A hand for change
Trinity Johnson Contributing Writer My family stands out from the rest. From my great-grandmother, all the way down to my brother and me, seizures are present in our bloodline. This…
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The difference between charity and welfare
Summer Carrier Contributing Writer People throughout time have endlessly contemplated on how to end the “plague” of homelessness, or even just poverty, on America’s- or even on just the…
The shift in school start times
Natalie Dixon Contributing Writer Every high school student has been in this situation: homework in one hand, coffee in the other, racing to the bus or car only to…
Veteran educators see no need for special celebration
Kevin Kraft Contributing Writer Rhonda Stampalia is a Dance teacher at Douglas Anderson, and she is coming up on her 30th consecutive year of teaching here. But you wouldn’t know…
Heroin chic: the infamous oxymoron
Lily Paternoster Coeditor-in-chief A national glamorization of gaunt, drug-addicted models began in the early nineties under the name, “heroin chic.” Characterized by extreme thinness, dark under-eye circles, angular…
DA students fight the war on plastic straws
Shay Porter Senior Digital Editor This past year, Douglas Anderson students among powerful companies such as Starbucks and Disney have joined the fight against plastic straws. This movement is part…
The Frog Man
Harleigh Murray Coeditor-in-Chief Deep in Mandarin three years ago on April Fool’s Day, the first cement frog appeared on a stump near the Mandarin Museum Historical Society (MMHS). From…
Earl Sweatshirt’s music still soothes angry teenage souls
Lily Paternoster Editor-in-chief Earl Sweatshirt, born Thebe Kgositsile, rose to fame in 2010 as part of rap collective Odd Future. Earl, considered a “rap acrobat,” became popularized with…
