Dear Mr. President: Tweeting isn’t leading. Drop the phone. Drop the act.
Morgan Grant, Reporter
May 5, 2017
It has been 100 days with you as my President and my anxiety has reached a new level. As a student, soon heading off to college, I am appalled every time the television is turned on or a notification from social media pops up on my phone. As I am maturing and gain involvement in politics, I am s...
Don’t get towed—Be legit. Here’s how to get a parking permit.
Julia Sprague, Reporter
May 3, 2017
With the end of the school year approaching, it’s time to get your parking pass application. Not having a parking pass means having to park at the recs and make the walk each day--even in the freezing winter mornings. The information below is what you need to know in order to get a parking pass...
Reflecting on One Boston Day
Riley Walberg, News Editor
April 15, 2017
Today, Saturday April 15, 2017, probably doesn't hold much significance to most people around the globe, besides its close proximity to Easter and Passover. But to those in America, specifically the New England area, today marks the fourth anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing. They say that...
Vote to expand the Rail Trail
Abigail Whitcomb, Reporter
March 20, 2017
Needed extensions to the rail trail are up for vote this Tuesday, and the people of Londonderry should vote yes. Article #26 pertains to expanding the Londonderry Rail Trail, 3.2 miles of a paved trail, used for jogging, rollerblading, and biking; it’s a beautiful area located near North Element...
Wear red tomorrow to support “Day without Women”
Ellie Goodpseed, Magazine Chief
March 7, 2017
Almost two months after I marched in the Women’s March on Washington, I will be again showing my support for women, minorities, and underrepresented people of this country by wearing red tomorrow, Wednesday March 8. The organizers of the Women’s March have organized a “Day Without Women”...
Accept the results of the election
Zach Ford, Reporter
January 26, 2017
So a lot people are upset of about the results of the election and the inauguration. But are they handling it correctly? Since Trump’s election, people have been protesting in almost every major city in America. There have been the peaceful protests to try and get the electoral college to vo...
The week before finals should be a time to review, not to learn something new
Bella Ziolek, Health Editor
January 18, 2017
Filed under OPINION
Finals week is in full swing, and with it comes students’ stress soaring through the roof, and their hours of sleep simultaneously dropping lower and lower. Final exams cover close to an entire semester’s worth of material, so if it took around five months to learn the material in the first place...
Don’t let college ruin your holidays
Lizy Stubbs, Opinions Editor
December 30, 2016
Filed under College & Career, OPINION
It consumes your mind. You lay in bed when you’re supposed to be asleep and don't even bother watching Netflix. You toss. You turn. And you can’t stop thinking about the same resonating thought. No, sugar plums aren’t dancing in your head. And the all-consuming thoughts aren’t based on St. ...
Please, please don’t ask me about college
Ellie Goodspeed, Magazine Chief
December 30, 2016
Filed under College & Career, OPINION, Showcase
I know that much of senior year is about applying to and deciding where to go for college. As every waking moment — and many of my dreams/nightmares — are centered around college, it doesn’t help to be constantly asked by peers, family members and even random people I’ve just met about where I’...
Point-counterpoint: Fake or real? The ‘treedom’ to choose.
December 23, 2016
Why buy a real tree? by Eric Brown Since the dawn of mankind, humans have been celebrating Christmas around a Christmas tree. Traditionally people use real trees to set up inside and decorate. But due to the creation of metal during the Big Bang, and the creation of plastic in the 1800s, artif...
Why I need my headphones
Alex Laverriere, Reporter
December 19, 2016
The ticking of the clock, tapping of a pencil, and the chewing of the gum is enough to send somebody like me over the edge into a haze of rage. I suffer from a disorder that is called Misophonia, which is also known as “selective sound sensitivity syndrome.” According to Misophonia Association (http:...
Holiday spirit is holiday spirit is holiday spirit
Lizy Stubbs, Opinions Editor
December 13, 2016
It’s a scene from your nightmares. You drop a quarter in the Salvation Army bin, and are confronted with a cheerful, “Happy Holidays!” How dare this stranger not know specifically which religious traditions you follow and say something so general! The audacity of this person to wish you good in...
Chris DeWolfe, Reporter
December 13, 2018 • No Comments
I lived in a bubble. A bubble constructed of willful ignorance, of social normality and simultaneously...
Alana Wyatt, Reporter
December 13, 2018 • No Comments
Rape Culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women...
Brian Boyle, Nick Desrosiers, Thomas Fougere, Zach Malcolm, Blake Melnik
December 13, 2018 • No Comments
Week Fourteen had enough upsets to span a season. We saw a slip on a game-tying field goal as time expired,...