The Risk Not Taken
Nick Lawson, Staff Writer
May 11, 2017
Filed under News
Recently, a surge of advertisers (most notably Johnson & Johnson, Pepsi, and Verizon) pulled out of their deals with YouTube.
Read more »Poverty and Academic Success
Nathan Rossi, Staff Writer
September 29, 2016
Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life
The US News releases a ranking of the best high schools in the United States every year. Where Central Bucks High School South falls on the list compared to other schools, including Esperanza Academy Charter High School, suggests that academic success is not determined by poverty rates. The ranki...
Unproportional Media Coverage
Nathan Rossi, Contributing Writer
September 25, 2016
Filed under News
The month leading up to the Presidential Election has seen Donald Trump’s poll numbers drop amidst the release of a video in which he was exceedingly profane during filming for television show Hollywood Access. There is no disputing the necessity of the media releasing this video; however, ...
Dang, Daniel!
Sophia Wang, Staff Writer
May 3, 2016
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, News
Daniel Lara could not have possibly foreseen the amount of attention that his white Vans would garner. A comical voice, screaming, “Dang, Daniel! Back at it again with the white Vans!” and a slightly uncomfortable-looking Daniel Lara are the highlights of the viral video. Circulating on virtuall...
FAA Regulations Cause Concern for Drone Owners
Troy Klauder, Contributing Writer
February 23, 2016
In earlier decades, science fiction portrayals of future technology often had a similar theme. Works such as The Jetsons, Blade Runner, and Back to the Future each included flying cars, making them commonplace in depictions of the future. So now that it’s 2016, many Americans are left wondering “Wher...
Seeking Refuge
Jacob Kang, Staff Writer
January 31, 2016
With rising violence in the Middle East, many are fleeing their homes, their countries, and their lives in order to live in safety. In particular, civil war has ravaged the Syrian countryside, with Islamic State (ISIS) militants instituting mandatory military service in captured territory and establishing...
The Danger of Safe Spaces
Sophia Wang, Staff Writer
January 31, 2016
Coloring books. Bubbles. Play-Doh. These were only a few of the accommodations made available, during a “possibly-triggering” debate about sexual assault, to students at Brown University. Now, there’s nothing wrong with a good ol' throwback to your kindergarten experiences. But when a clo...
Targeted Terrorism
Madi Meinel, Contributing Writer
January 31, 2016
Filed under News
The recent attack at Bacha Khan University has been claimed by the Taliban. According to BBC, the attack was planned by the Dara Adma Khel branch of the Taliban. It began before 9 a.m., as militants used the morning fog as cover to slip through nearby fields and scale the low wall towards the rear ...
Should Planned Parenthood Be Defunded?
Kirstie McCadden, Contributing Writer
December 25, 2015
Planned Parenthood has received federal funding since the Public Health Service Act was passed in 1970. Now, in 2015, there is a dispute as to whether it should be federally funded. Planned Parenthood was created in 1916 as a birth control clinic for woman, and it has since evolved as a place for...
A Warm Sunday Welcoming of Pope Francis
Mitchell Mannas, Contributing Writer
October 16, 2015
Filed under News
Pope Francis was certainly busy during the weekend on October 26-27 in the city of brotherly love. The day included speeches to bishops, visits to the incarcerated, and the celebration of mass on the parkway with nearly a million people. His World Meeting of Families trip ultimately ended in Philadelphia...
The Buzz About Buzzfeed
Varsha Antony, Staff Writer
October 11, 2015
Six years ago, the word "Buzzfeed" meant nothing, but today it is a whole other story. Some people might just raise their heads to acknowledge it, while others go into a whole frenzy over their obsession with everything Buzzfeed. Today, Buzzfeed is a wildly popular internet news media company that publishes...
WhatsApp with Privacy?
Lauren Fleming, Staff Writer
June 1, 2015
Filed under News
As technology envelops more and more of the things we once controlled, it is natural for certain things to become accepted as time goes on. Dangerously though, it seems that privacy—or rather of a lack of it—has become one of them. The advent of the information "Big Brother" in the media age came...
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