Hell on Earth
Matson Montilla, Reporter
January 21, 2020
Many people consider Australia heaven on earth, but today it’s the opposite; Australia is hell. Since late December, the Southeast region of Australia has been on fire due to bushfires spreading 15.6 million acres. These fires have had massive effects on buildings, animals, and people. Since the fires sta...
Game Awards 2019 in a Nutshell
Alexander Gray, Reporter
January 20, 2020
Game Awards 2019 has wrapped up, and although a bit underwhelming and cringy at times, overall it was pretty exciting. Let’s see which games, developers, and people took home awards from the twenty-nine categories. “Game of the Year” was a surprise to everyone as From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice wo...
The Sinking City
Clara Cianfarano, Reporter
January 6, 2020
The historic city of Venice, Italy has become commonly known as “The Sinking City” due to the continuous flooding, leaving more than 80% of the city underwater. Because of this, the population that used to be about 53,000 people has decreased to about 803. The constant fear of this flooding has led to Venice being practically uninhabitable and has driven almost everyone out of the city. Venetians were ...
Who–Or What–Is Attacking Local Horses?
Mattie McConnell, Reporter
December 13, 2019
A recent string of local horse attacks has left owners on edge, wondering where the next attack will be and if their animals will be next. Reports say that there have been at least five incidents involving these types of attacks in the South Carolina Upstate. Multiple horses with cuts, lace...
The Bloody Revolution
Alia Abbas, Reporter
December 9, 2019
From using socks as sanitary pads and stealing tampons from supermarkets, many women struggle to survive the deep wound of “Period Poverty.” Period Poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets, hand washing facilities, and waste management. “There...
History Repeats
Sarah Neal, Reporter
December 3, 2019
Between 1941 and 1945, Jewish people from all around Europe were detained in concentration camps run by the Germans. Over six million people of all ages, genders, and birthplace were killed in gruesome ways. DW stated that last year Auschwitz saw over 2.1 million visitors. Visitors could view the barracks that Jewish people were forced to live i...
Shots Fired
Alaina Haylock, Reporter
November 22, 2019
On September 6, 2018, an off-duty police officer fatally shot and killed Dallas citizen Botham Jean in his apartment. The officer, Amber Guyger, was returning home from a 13-hour shift, still in uniform, when she mistook Jean’s apartment for her own. After finding the door unlocked, Guyger entered t...
A Scandal For The Century
Clara Cianfarano, Reporter
November 20, 2019
Parents claim that they acted out of love, but did they really? The college admissions scandal has taken the nation by storm as parents bribed their child’s way into some of America’s top universities. Without thinking of possible consequences, hopeful parents committed these illegal actions. Many ind...
What Protests?
Sarah Neal, Reporter
October 11, 2019
Right now, Hong Kong is falling into chaos as the country goes into its 16th week of protests. After almost 112 days of violence and mayhem, still very few people have heard about it. BBC explains that this Chinese city has an interesting and complex history. From 1841 to 1997, Hong Kong was a Bri...
Life After Devastation
Clara Cianfarano, Reporter
October 10, 2019
Hurricane Dorian stirred up quite a storm in the Atlantic Ocean throughout the month of August, finally making landfall later that month. The hurricane grew to a category five and reached up to 185 mph winds when it hit its first victim, the Bahamas. It is now the most powerful hurricane to hit the island...
Rezoning Rural
Mattie McConnell, Reporter
October 1, 2019
It’s no secret that Greenville County is changing, but is it all good? Many people living in South Carolina’s more rural areas, such as Piedmont, think it’s not. Within the last two years, at least five pieces of property that were once farmland have been sold and rezoned to be developed int...
Amazon Burns for 16 Days-Unnoticed
Annaleisa Wile, Reporter
September 23, 2019
Since August 15th, 2019, the Amazon forest in Brazil has been burning. Most media coverage has been minimal because of the potential toxic effect these fires could have on the earth. America has tried to provide assistance to the fires, but Brazil has continuously denied the United States’ offer to h...
