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By: Mikayla Ladson “Hi what can I get you?” This is the generic response I got at my local Starbucks. “Can I get a tall Strawberry acai refresher with coconut milk and two pumps of vanilla, please,” I said. She keyed my order in with a sure whatever look and gesture, asked for my name and then took the next customer. What she did … Continue reading Starbucks: The not so secret menu
By: Ian J. Smith In 2012 schools nationwide hosted mock elections to find out whom their students would pick for president. The point of these is to shed light on a younger perspective and make students feel like they are part of the political action. While they may feel more politically responsible, these mock elections force children to choose a party and candidate when they … Continue reading How mock elections confuse children and shape our future
By: Taylor Bailey In Wuxtry Records, which makes its home in the congenial streets of Athens’ downtown scene, a variety of people can be found browsing boxes of vinyl LPs arranged collectively by year and genre. In a tie dyed T-shirt displaying the colorful marching bears known to represent 1960s American rock band The Grateful Dead, Tessa Higdon, a millennial, stated that she enjoys seeing others … Continue reading Revival of retro culture
By: Morgan Champion With North Forsyth High School’s extensive four-year construction project beginning to demolish, build, and pave the way for multiple new roads and buildings, both student life and the layout of campus have dramatically changed—sometimes for the worse. Construction on a new cafeteria and library as well as new classrooms have resulted in the former carpool entrance and main office being relocated to … Continue reading School construction takes a toll on student life and campus accessibility
By: Ian J. Smith Breaches in security at public schools- as major as the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting and as minor as the “break-in” last school year at my school- have schools attempting to increase security. How they are going about it, unfortunately, does not make much sense. Our local paper can sum up the story of what transpired last October. The problem with these … Continue reading Excessive security won’t save our schools
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