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Antisemitism ramps up after Kanye West posts hateful comments on Twitter.

We don’t talk about Ye (but we really need to…)

Alassane Faye, Staff Writer November 14, 2022

Everyone knows Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. He is one of the most influential people in the music and fashion industry. Ye has recently been in the headlines (not really a surprise) for some problematic...

The out of order signs posted on the doors prevent students from having easier access to bathrooms.

Closing bathrooms for a week or more results in missed classes, health issues

Alasia Bender and Jessica Benavides Samayoa November 11, 2022

“May I go to the bathroom?”  “You mean can you walk half a mile and miss half of the class..? Sure. Take a pass.” If bathrooms are out of order, we need to do something to fix them because...

Vote Pockets for Womens Pants 2023 to exercise your civic duty for equitable clothing.

Vote pockets for women’s pants 2023

Ella Rishell, Associate Editor November 10, 2022

"Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets." - Arnold Schwarzenegger. Lucky for women, our clothes don't come with pockets, thanks Arnie. If you haven't guessed...

Peric lists the top thing that we wished we had a vaccine for. If only!

Things we wish had a vaccine

Peric Yerima, Opinion Managing Editor November 2, 2022

There are lots of things we wish we had a vaccine for—something to act as a magical cure. Apart from the obvious ones like world hunger, depression, and cancer along with its bajillion variations,...

Popular songs may actually have some problematic and macabre references to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Wait, those songs we sang in the 2010s about Jeffrey Dahmer were about… oh no

Ella Rishell, Associate Editor November 1, 2022

"I'm not eatin' that." "Why not? Are you a vegetarian?" "No I'm not, but I'm not eatin' no sandwich that my neighbor made, after his apartment been smelling like a dead raccoon's *bleep*." Jeffrey...

Fall activities to do this year

Fall activities to do this year

Huswat Olajide, News Managing Editor October 31, 2022

Fall. One of the best seasons, when the trees lose their green colors and turn a majestic red, yellow, and orange color. The unbearable hot days have passed us by and now we relish the cooler temperatures. Here...

Practicing antiracism is a continuous learning process that relies on adopting a growth mindset.

I’m doing x,y and z. Am I not racist yet?

Ashley Huynh, Editor-in-Chief October 13, 2022

It’s been about two years since what I consider the start of my student-activist journey at the beginning of my sophomore year in 2021. This was only a few months after the death of George Floyd and...

Watkins Mill is ranked last in US News and World Report.

US News & World Report High School Rankings is not suitable for analyzing a school like Watkins Mill (Part 2)

Andrea Gordon, Opinion Managing Editor October 10, 2022

In my previous article, I outlined the inner workings of the US News high school rankings. In this article, I want to lay out the insufficiency of the current ranking system in evaluating a school like...

Wolverine Wednesday is a great new initiative, but requires a few tweaks in order to be most beneficial to students.

If I could adjust Wolverine Wednesdays…

Ella Rishell, Associate Editor October 6, 2022

If Wolverine Wednesdays were sponsored by a cereal brand, it definitely isn't Frosted Flakes because "they're (not) grrrrrreat." Don't be fooled though, we appreciate and are thrilled that the faculty...

Senior Ashley Huynh shares her experience with the struggles of growing up Asian in America.

I said Mulan was my favorite princess. ‘Why would you pick the ugliest one?’

Ashley Huynh, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2022

For a word to fully encapsulate a decade's worth of humiliation, uncertainty, and self-hatred is groundbreaking. Unfortunately for me, I discovered it years too late. I was eight years old when he asked...

Peric shares his top tips for when youre running  late to class.

Top three tips for when you’re late to class

Peric Yerima, Opinion Managing Editor September 23, 2022

Have you ever been on your way to class knowing you were about to be scolded by your teacher because you were late? Well then call me Superman because I am here to save you! Number One: How about you...

Obehi already has most of the Queen-like qualities, so lets just make it official already.

Why Obehi should be the next queen

Obehi Eromosele and Nuyanna Sin September 21, 2022

“The queen is dead, long live the king.” First off, the queen never died, I’m right here! Prince Charles did not sacrifice as much as I sacrificed for the nation of England. He might be the rightful...

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