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Many schools have dress codes implemented that students must follow.

The issues with the dress code

Daniela Galan, J1 Reporter December 6, 2021

 Imagine buying a new blouse at the mall and being excited to wear it to school, and as you are walking down the hall feeling confident in that new blouse a teacher stops you and tells you that blouse...

Teachers have been giving homework for many years and students have been complaining for all of those many years.

Should the homework load be cut?

Madeleine Travis, J1 Reporter December 3, 2021

Teachers have been giving homework for many many years and students have been complaining for all of those many, many years.  Homework is additional work above and beyond what teachers can't get done...

A link to the company’s job postings currently shows over 350 open positions in Austin, TX. At 10,000 employees, this would place Tesla near the top of the list of Austin’s largest employers, according to 2018 Chamber of Commerce figures.

Tesla’s gigafactory brings Austin economic opportunity

Lillian Hoover, Dispatch Reporter December 2, 2021

On October 7, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would bring its headquarters to Austin, along with the already-announced Gigafactory. The move was not totally surprising given the public battle Musk has been...

The district made the decision to ignore Gov. Abbott’s executive order prohibiting government entities from mandating masks.

Should AISD be requiring mask mandates in school?

Claire Smith, J1 Reporter December 2, 2021

The Austin Independent School District (AISD) is mandating that all their students wear a mask over their face above their nose. The district made the decision to ignore Gov. Abbott’s executive order...

We get told our whole lives to keep working, and never stop working toward our goal, to where it is engraved into our minds that school is more important than your health. Or that you are only as good as that letter grade that is given out every nine weeks. 

Should Homework be given out?

Ava Grosso, J1 Reporter November 30, 2021

I think that homework does not make anyone's life better and it should be distributed on a rare occasion. There are many reasons that homework does more harm than good. I think homework should only be...

Masks are enforced daily at all AISD events and campuses for safety purposes.

The debate over wearing masks

Viviana Lopez-Stern, J1 Reporter November 22, 2021

Masks should be worn and enforced at Bowie. They should not only be required, but also, more effort needs to be made in order to ensure all students are wearing a mask the right way.  Studies from...

Many other countries would give everything to be able to give its citizens the benefits we have. Despite this, there is still a community of people who refuse to get vaccinated, regardless of the benefits.

Vaccine privilege: but only in America

Azul Lin, Commentary Editor November 17, 2021

People are refusing to get vaccinated even in the face of endangering the lives of others For everyone living in the United States, the COVID-19 vaccine is completely free, and is safe and effective....

Cancel culture, or the mass expression of social disapproval towards a person or public figure, commonly takes place on social media where the target audience consists of younger generations.

Is Gen-Z too soft?

Alli Ekrot, Staff Writer October 28, 2021
I think this attack on Gen-Z for being too soft is just another cycle of older generations criticizing what they don’t understand.
Sept. 1 marked the implementation of Senate Bill 8, more commonly known as the “Heartbeat Bill,” causing an uproar of commotion around Texas.

The Heartbeat Bill violates women’s right to their body

Lillian Hoover and Emily Loewe October 25, 2021

Sept. 1 marked the implementation of Senate Bill 8, more commonly known as the “Heartbeat Bill,” causing an uproar of commotion around Texas. This bill has put a ban on any abortion performed after...

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