It’s up to us to ensure a healthy planet
By Vivian Nowka-Keane, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 14, 2018
Filed under Letter from the Editor, Op/Ed
Climate change is often mistaken as synonymous with global warming. In reality, global warming is a small portion of what climate change encompasses. While there are political disputes on climate change legitimacy, scientists have delved into research on the causes, effects and potential solutions. Cl...
Letter From the Editor: Traditional Living Can Conflict with Morals
By Sierra Clark, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 20, 2018
Filed under Letter from the Editor
Seeing from both points of view on a topic is almost always difficult. I struggle with it myself, but I try to stick with my morals when it comes down to it. For example, if one of your moral baselines is that you value life, than there are technically many things you would likely need to change abo...
Naviance is not necessary for all students
By Sierra Clark, Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2018
Filed under Letter from the Editor, Op/Ed
Coming back from winter break, we had a “Naviance day,” where instead of working on classwork or getting teacher assistance from other classes, we were required to work on the “college and career readiness” website, Naviance. Juniors in particular received a “Complete Naviance Curriculum-Financing Your Education” assignment...
Assumptions, stereotypes and connotations
By Vivian Nowka-Keane, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2017
Filed under Letter from the Editor, Op/Ed
I was intimidated to write this column in fear of offending people or being thought of as a “feminazi.” That in itself is a huge problem within society. No one should hide their thoughts in fear of judgment or because they’re scared of being called a derogatory term that misrepresents their beliefs...
The guns and the brains
By Sierra Clark, News Editor
April 27, 2017
Filed under Letter from the Editor
It seems like every other day there is another mass shooting flashing across the news screens. San Bernardino, Marysville Pilchuck, Fort Lauderdale, Sandy Hook, at Pulse in Orlando, Virginia Tech and Umpqua Community College; these are just a few of the more recent ones. While I’d like to blame...
A free press is most deserved by American citizens
By Stephi Smith, Executive Editor
March 23, 2017
Filed under Letter from the Editor, Op/Ed
During my sophomore year, the Hawkeye Editor-in-Chief posed a challenge to the Hawkeye staff to memorize and recite the First Amendment. Later that same year, I would buy a T-shirt from a national journalism convention that read the First Amendment. This past summer, I attended class sessions held in the Newseum ...
Student voices take center stage at assembly
By Isaac Otis, Managing Editor
January 17, 2017
Filed under Letter from the Editor, Op/Ed
On Jan. 13, ASB and the Black Student Union (BSU) collaborated to bring the students of MTHS one of our best Martin Luther King Jr. assemblies yet. The Dynamics’ rendition of “Rise” by Katy Perry, a symbolic performance from selected members from the drum line and a version of Martin Luther King...
Making your voice matter
By Stephi Smith, Executive Editor
October 26, 2016
Filed under Letter from the Editor, Op/Ed
“Why do we have to keep talking about politics?” The voice of apathy interrupts the conversation, cutting a productive voice in half. It’s not a quiet voice. It’s raised above the others, eyes looking around as everyone stops in their tracks. I’m not sure when it became cool no...