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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The PotatoSack Web Comics: 06

This is what happens when you watch too many romantic comedies.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

School Spirit Not Lacking, Just Ill-Defined

Apathy seems to be a common sentiment when it comes to high school. This is true to the extent that, at least in passing conversation, it is considered cool to keep oneself at a polite distance from school involvement. Yet, whether or not that seeming sense of disengagement with school events and activities actually exists depends largely on how school spirit is defined.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

CISPA Is Not Just SOPA 2.0, But Even Worse

Remember the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)? It was that anti-piracy bill in the House of Representatives that stirred up enough controversy to start a Reddit-lead grassroots anti-SOPA campaign, which blacked out the internet for [...]

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The Kony 2012 Bandwagon: To Jump or Not To Jump

I am a skeptic and a misanthrope. I can without much further explanation say that I was understandably critical when I got home Wednesday night to see a flood of posts and profile picture changes promoting something called “Kony 2012,” spearheaded by a group that I was quite familiar with: Invisible Children (IC).

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Republican Party Nominations: Divided We Fall

So far, the race to the Republican nomination has been a wild roller coaster ride and almost every competitor has had his moment in the spotlight. While this has certainly bought the candidates attention, it isn’t serving them well and the party would be better off settling on a single nominee.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Technology Can Help Students Keep Up With Elections: Links

Intrigued by the Opinions article you saw in the most recent Talon issue? Here are some options to get started on your web-based political journey! Check out these links for keeping up-to-date and informed in the nation’s affairs.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

State of the Union: Hopeful, But Overly Idealistic

In an election year, almost every word that comes out of a president’s mouth is political.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

School Should Dispose of Trash Cans

The Green Team is on a roll, and hasn’t stopped to rest after elevating the entire MVLA district to a Green Certification. Despite these improvements, people are still not recycling as much as they could. In order to achieve its full recycling potential, the school needs to remove trash cans completely from the quad.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Holiday Cheer and Traditions Bring Smiles

I like to call it the switch: going to bed on October 31 and waking up the next morning only to see Halloween decorations being replaced with winter holiday ones.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Concussions Linked to Mental Illnesses

In the last nine months, the sports world has been rocked by athletes’ suicides everywhere. Former San Jose Sharks center Tom Cavanagh, a Harvard alum, leapt to his death in a Rhode Island parking garage; Dave Duerson, once a Pro Bowl safety for the Chicago Bears, shot himself and proclaimed his body open to medical study on mental illness; and Jeret (Speedy) Peterson, an Olympic silver medalist in aerial skiing followed Duerson and also shot himself in the head.

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