Youth In Demand
Marisa Salazar, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2020
Social issues lead young activists to take a stand in support of humanitarian and social justice movements As the 2010’s came to a close, young people began taking an active voice against oppression and issues they deemed important. From social justice to environmental advocacy, adolescents have organ...
Adolescent Addictions
Faith Lawrence, Managing Editor
February 21, 2020
You wake up on a Saturday morning and take out your phone to scroll through TikTok for several hours before getting out of bed. After getting ready, you make a cup of coffee and go back to bed, turning on your computer to re-watch episodes of The Office, eyes switching back and forth between screens as yo...
Youth in Demand
Marisa Salazar, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2020
As the 2010’s came to a close, young people began taking an active voice against oppression and issues they deemed important. From social justice to environmental advocacy, adolescents have organized and revitalized movements to garner change on large and small scales. Names like Malala Yousafzai and...
Expressing with PRIDE
Faith Lawrence, Managing Editor
February 18, 2020
Growing up as an LGBTQ+ individual is difficult, from figuring out your identity to being different from other young adults around you. According to the GSA Network, around 40 states across the country have attempted to create spaces in schools for LGBTQ+ students to express themselves freely, like ...
Toxic Masculinity
Marisa Salazar, Editor-in-Chief
January 8, 2020
Societal stigma surrounding stereotypical male behavior challenges the definition of masculinity On the brink of a new decade, traditional gender norms may be regarded as having undergone major progressions in the past ten years. While there continues to be a divide between those who embrace new libera...
Students sacrifice suitable sleep
Faith Lawrence, Managing Editor
January 4, 2020
'Sometimes as a teacher... it feels a little like I am teaching half-zombies' It is a never-ending cycle. Waking up after snoozing your alarm multiple times. Rolling out of bed. Getting ready for school and rushing out the door, forgetting to eat breakfast. Wearily staying awake during four long class...
Gun control triggers heated debates
Marisa Salazar, Editor In Chief
November 4, 2019
Perspectives clash as recent gun violence sparks newfound interest and widespread discussion In wake of the El Paso and Odessa-Midland shootings that claimed the lives of 30 people, gun violence laments itself as a primary issue in America and a concern for people across the nation. According to Gun Vio...
The consequences of construction on students
Faith Lawrence, Managing editor
October 18, 2019
Changes around campus aim to increase the maximum capacity of Bowie from 2,463 to 2,900 through creating new parking spots as well as new fine arts and athletic buildings, according to the 2017 Bond Program. On paper, adding additional parking spaces for students is a great idea, but students were unaware ...
Upperclassmen school their students
Peter Dang, Editor-In-Chief
June 10, 2019
Twenty kindergarteners, sitting criss-cross apple sauce focusing on their teacher standing at the board, teaching them to write a sentence. This teacher is not the one with their name on the door, this teacher is a high school junior or senior. The students participate actively, each one raising their...
Did anybody else watch the presidential debate on Tuesday night and think, am I really watching this? Is this the official debate between the two prospective leaders of our country? Because that was all...
With schools starting to open across the nation, learning has been different across the country due to COVID-19. Some school districts in Texas have been allowed to go back to school, but sadly Austin...
The Austin Independent School District has changed the student holiday that falls on Monday, October 12th to November 3rd. Oct. 12 was scheduled to be a holiday for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’...