9-1-1, What’s Your Emergency?
Emily Fleming, Reporter
March 12, 2019
Nothing makes acts of police brutality okay but not enough attention to the good things police do daily for their communities is not okay either. The bad aspects of a cops job are constantly pushed into the media to spread throughout the public. This can give a terrible image of cops in general, causi...
Too Close For Comfort
Allie Weber, Reporter
March 4, 2019
On January 22nd, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo signed and passed the Reproductive Health Act, which allows abortions of unborn children during the mother’s third trimester, up until her due date. I, myself am against abortion all together, so as one might imagine, the thought of this being legal in the United States, irks me to my core. Typically, abortions occur between eight to twelve weeks of pregnancy, b...
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Movie Review
Alaina Haylock, Reporter
February 11, 2019
Spoilers Ahead!! After the reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, Marvel released the family-friendly, animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. The movie centers on Miles Morales, a Brooklyn teen bitten by a radioactive spider, who is faced with a challenge to save the world. He has to balance adjust...
Mascot Mania
Tyler Davidson, Reporter
February 4, 2019
As Spirit Week at Brashier draws to a close, one glowing piece is missing. One piece that could unite Brashier and bring school spirit to an all time high. This missing piece would be a school mascot. Mascots can be integral to a school’s identity and the student body as a whole. They can rally scho...
Shady Friends Be Like…
Kamryn Mattison, Reporter
November 7, 2018
Fake friends are like snake venom...toxic. “What is a fake friend?” you may ask; a “friend” who is only interested in his/her own needs, does not actually care for anyone else’s feelings, and takes every single action to please himself/herself without worrying about the effects it has on others is class...
Why Vote?
Ethan Lamont, Design Editor
November 6, 2018
Why vote? It doesn’t matter. As Millennials and members of Generation Z grow older, we are constantly told that it is our civic duty to vote, but if voter participation is as bad as it seems, how come the U.S. is growing? Sure, data shows that in the 2016 election, only about 58.1% of voting aged citizens did vote. In South Carolina, of the 3,153,521 citizens...
The Duplicitous Origins of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Teigue Winge, Guest Writer
October 29, 2018
Humans, as creatures of logic, are more comfortable with complex subjects when they are broken down into less complicated pieces. If one can understand the parts that make something up, then they are closer to deciphering the whole. One such complex topic is, ironically, the human psyche. Human are com...
Working Women
Ashlyn Athey, Reporter
September 27, 2018
Over the course of American history, women have had quite an interesting journey in gaining freedom and basic rights, such as suffrage. However, the question still remains: do women belong in the workforce? The simple answer is yes. For centuries, men have been the main source of income, and I am not ...
Boy Stabs “Friend” in the Back
Ethan Lamont, Editor
September 20, 2018
On August 16, Luther High School in Oklahoma welcomed students back with a back-to-school assembly. Amongst the crowd, there was an unnamed 14-year-old girl sitting, unaware of what was about to occur. A boy of the same age shocked everyone when he quietly approached the girl and proceeded to stab her ...
Sad, Sad, S.A.D.
Chelsea Evangelista, Reporter
May 29, 2018
There are many things we take for granted on a daily basis; one of these things is our health. Often, we don’t think twice about our food choices or our physical activeness, especially when we don’t necessarily feel the urgency to do so. However, our bodies are constantly fighting the battle against our...
Good Luck Disney Channel
Grace Daniel, Reporter
May 25, 2018
Disney Channel has been named the top channel for kids and teens in the United States. However, its popularity has been declining since 2010. In 2010, there were almost 42 million weekly viewers; now, there are only about 31 million. Over ten million people have stopped watching Disney Channel weekly. ...
The Real Man’s Best Friend
Kamryn Mattison, Reporter
May 25, 2018
We always hear about vicious and deadly Pit Bull attacks on the news, and our perceptions change immediately. All Pit Bulls must be aggressive, right? All Pit Bulls must be mean and scary, right? Incorrect. There are so many people with bad opinions about Pit Bulls, and some people with such opinions ...
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