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...
The REAL Royal Wedding
Enoch Orozco, Reporter
September 20, 2019
“I’m getting married very soon, and Marzia, I can’t wait to be your husband,” said Felix Kjellberg, a.k.a. Pewdiepie, in a video uploaded on August 18, 2019, titled “Addressing the Rumours.” The Swedish Youtuber struck the hearts of his 100 million fans with this heartfelt sentiment. How...
Low Key at Coachella
Alaina Haylock, Reporter
May 14, 2019
Every year, an annual music festival is held for two weekends in Indio, California with an artist lineup of celebrity stars from Beyonce to Billie Eilish. The attendees don their best outfits and take their best pictures for Instagram, all while listening to the best music from their favorite artists. Th...
Empire Star Strikes Back
Alaina Haylock, Reporter
April 29, 2019
At the beginning of this year, Jussie Smollett was attacked on January 29, 2019. Controversy surrounding the attack began to question his credibility. A more in depth look at the events can be found in the article Empire Star Has Fallen. However, in a brief overview, Smollett claimed two men insulted him with racial and homophobic slurs, physi...
Sucker for the Jo Bros
Grace Daniel, Reporter
April 5, 2019
Fans all over the world excitedly awaited the release of the most anticipated surprise album of our time. Not only was the album a shock for long-time fans, but so was the reunion of the band itself. The Jonas Brothers reclaimed the spotlight when they dropped their hit single Sucker just a few weeks ...
