Cover Conspiracy Crisis: Varsity Blues Admissions Scandal
Max Brabham, Reporter
April 25, 2019
Filed under News
What Happened For high school students, ivy league college seems like a pipe dream. Recently, though, a scandal has been uncovered in which hundreds of wealthy families have bribed their way through admissions and gotten their kids accepted. “It kind of adds a layer of doubt to college admissions and...
Bloody Knuckles: The Story of RaNiya Wright and the U.S’s Bullying Problem
Elena Horton, Reporter
April 25, 2019
Filed under News
"Ugly," "yo' mama broke," "you like girls." These were statements said to RaNiya Wright by another girl in her class who antagonized her. These were the statements that caused Wright to fight back. These were the statements that killed her. The first thing to know about this situation is that RaNiya...
Deep, Dark, Dastardly: The Dark Web and its Origins
Elena Horton, Reporter
March 25, 2019
Filed under News, Student Life
“It wasn’t going to be a box of flowers,” said two men involved in a bomb plot. Michael James Young Jr., a 31 year old inmate who is currently serving a 50 year prison sentence, attempted to assassinate his ex-wife by ordering a bomb via the dark web on February, 28th, 2019. &n...
Pants on Fyre; Fyre Festival Disaster
Amara Houck, Reporter
February 22, 2019
Filed under News
In 2017, a big music festival- advertised to be bigger than Coachella- was announced by a businessman, Billy McFarland, and Rapper, Ja Rule. It was to be set in May/April and was to be extremely extravagant with the whole event set in the Bahamas, large and beautiful Villas, five-star meals, and just...
Walled Up: Why The Government Shutdown was Unnecessary
Elena Horton, Reporter
February 20, 2019
800,000. That's how many employees, both critical and non-critical, were directly effected by the shutdown. 50,000. That's how many were called back without pay in the middle of the shutdown. One. That's how many people were directly responsible for the longest government shutdown in U.S History. What Is a Go...
Heart Hemorrhage: American Consumers and Valentine’s Day
Elena Horton, Reporter
February 20, 2019
Filed under News, Student Life
The American economy loves holidays. Valentine's day seems to be one of the more expensive ones though. However, as of recently, there's been a decrease in people who've chosen to participate in the holiday. Compared to a decade ago, at 60%, only 51% of consumers expect to treat their sweethearts or themselves to valentine's day treats, according t...
Clear Bag Policy
Elena Hortan, Editor in Chief
November 20, 2018
Filed under Academics, News, Sports, Student Life
Richland School District Two is implementing a “Clear Bag” entry procedure for to all winter varsity sporting events to take effect at the beginning of the regular season. This proactive measure is part of the districts efforts to continue to improve and advance safety and security measures. Th...
Donuts not brains- Zombie Coffee & Donuts
Ellena Aimes, Reporter
November 13, 2018
Filed under News, Student Life
You may know of Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts or even Duck Donuts, but a new cafe has opened up in the downtown Columbia area called Zombie Coffee and Donuts, A cafe that was founded in Georgia but is relatively new to Columbia. "Zombie is actually hands-on," Malaysia Tyler, shift manager said, "It'...
Bleeding the Pages Yellow – The Question of Fake News
Elena Horton, Reporter
October 26, 2018
Filed under News
It’s in the air and everywhere-- fake news is the hottest buzzword of our generation. But what is fake news? The university of Penn State defines it as intentionally fabricated information, spreading deceptive content, or grossly distort actual news reports. "I think there's definitely fake news out th...
The News: How do you get it
Kailynn Shaw, Reporter
October 25, 2018
Filed under News, Student Life
The news is the way all people keep informed about the world around them and to make sure everyone gets that information there are many different stations, websites, apps and people you can use. For younger kids in elementary or middle school, they probably get that information from their parents or...
Back to the basics: the first week of school
Elena Horton, Reporter
September 26, 2018
Filed under Academics, News, Student Life
Early morning coffee, a mantra here, a checklist there, everyone had their own way of preparing for this new school year and with that, their own experiences. Students and teachers alike even now are reflecting upon the first week, each with their own criticisms and comments. "I felt comfortable, li...
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