by Madelyn Glennon On January 24, 2004, NASA’s Opportunity Rover landed on Mars with the intent to determine whether or not Mars could ever support living beings, as well as to search for water, soil samples, and rocks. On February 13, 2019, the rover was officially declared dead after a r … [Read more...]
$1.53 Billion Still on The Loose
March 15, 2019 by
by Kiyanna Dowling In Columbia, South Carolina the lottery ticket for the jackpot of $1.54 billion has been bought, but no one has come forward to claim their winnings. This money would not only benefit the winner but their entire state too. This has made a lot of people to wonder as to why no … [Read more...]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
March 14, 2019 by
by Alex Probert York Suburban High School musical theater presented Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a fantasy. It was performed on the 1st and 2nd of March with a school teaser on the 28th of February. This play took several months of the school year for dedicated students wanting to put on a … [Read more...]
Opinion: Academy Awards
March 13, 2019 by
by Simone Williams On February 24, the 91st Academy Awards were held, and many people ended up going home with awards. There were a lot of categories and some actors and actresses won more than once. For the most part I agreed with the awards that were won, the people who received them worked … [Read more...]
Opinion: Sex Ed in schools needs to be improved
March 13, 2019 by
by Leandra da Fonseca Sex education is one of the most important and useful topics that teenagers are taught in school. Sex-ed started being presented in schools in the sixties. Pennsylvania, along with other states, does not require schools to provide sex education. However, if a school … [Read more...]
Opinion: Plastic Problems
March 13, 2019 by
by Ariel Rivera Plastic has been causing issues that can end life. There are more than 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris (an estimated 18 billion pounds) in the ocean, as reported by National Geographic, which causes many problems. The fish that we eat consume that plastic which stays … [Read more...]
Why Fashion is Important
March 11, 2019 by
by Iyana Carter To most people what they wear is the key to their day. Wearing what people want to wear expresses who they are both physically and mentally. Physically because they get to show off their new clothes they might have bought trying to impress someone and mentally because they are … [Read more...]
Gun Violence is Considered Normal
March 11, 2019 by
by Fio del Pielago Gun violence is nothing new in 2019. However, we are only 2 months into 2019, and there have already been 56 incidents involving gunfire throughout the U.S. Compared to the news stories on shootings from last year, there is little to no coverage on the ones that have occurred … [Read more...]
Violence increases in York
March 11, 2019 by
by Leandra DaFonseca York is a southern Pennsylvania town toward the Maryland border. As of 2017, York has a population of 44,132. According to the York Daily Record, when York is compared to similarly sized Pennsylvania towns -- between 30,000 and 50,000 residents -- York ranked third in violent … [Read more...]
Opinion: Fighting for Same-Sex Marriage in Japan
March 11, 2019 by
by Sara Tran February 14 is an international day of love where people all over the globe express their love to their significant other. On this day, Japan’s same-sex couples are determined to fight for their marriage freedom, perhaps their happiness of a lifetime. The lawsuits made against the … [Read more...]