Danger in Caution
by Saifiyah Zaki, Staff Writer
April 17, 2018
Lights, locks, out of sight. As teachers rush to doors, students huddle in corners, a sudden pulse of adrenaline filling them with fearful energy. Unsure whether in the middle of a drill or under an actual active shooter threat, each student’s mind floods with images and scenarios as they question ...
Time’s Up For Lies
by Juliette Roberts, Staff Writer
March 1, 2018
Celebrities attending the 75th annual Golden Globes shook up both support and criticism after wearing black in support of the Time’s Up movement, a call to raise awareness for and end sexual assault. The protest was majorly in response to the trending sexual violence allegations in 2017 and continuin...
Upcoming County, State Elections
by Keara Barron, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
Along with the midterm elections for the United States Senate and House of Representatives, eight Collin County and two state legislative elections will take place on Nov. 6, 2018. “I think everybody overlooks local politics and it’s unfortunate because local politics are realistically what a...
Ashes After “Fire and Fury”
by Briana Lao, Co-Editor in Chief of Content
February 12, 2018
“Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” was published on Jan. 5 by Michael Wolff, an author and journalist. Because the book faced backlash and President Donald Trump tried to stop the publication of the book altogether, the book was released four days earlier than its previously scheduled d...
FDA Approves Personalized Gene Therapy as New Cancer Treatment
by Pantea Jamshidi Nouri, Digital Media Editor
October 24, 2017
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved a personalized gene therapy called CAR-T on Aug. 30, 2017 to treat children and young adults with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. With the approval of Kymriah, a genetically modified T-cell immunotherapy, cancer patients up to the age of 25 will gain access to t...
Rocket Man
by Reid McEowen, Co-Editor in Chief of Content
September 25, 2017
Donald Trump makes headlines once again by calling North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong- Un, “rocket man.” The name-calling came from his speech to the UN. He called on the UN to take more drastic actions and vowed to protect the United States and their allies from North Korea. Trump signed an executive order on ...
