Although tattoos have been around for almost 10,000 years, the negative stigma surrounding them has been unmatched in recent society.
Senior Link Leikam explained how they have gotten comments that...
Body modifications have been a part of society for a long time. The oldest mummy discovered, Ötzi, has marks that could indicate around 61 tattoos and stretched ear lobe piercings. The meaning of body...
The internet has grown to places never known were imaginable, things that seemed to only be in fiction books. With the advancement in technology comes responsibility and the misuse of it has danger, but...
In recent years, there has been a massive shift in sports culture and it has had a big impact on student-athletes. Specifically, high school sports have intensified and athletes have shifted to only playing...
Animal cruelty has been an issue for years. Pet owners and animal lovers need to use resources to learn more and spread awareness to help.
Animal cruelty is split into two main categories: active cruelty...
After years of struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, school is back to normal. Years of disruption, however, have taken their toll on the student population.
Online learning, hybrid schedules and canceled...
Stress can have severe effects on one's health. If people notice and treat stress before it gets out of hand, the physical effects will be less severe. Stress, after being built up, can lead to extensive...
Everyone deals with some sort of stress in their lives whether it is due to their home lives, school, relationships, sports, etc. and there are many different effects and ways to cope and deal with the...
Public education or private education is one of the choices students and parents have to decide when going through the education system. With private education costing upwards of thousands of dollars for...
Legislators are facing pressure to ban assault rifles in the United States. With a rising number of shootings, the push is crucial.
Following the two mass shootings in California this past January,...
As lockdowns in schools have become a regular occurrence in schools across the country, students have known the school lockdown protocols since early elementary school. While most lockdowns do not end...
Mass shootings are popping up everywhere in America so often, it is hard to even keep track. With new shootings daily, different motives and locations, but similar guns, it makes it hard to understand...
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