By Faith Speece #MeToo went viral in October 2017 soon after the public claims of sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein. The hashtag has been used millions of times since then to demonstrate the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment. Sexual assault in the US is a huge … [Read more...]
U.S. Drone Strikes Down Russian Tank in Syria
March 2, 2018 by
By Will McGowan As American involvement with the Syrian civil war slowly progress, tensions are steadily rising in Syria after a U.S drone destroys a Russian tank. Three lives were taken as a result of the conflict. Bashar al-Assad, current president of Syria, has been under the protection of … [Read more...]
Woman Finds Parasitic Worms in Her Eye
February 28, 2018 by
by Cecilia Lantz While fishing in Alaska, 26 year old Abby Beckley noted that she felt something in her left eye. Beckley recalls “It felt like when an eyelash is poking you.” When she tried to relieve the discomfort she couldn't find anything in her eye. Beckley mentioned, that the irr … [Read more...]
San Francisco Drops Thousands of Marijuana Related Offenses
February 28, 2018 by
By Imani Carroll San Francisco announced that thousands of inmates who were arrested and charged with non-violent marijuana offenses will be freed and have their criminal records expunged. Back in 2016, California, along with a number of other states like Washington and Oregon, legalized … [Read more...]
Deadly dog flu spreads through the country
February 22, 2018 by
By Cecilia Lantz Including York, there is a dangerous dog flu going around known as the “canine influenza.” While the flu virus is not contagious to humans, the disease can still be spread to dogs if they come in contact with clothing carrying the virus. Most cases of the canine inf … [Read more...]
Zoe Prats to compete in Poetry Out Loud State Finals
February 21, 2018 by
by Maddie Levans On March 5, Junior Zoe Prats will be competing in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals competition, reciting “Mrs. Caldera’s House of Things” by Gregory Djanikian, “Onions” by William Matthews, and “Chorus Sacerdotum” by Baron Brooke Fulke Greville. Prats, during her selection pro … [Read more...]
YS Welcomes the Theater Honor Society
February 5, 2018 by
by Vienna Zerbe The YS theater program is getting a facelift this year. The program will now take a transition from club to honor society. The theater inductions will be happening this month. Theatre program director Shannon Metzler is preparing the induction. As this is the first year. … [Read more...]
Muslims flee Myanmar
September 29, 2017 by
by Maddie Levans For almost a year, the Myanmar government has been ordering the removal and execution of over 2,000 Rohingya Muslims from the westernmost province of Myanmar, the Rakhine State. Now, as more and more refugees flee the country, the UN has decided to take action in regards to … [Read more...]
Students weigh in on next Disney live-action film
May 18, 2017 by
by Maddie Levans Over the past few decades, Disney has been turning more and more classic movies into live-action hits. From 101 Dalmations to Beauty and the Beast, it seems like more and more Disney classics are being adapted to fit the silver screen. The first live-action Disney movie, 101 … [Read more...]
Hollywood whitewashes Asian roles
May 16, 2017 by
by Maddie Levans The whitewashing of Asian roles in Hollywood isn’t a new concept. From Holly Golightly’s Japanese landlord in Breakfast at Tiffany’s being played by Mickey Rooney, to Emma Stone being cast as a half-Chinese half-Polynesian fighter pilot in Aloha, more and more white actors are get … [Read more...]