Confessions of an Advanced Placement student
Entering high school, students learn the three things most critical for getting into college: maintaining a high grade point average, being involved in countless extracurricular activities both in and...
View ArticleYou have been Blocked
90 minutes… 45 minutes… 30 minutes… Finally the bell rings signaling third period and students shove to get out of the classroom they spent more than two hours in their first period class. After six...
View ArticleWhy Free the Nipple became this generation’s most exclusive clique
In the 21st century, we have watched the terminology of a female breast transform from anatomical dialect to the symbol of a modern day movement. Free the Nipple – a campaign that fights against the...
View ArticleSay no to participation awards
An MVP and a benchwarmer play two different roles on a team. One holds the responsibility of delivering commanding performances consistently in order to help their team win. The other sits on the...
View ArticleAn open letter to all second semester seniors
It’s a strange feeling when the moment you have been waiting four years for arrives and it is not what you expected it to be. I am highly certain that the words, “I can’t wait for second semester” came...
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Puppies, monkeys and babies – oh my!
To the most hard-core football fans, commercials act as unnecessary interruptions, but even they can enjoy the classic entertainment Americans look forward to once a year at the end of an oh-so-short...
View ArticleWhy is there no Miss Panther?
Every year, Palmetto hosts the annual Mr. Panther mock beauty pageant for men and every year, the question arises: if there is a Mr. Panther, why is there no Miss Panther? Some speculate that girls do...
View ArticleRedrawing the line between pro-choice and pro-life
In July of last year, many pro-life advocates seethed with reenergized hatred towards Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health services, including abortions. The...
View ArticleThe pivotal shift in the presidential debates
On television stations across the country, the new wave of presidential candidates stand before wooden podiums wearing business attire and masks of confidence. Nearly every American history buff could...
View ArticleThe difficulty of standing up
For many women, being assertive is a difficult and daunting task. This holds especially true for teenage girls who are still developing an identity and self-confidence. In a commercial recently...
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