set the standard of preponderance of evidence. Over the past...
Politicians battle for stronger healthcare bill
Grant Hietpas, Camera Editor
October 20, 2017
Filed under Editorial, Political Opinion, Showcase
With the failure of the Graham Cassidy Bill, many are wondering what comes next in the debate surrounding government provided healthcare. It is extremely important to understand this debate if America is to protect both the health and the liberty of American citizens. While its importance is un...
Staff Editorial: purse and bag restrictions unfairly affect innocent students
October 19, 2017
Filed under Editorial, Staff Editorial
As students line up to enter the Pony Stadium for another exciting football game with bags in hands and on backs to hold items, they are faced with security telling them they cannot bring those bags inside. The stadium policy, more strictly enforced this year, does not permit items such as bags, purses, w...
Gorsuch not qualified for Supreme Court
Ellie Speedling, Social Media Reporter
May 11, 2017
Filed under Political Opinion
On April 7, Neil Gorsuch was confirmed as the 113th Supreme Court justice, filling the vacant seat left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia who died in Feb. 2016. Gorsuch wasn’t fairly nominated due to the “nuclear option” and the Senate Republicans were biased in not allowing Merrick Garland, President’s Obama’s...
Dress codes are acceptable if equally enforced
McKenzie Bohlig, Copy Editor
May 9, 2017
Filed under Editorial
Recently, dress codes and their enforcement have been a controversial topic throughout the public. An instance that has recently raised debate was United Airlines dress coding two girls and making them change before boarding the plane. This incident was first made public by a woman named Shannon Watts known for momsdemandaction.org. She ranted on twitter about a United gate...
Trump can handle North Korean threats
McKenna Wohlers, Social Media Reporter
May 9, 2017
Filed under Political Opinion
Since 1945, North Korea and South Korea have been divided by conflict at the 38th parallel. This long time conflict has had the U.S. supporting South Korea and Russia supporting North Korea. While the U.S. and the United Nations have not been involved militarily for over 50 years, the Russians have increased economic su...
Senior prank may result in consequences
Megan Karnuth, Online Editor-in-Chief
May 7, 2017
Filed under Editorial
Principal Rob Bach in a letter to parents said, “…walking at graduation is a privilege, not a right.” There are certain things a student can do to be banned from the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but other punishments should be considered if the offenses from the student are only minor infr...