All Entries in the "Opinion" Category
Mac Tamblyn: Senior Column
Disclaimer to my dearest journalism pals and fellow writers of 2010 senior columns: I don’t intend to hurt any feelings, but I find it a bit redundant to reflect back upon the past four years of high school in writing my senior column. It has been done in some way, shape or form in every [...]
Helpful tips for saving on college textbooks
Seniors, you can get cheated out of your valuable money, or you can read this column
Sophomore believes UCONN women’s basketball team deserves more respect
If a group of guys are sitting around talking and one asks, “Hey, did you see that women’s college basketball game last night?” the initial response isn’t an uproar of “Yeah dude, did you see that one play?” or “Yeah, that was sick!” Instead, you’d receive suspicious stares that suggest you’re clinically insane for paying [...]
Sophomore discusses life lessons from running for East student council
Although I would agree that student council bears little resemblance to actual politics, it has still managed to teach me some valuable life lessons. Even if those life lessons haven’t prepared me for a life in the White House. This year I ran for Junior Class President, and was subsequently defeated. But because of that [...]
Junior talks about her disorganization problem
For weeks, my battered copy of ‘Catcher in the Rye’ sat dormant under my bed, unnoticed amongst a science fair project from eighth grade and a few posters I made in elementary school. I was never overly concerned about it; I noticed it was missing from my bookshelf, but I am of the naive and [...]
Senior reflects on the death of classmate
It’s easier to understand death when it doesn’t come as a surprise. My grandpa turned 90 last week and I can say with little sadness that his life is coming to an end. He’s confined to the steel bars of his walker with its set of decaying tennis balls on the bottom, and the plastic [...]
School Districts should be allowed to use more local funding
Across the Shawnee Mission School District there have been a series of budget meetings informing people on the current financial state of the district. At these meetings, administrator Gene Johnson has stated the many budgetary cuts the Shawnee Mission School District will be taking to get out of their current debt. But a key part [...]
Spring Music Thoughts
With the passing of Valentines Day and the “when is spring REALLY going to come this year” conversation begins to arise, I can’t think of any type of music that fits the atmosphere more perfectly than an old fashion love song. Yes, I admit, I am a fan of these cheesy ode’s and serenades. But [...]
Senior looks back on Nickelodeon shows of his childhood
My childhood can be measured in orange blimps, green slime and copious amounts of orange soda. I made a catastrophic vinegar and baking soda volcano in my kitchen because it was Doug Funnie’s science fair project, and I still wish that my bedroom was as cool as Arnold’s. Fueled by a steady supply of Goldfish [...]
Junior feels that professional athletes have lost touch with the love for the game
I never knew that a kindergartner in Teva’s could be more knowledgeable than most professional athletes about the right way to play the game. On an icy Saturday morning, I rode with a friend of mine to his cousin’s basketball game. It was to be nothing more than a time-waster before my team took the [...]
Recent Supreme Court decision gives political benefit to corporations, not individuals
Political beliefs are determined by several factors: family and friends for example. But any political scientist will tell you that media is an increasingly important influence, especially on youth. One particularly potent form of media, advertising, is about to become even more pervasive, thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision. Unfortunately, the form of media [...]
Elementary athletes could teach the pros a lesson or two
I never knew that a kindergartener in Teva’s could be more knowledgable than most professional athletes about the right way to play the game. On an icy Saturday morning, I rode with a friend of mine to his cousin’s basketball game. It was to be nothing more than a time-waster before my team took the [...]
