Asian Americans challenge underrepresentation in television and comedy
Khayaal Desai-Hunt, Staff Writer
November 26, 2019
In January 2019, Sandra Oh made history. She became the first Asian American (Canadian) to ever host the Golden Globes. She was also the first woman of Asian descent to ever win more than one Golden Globe. Although she has been nominated for an Emmy award eight times, she has never won. The fact tha...
Shipping of waste to Southeast Asia: what REALLY happens to your recycling
Caleb Stipkovits, News Editor
November 23, 2019
The environmental justice movement used to be centered around electric cars, vegan diets, and universally reducing our carbon footprint. Over the past few years that focus has changed to become more inclusive, and now additionally focuses on taking down systems of power that create most of the damage ...
Kiss my pass: an open letter to administration about their bathroom policy.
Tannen Holt, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
I object to your doctrine that you hold such authority over me and my life as to control my bodily functions. I object to the fact that despite being old enough to be drafted, you believe that I should need permission to use the restroom. I object to the assertion that you can stop me. You cannot. ...
Saying that mental illnesses are invalid contributes to worsening mental health in adolescents: The truth according to my experience.
Norah Austin, Photography Editor
November 18, 2019
*Trigger warning: Suicidal ideation and self harm are mentioned in this article. If you believe this will trigger you, please don’t read! I want the best for your health and I certainly don’t want this article to contribute to the worsening of your condition. * If you deal with any form of mental illness, it is ...
New lunch rules unfairly take away from freshmen high school experience
Shanell Gordon, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
Ninth graders should be able to go outside for lunch. For many students, going out for lunch is an important part of their high school experience. In high school you don't really get breaks. Not having breaks causes you to get tired of school. When you are a little kid you love school beca...
We need better LGBT+ representation in entertainment media
Sammie Stever-Zeitlin, Staff Writer
October 25, 2019
LGBT+ people are poorly represented in all traditional forms of media: movies, TV, books and theater. While past decades have brought an increasing number of LGBT+ characters into the limelight, It’s still not enough. In addition, stereotyping and negative tropes add to the discrimination against L...
Trigger warnings are an important tool for learning
Eamonn Briem, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
When it comes to societal behavior norms, our society has become more open to accepting other people's differences and experiences. An obvious example of this is with trigger warnings. We have approached the idea of general required warnings for traumatizing material relating to mental health strug...
To the white people at South: we need to work against our white privilege
Talula Cedar James, Staff Writer
May 12, 2019
I am a person who holds white privilege and because of this I have a responsibility to educate myself about the effects of my privilege. If you are a person who holds white privilege, this is your responsibility too. By learning about how my privilege contributes to upholding white supremacy, I can use my p...
Preparedness for the future: Why South needs to bring back Home Economics
Norah Austin, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Home Ec. We’ve all heard the term before, but many people have misconceptions of what it really means. Home Ec classes teach students non-academic life skills such as cooking, cleaning, finances, and more. The absence of these classes within the South community has left a gap in students’ abili...
The climate crisis is a human rights crisis
Sophia Manolis, Opinions Editor
April 24, 2019
Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, was the worst natural disaster to date in the Caribbean Islands. It killed over 3,000 people and total losses from the hurricane were estimated to be $91.61 billion. Puerto Rico is not a wealthy country and struggled to recover, yet leaders with po...
Why I dislike Earth Day
Sophia Manolis, Opinions Editor
April 23, 2019
I am an environmentalist, but I don’t like Earth Day. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Earth. I’ve grown up having the privilege to spend time in nature and value natural surroundings. My love of the outdoors has contributed to my passion for climate activism to this day. Yet despite how much I car...
Sometimes teachers have to be “political” in the classroom
Caleb Stipkovits, Staff Writer
April 17, 2019
Politics. They divide our country, especially in the time that we live in now, which is a big reason why we try not to bring them up all the time. In schools, teachers are not supposed to express their own political views, which can be good in order to ensure that teachers do not force their opi...
Sammie Stever-Zeitlin, Staff Writter
December 13, 2019 • No Comments
Social media is an increasingly influential part of our society and our world. Especially for Generation Z, with less and less young people reading and watching the news,...
Gymnastics team faces recurring challenges due to lack of support
December 12, 2019
South students “break the code” with impactful performance
December 11, 2019
South defeats Washburn after neck and neck reading competition
December 9, 2019
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