On the fourteenth of every month, a diverse group of people gathers outside the National Rifle Association headquarters on Waples Mill Road with picket signs and a purpose: increased gun safety laws.
They hold signs with brief messages and outcries....
On Sept. 2, 2014, another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, was shown being beheaded in a video released by ISIS titled “A second message to America.” Sotloff is the second beheading in five weeks. The first beheading was of James Foley on Aug....
Principal John Banbury refused to grant senior privileges and also put more restrictions on football games in response to what administration deemed an overly rowdy and inappropriate student section.
Senior class officers Millan Khadka, Nima Noori,...
This year alone, we lost many people to suicide, most notably, beloved actor Robin Williams. This week, Sept. 8 to Sept. 13, is National Suicide Prevention Week, or NSPW. This week we honor those who lost their lives to themselves. There are a lot of...
On August 4th 2014 I got the phone call that changed my summer. My Aunt Hattie had passed away unexpectedly that morning. Her death struck me hard and left me frozen in shock and the world seemed to stop turning. Most high school students have experience...
I cried for 24 hours. Started in a steamy car on a hot July day right outside the George Mason Campus. This campus had hosted me and my now-close 186 friends for an entire six days. Through the welcoming smiles in the blazing heat on orientation day to...
Debate ensues over whether NCAA College Athletes should be paid to play a sport at their University.
Sports are hugely popular in this country, and are televised and advertised daily, earning much revenue. Fans obsess over their professional teams and...
In the past, soccer in America tended to fly under the radar compared to other sports. However, after this summer’s past FIFA Men’s World Cup in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, soccer grew in popularity across the country and surfaced on the covers of newspapers...
The blockbuster thriller “The Purge” (2013) captivated viewers with the craziness of an alternative government in America. The film, which grew wildly popular in the past year, centers on the idea that once a year, for a time period of twelve hours,...
Ever since the show, “Friends” ended in 2004, there have been persistent calls for a reunion show, and hoax advertisements have appeared on all social media including Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, and Jennifer Aniston...
The Washington Nationals recently made walk-off history with ten straight wins, but are now struggling to rise above the Phillies. The Nationals have fallen to the Phillies 3-2 on Monday and 4-3 on Tuesday. Despite the recent losses, Nationals fans have...
Some knew him as Professor Brainard, some called him Genie, and some recognized him as Mrs. Doubtfire, or Mr. Keating, or better yet ‘my Captain’. With the loss of these iconic identities, it is inconceivable that the world really only lost one...
