When teaching styles clash, students struggle
Some teachers, who will of course remain nameless, have certain styles of teaching that make it difficult for students to relate. Whether it is because...
A judgmental society: Tattoos and piercings
If you’ve ever seen me around Northwood or know me, you know I have my eyebrow pierced. And if you don’t know me, but were...
Weird ways of the western world: Culture vs. Logic
Do you, sir/ma’am, claim to operate by logic? If you do not, you are wrong. Logic is something you cannot escape. It is the driving...
I have better places to be than high school
Most of what we learn in high school seems to be either useless or forgotten within a couple of months of studying it. We are...
Staff Editorial: Is it getting through to you? Safety assemblies at NHS
Do you ever feel like you hear something so many times it becomes background noise? That’s how students feel about the repetitive safety speeches we’ve...
Gun Control: Owning fire arms is a right protected by the Constitution
In the Bill of Rights, the second amendment states: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of...
Gun Control: Restrictions on assault weapons protects the people
Considering recent events in our country regarding gun violence, it has been proven that when given large amounts of firepower, people are going to become...
Gun Control: Restrictions on assault weapons protect the people
Considering recent events in our country regarding gun violence, it has been proven that when given large amounts of firepower, people are going to become...
Peer Influences
High school is the time and place where kids start to break away from their parents’ rule and influence and shift to the influence of...