It's 1984, and Winston Smith is not in the least bit happy with the government of Oceania, formerly London. The Party and Big Brother control every aspect of life, indirectly. They create false victories...

Speeding tickets. Eventually everyone will get one. My first one just happened to be Sept. 4. I was eating at Olive Garden with a friend and her brother before the tennis match against Rogers Heritage....

Trophies, metals, and plaques are handed to kids at the end of each sport season for participation. Some people think that giving them these items give kids false hope, but I think that this hope is...

"Taylor Swift found dead in her house," said CNN News on Twitter. I rushed to check Google to see if the popular country singer was truly pronounced dead. Of course, it was just and attempt to raise...

The noticeable effects of the Obama Administration’s new healthier changes to the school lunches have been truly felt and tasted in the cafeteria. The new changes to the nationwide school lunch program...

Many parents today believe that every child should be a winner. They don’t want their kid to experience losing. But sometimes falling short is an important lesson that should be learned throughout life. While...

Winning America’s Next Top Model or the Nobel Peace Prize? It isn’t really much of a contest in my mind. Brains over Beauty right? Diving into Lisa Bloom’s Think: Straight Talk for Women to...

Recent events such as the Aurora Movie Theatre Shooting July 20, the Sikh Temple Shooting Aug. 5, and the Empire State Shooting Aug. 24 have led the United States government to take a second look at gun...

It’s crazy how intimidating inanimate objects can seem. Maybe that’s just me, always feeling pressured to do well in school, to say no to peer pressure, to save your money, to never be late to work,...

“I like big butts and I cannot lie. You other brothers can’t deny, that when a girl walks in with an itty- bitty waist and a round thing in your face, you get sprung.” I was in my fourth grade...

Being injured is an athlete's worst nightmare. For the past year and a half I have had nerve damage in my right foot, and finally I am able to play tennis again. Last year while I was taking a dance...

Upon discovering that the cafeteria was going on a temporary cookie hiatus, many students were rather upset; however, I feel this arrangement  should be permanent. While there is absolutely nothing...