10 Seconds for Our Freedom
Ever since kindergarten, it has been a daily routine to hear announcements and say the Pledge of Allegiance along with the person on the PA...
Am I Normal? Little differences diversify our human family
For as long as I can remember, I have eaten cereal without milk. No matter whether it’s Cheerios or Froot Loops, Captain Crunch or Raisin...
Keeping the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro: Student shares concerns
Recently, more questions have been raised concerning the future of the Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro’s historic music venue. With increasing talk of redevelopment near the downtown...
Staff Editorial: Online Classes Don’t Measure Up to Expectations
Teens lounge on cozy couches while tapping away at their cell phones, chatting and online shopping. No, these are not kids idling at home during...
“Animal Crossing” is taking over my life
Don’t play a game called Animal Crossing: New Leaf. You will fall behind in school, you will lose touch with the outside world, you will...
Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Large classes may be hurting the learning process
“You’re not asking all the questions you want to ask, more of your friends are in there and you can get distracted pretty easily,” senior...
Clubbed to Death? Students discuss the effects of being over-involved
Senior Brandon Kelly says that most mornings, his alarm rouses him around 5 a.m. so he can go for a run before his day starts....
All PRIDE, No Prejudice
Every Friday afternoon, you can hear the echoes of many voices, see large rainbow flags draped over the door and feel the electric atmosphere coming...
Taylor Swift Puts Spotify in her Blank Space
“Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for,” Taylor Swift wrote in an...