The Oxford Comma: Is it Relevant?
Tyler Burkett, Writer
May 4, 2020
You’ve most likely seen it or at least heard of it without even realizing it: the Oxford comma. An English teacher’s preferred piece of punctuation pertaining to the pellucid order of items and people. “[The Oxford comma] is used in the series of commas when you are separating different item...
Opinion: Conceptual Art is Losing its Touch
Tyler Burkett, Writer
April 2, 2020
Art can be a beautiful expression of creativity and ingenuity that thoughtfully puts the best of humanity on display. Art isn’t the same for everyone and is defined differently throughout the world. With that being said, let’s dive into art that takes creativity and ingenuity and makes it seem ob...
Opinion: The Lemonade Stand Down the Street is Run Better Than the NCAA
Olivia Eisenhauer, Writer
March 15, 2020
For most Kansans, except the ones in Manhattan, March is a time awaited since the season started in October, as it is “March Madness.” But, thanks to the lack of leadership in the NCAA, March Madness is now nonexistent. Only the NCAA would have the ability to take an unfortunate situation and m...
Opinion: The Stonewall Riots Blockade from School History
Matt Bice, Writer
February 28, 2020
Summer of 1969, police raid the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar that was frequented by members of the gay, lesbian and transgender communities. Three days later, eight police officers enter the bar undercover and arrested many people, singling out the employees, drag queens, and anyone dressed as t...
Art, Brought to You by Pepsi
Brendan Ulmer, Writer
February 24, 2020
I have heard a downright astounding amount of people have opinions on this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, and I must say, I truly don’t get it. Was it inspiring to see women so fit at an age where most people have long lost their fit physique, or was it disgusting to see a woman dance on a met...
Valentine’s Day Fever
Riley Keiter, Writer
February 18, 2020
The last week was filled with many things: hard candies in the shape of hearts, annoyingly positive Instagram posts, and an influx of money to nearby florists. Why? Well, Valentine’s Day passed just last Friday! As the sickeningly sweet holiday made its appearance, some people were ready to run from a...
What Is Art?
February 6, 2020
Art can be seen by some as this grandiose feat where only especially talented people can create it. Others see it as a more relaxed and laid back process that isn’t fancy in the slightest. “It’s not something that I’m great at, but I enjoy it,” junior Ruth Pickens said when asked about her d...
Opinion: Facilitating Change Through Conjugation
December 10, 2019
Many students tend to avoid taking a foreign language or just take it for the credit needed for capstone requirements. What these students don’t realize is the magnitude of benefits they are missing by doing this. A foreign language class doesn’t teach you how to succeed in a career or how to...
Opinion: It’s 2019, and Marriage is…not Outdated
Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
November 10, 2019
It’s 2019 and a popular question is circling: Is marriage outdated? “What’s wrong with having five or six loving adult relationships through your life?” HuffPost asked in an article questioning the relevance of marriage in our society today. Other popular sources, especially newly tren...
Opinion: Casual Dating Can Lead To Bad Habits In Marriage
October 23, 2019
Heartbreak can be a terrible thing, especially in high school. But dating in high school is very casual compared to a full-blown marriage. The formalities of dating have loosened up in recent years, and as a result dating can be seen as a casual thing and not important to either person involved. Almo...
Opinion: Homecoming Court Should Be Eliminated
Brendan Ulmer, Writer
October 1, 2019
The day was Sept. 23, 2019, and I was spending my Power 50 shooting the breeze with my dear friends as I always do, when the conversation turned to homecoming. At first, it was the specifics: how many people are in our group, what we wanted to eat that night, how many cars we’ll need, so on and so...
Opinion: Pornography is the Pedestal on which Rape Culture Stands
April 8, 2019
Beaten, tied up, and viciously raped, consistently for nine months, Elizabeth Smart told CNN and many other news sites “pornography made [her] life a living hell.” Her captor would come to her excited and “amped up” with porn magazines. He would show her the pages and say that they were go...
Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
May 8, 2020
We’ve been in quarantine for a while now, and still, I have yet to experience total boredom. For the...
May 5, 2020
During the coronavirus quarantine, many have turned to Netflix for entertainment. One of the most popular...
How Shutdown has Evolved in Kansas
May 5, 2020
A little over a month ago, on March 11, the Sprint...
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