Trump Triumphs: Students react to the presidential election
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore Donald Trump’s unexpected victory last week has student’s emotions running high at Northwood. Many students on both sides of the political...
Future Unicorns: NCSSM comes to Northwood
It was Friday morning when students gathered for the North Carolina School of Science and Math interest meeting. Even though the students were tired, the...
Time Marches On: Marching band seniors say goodbye
There is a first time for everything: first day of school, first time in an airplane, a first job. For many marching band seniors, their...
Rape Culture: UNC case brings matter closer to home
You wake up, naked, in an unfamiliar place and in an unfamiliar bed, next to an unfamiliar person. You know who you are, you know...
Who is Juggleboy?
Saturday night at Southpoint is full of teenagers seeing movies, buying clothes and grabbing a bite to eat. Among the sea of adolescents, you spot...
What I’ve Learned From Jumping Off Cliffs
Two years ago, I spent an amazing summer on a service trip in a village called Navakawau—translated to “the end of the road”—on the islands...
Heading Toward Recovery: Community rallies around Kelsey Eddins
Weeks before her brain surgery, senior Kelsey Eddins had a reoccurring dream of her surgery going wrong. Kelsey sat in the waiting room with her...
It’s All Political: What influences students’ political beliefs?
In a generation where diversity flows like water, people are subject to their own opinions more than ever. Every day, people are more and more...
Slacktivism vs. Activism: Do actions speak louder than tweets?
“Slacktivism” is often associated with a zeal for activism on social media platforms, but a lack of effort toward real change. Despite the word’s general...