The Death of Nipsey Hussle
Conor Krouse, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019
Filed under Events, Feature, National News, News
Gang violence, riots, and shootings are not a new phenomenon around the big cities of America. From New York, to Chicago, and Los Angeles, this epidemic that has swept the nation for decades has always been a prevalent part of city living. Even famous celebrities, the majority of which are rappers, hold...
The Power of Yet
Payton Wozny, Editorial Board
April 11, 2019
Filed under Feature, News, Oakton News, Oakton teachers
Sophomores were recently introduced to the “Power of Yet” and the concept of growth mindset during a counseling lesson during gym periods in the end of March led by Mrs. Stanley and Mr. Grausz. This presentation covered executive functioning skills and gave students the opportunity to reflect on s...
The Black Hole
Riya Jain, Editorial Board
April 11, 2019
Filed under World News
On April 10th, astronomers announced that they were able to capture a picture of a black hole. A black hole is a body with intense gravity where nothing can escape it, not even light. Thus, capturing an image of the hole was of extreme difficulty and one of the biggest discoveries of the decade. &...
Laughter Might Be The Best Medicine To Political Stress
Annabelle Rosse, Staff Writer
March 13, 2019
Filed under Movies & TV, National News, Politics
On Wednesday, February 27th, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, provide an open-doors testimony to Congress. The whole ordeal seemed to be fighting fire against fire. During the testimony, Cohen provided physical evidence to support his accusations against Trump. For example, his claims ...
Daylight Saving…More Like Daylight Ending
Payton Wozny, Editorial Board
March 11, 2019
Filed under InDepth, National News, News
At 2:00 A.M. EST on March 10, we all time traveled. Not actually, but we set our clocks forward seemingly traveling through time. What I’m referring to is daylight saving time(DST), which is everyone’s favorite day of the year in which the entire country essentially gets one hour of jet lag withou...
SOL is taking a turn
Zoe Sauger, Editorial Board
March 11, 2019
Filed under Oakton News
For the longest time students have had to take 9 SOL’s in order to receive their nine credits to graduate. The SOL stands for standard of learning exam, which means it is testing standard knowledge the student learned for that respective class. Not everyone agrees with the idea of standardized testing....
5G Speeds Coming to your Phone
Brendan Bellingham, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under News, World News
Our phones are undoubtedly the most important technology we depend on. Their design continues to get thinner and their processing power continues to increase, but the data service that connects them to the internet must also be progressed. Current data speeds are labeled 4G and describe the successor a...
2020 Presidential Campaigns
Portia Dai, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under National News, News, Politics
The season of presidential campaigns for the upcoming 2020 elections is nearing and as of now, there are already a superfluous amount of Democrats running for President or considering it, and only a handful of Republicans who have announced that they are running in 2020. Bernie Sanders, the senator...
“Bienvenue” French Students to Oakton
Conor Krouse, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under News, Oakton News
Known as the melting pot of the world, America as a country has many different and distinct cultures and ethnicities. Especially in our home of Northern Virginia, representation from other countries is at the highest it has ever been. Now, that statistic is even higher, especially throughout our school! If...
NEDA Week and Breaking Eating Disorder Stereotypes
Sarah Jeffries, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under National News
Last week was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, started by the National Eating Disorder Association to bring awareness to different types of eating disorders. Eating disorders aren’t commonly talked about in schools, and are only brought up briefly in health classes. An eating disorder, by definiti...
Airbnb’s controversies are threatening its decision to go public
Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under National News, News
Airbnb’s success in its field has been unparalleled. Started as a way to make rent money by two struggling roommates, it has grown into a gigantic business worth well over $31 billion. It’s among of a new wave of hospitality apps with Uber, Lyft, and Yelp, which have all effectively replaced far ...
No Person Should be Stripped of their Citizenship – No Matter how Heinous their Crime
Jake Neuffer, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Politics, World News
Shamima Begum left the UK for Syria when she was 15. She quickly married Dutchman and ISIS fighter Yago Riedijk. Together, they had three children. Only one remains, and, now, Shamima wants to come home. There is one problem, though. Begum has no legal right to return because the UK has stripped her...
