The 95th Oscar ceremony or Academy Awards recently aired on March 12th. The event brought to light a long-standing issue: Asian mistreatment in the film industry. With this year’s unprecedented winning streak for the groundbreaking movie Everything...
In the last few months, Virginia has seen an influx in restrictive learning policies. From classrooms to libraries, any material available to students has been put under a careful lens. In January, the Madison County School Board banned 21 books. The...
One of the most popular annual events in America, the Grammy Awards is a series of rewards given to different artists for impressive achievements in the music industry. Presented by the Recording Academy of the United States, the Grammys have taken place...
At the intersection of Wilson and Washington Blvds sits a recently abandoned, shiny, retro-futurist building. A sign is draped over its front bearing the words ‘We’ve moved’ in big white letters. Silver Diner, a classic breakfast establishment in...
In 2016, the Arlington Career Center (ACC) had a budget of 7.5 million dollars. Since then, its budget has increased 85%, now at 13.9 million dollars. These numbers contrast the other public high schools (Wakefield, Washington-Liberty and Yorktown) in...
Arlington Public Schools (APS) hosts two of Virginia's lottery schools: H-B Woodlawn and Arlington Tech. These schools claim to have a higher college enrollment rate and increased personal expression and diversity, but they are taking advantage of taxpayers....
More than one quarter of Arlington’s residents use public transportation daily, yet very few students attending Yorktown do. It is absurd that our school’s students fail to utilize our local public transportation system. We are wasting a valuable...
Sifting through college choices can be an overwhelming process for any junior or senior. College tours are a crucial part of the selection process for most prospective students. Immersive and informative, visiting a school is the perfect way to observe...
A stroll through the farmers market with the family and a bag of fresh produce. Children holding chocolate croissants and parents sipping hot coffee — the ideal Sunday morning. Finding the perfect small-town farmers market in the Washington Metropolitan...
On March 5, 2021, a fight broke out between players on the George C. Marshall and Wakefield High School football teams following constant and repeated racial abuse levied at the Wakefield players. A year later, it seems like very little has changed. The...
Since February 24, 2022, the Russian military has been actively invading Ukraine, and its effects are being seen around the world. News sources have been reporting story after story about the Ukrainian people, military and leaders. While news outlets...
Literature has always been used to spread new ideas and challenge the status quo, and consequently, literature and learning have been opposed by many. The banning of books and literature in schools, especially those focused on the struggles of marginalized...
