By Amber Babyak
January 29, 2013

The shooting that caused 26 deaths in Connecticut forced people who didn’t even know the families to feel sick to their stomachs. Many have claimed this shooting to be the “tipping point,” the one shooting that will finally force society to say “enough.” Gun control advocates hope this will be the one shooting that will cause lawmakers to ...

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By Taylor Oberdorf and Quinten Wolfgang
January 29, 2013

Some people around the United States have blamed violent video games and other popular media for influencing, at least in part, deranged killers like Adam Lanza, to massacre innocent people. In Lanza’s case, with easy access to several guns and hundreds of bullets, he ...

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By Morgan Ceschini
November 15, 2012

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863 when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day. Ever since then, friends and families get together to feast. Certain kinds of food are traditionally served at Thanksgiving meals. Usually this includes ...

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By Morgan Ceschini
November 7, 2012

On Nov. 6, 2012, my alarm clock went off at six in the morning. At first I was confused because my alarm usually does not go off until around 6:30 a.m. I soon remembered that it was Election Day. It was the day I was going to vote for my first time. So other than being extra tired, I did my normal routine of straightening my hair, eating breakfast, brushing my teeth, and picking out my clothes. If you didn’t realize in school that day I wore a red, white, blue and green long sleeve flannel. I thought I should be festive to represent my country (the green stood for the earth). After getting ready, I ...

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