Jacob Rutzick, Staff Writer
September 18, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Politics
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Abortion is a very hot topic in the modern political sphere. Some people will say abortion should be acceptable at any point during a pregnancy. This is the official position in the democratic political platform, and it is disturbing. Abo...
aubrey harrell, Staff Writer
April 23, 2018
Filed under National News, Politics
On March 24, thousands from all over the United States came together in Washington DC to take a stand against gun violence. As of late, I have come to the realization that my peers and I are highly capable of making ...
Ashley Shepard, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
Filed under Events, Feature, Politics
On March 24, the kids and families of March For Our Lives took to the streets of Washington DC to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools. Student...
March 24, 2018
Jake Neuffer, Editorial Board Member
March 23, 2018
Filed under Politics, Uncategorized
The threat of nuclear war hasn’t been so prominent in the national consciousness since the fall of the Berlin Wall. But Donald Trump’s tweet, where he cleverly uses the threat of nuclear war to imply that Kim Jong Un has ...
March 23, 2018
Ashley Shepard, Staff Writer
March 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Politics
A day after the Parkland Shooting, the CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA), Wayne LaPierre, has already turned this tragedy into a way to pit the american people against one another. In his statement, LaPierre began to sland...
February 26, 2018
Aubrey Harrell, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Politics
None of us are strangers to school drills. Since kindergarten, the protocols designed to protect us in event of immense danger have been ingrained into our heads. In light of recent events in Parkland, Florida however, drills, more s...
Clare Sparling, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
Filed under National News, Oakton News, Oakton students, Politics
The deadly shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School has shaken the nation to its core. Yet despite the horrors that have occurred, the students of Stoneman Douglas have risen up in the face of adversity and are ready to tackle the issue of gun control. Students such as Emma Gonzale...
Sahithi Jammulamadaka, Editorial Board
January 25, 2018
Filed under National News, Politics
Congress brought an end to the three-day government shutdown on Monday, January 21st as Democrats of the Senate scrambled to fund a short-term spending bill to fund government operations without addressing the fate of the youn...
January 17, 2018
