June 10, 2013
The line exists, and Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries crossed it.
“We go after the attractive, all-American kid,” Jeffries stated in a 2006 interview with Salon.com. His words have come back to haunt him recently...
Hillary Lacks, Opinion Editor
June 6, 2013
English teacher Aimee Grey said she views everything as a mother and as an educator. She said CEO Jeffries’ comments appall her, and she considers them to be mainstream bullying.
“It’s acceptable to want to make a profit,...
Rebecca Marcus, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2013
As the year is ending, students are getting nervous about finals.
Last semester I was told my finals would be easy because I’m a freshman. Instead, the tests turned out to be very stressful, and I studied very hard to pass a...
Sarah Shaw and Hannah Heverling, Opinion Editor
May 10, 2013
The state performance index school evaluation system is being phased out of schools to be replaced by the federally-mandated, value-added ranking system. The performance index measures grades and class difficulty in science, math,...
Editorial Board
May 6, 2013
Despite posters, speeches and campaigning, most high school election votes are based on popularity.
Why vote for the better candidate when the alternative is voting for your best friend? This annual problem is one that every...
Sarah-Jane Lorenzo, Editor in Chief
April 8, 2013
When it comes to college, it is good to be ahead of the game. But is it necessary?
Students are often advised to start preparing early, but as schools fight to boost their prestige and selectivity by appealing to more highly...
Leo Izen, Staff Writer
April 8, 2013
Props to the district for what it has accomplished. Shaker has managed to continue to excel in academics while continuing the district’s financial stability.
Superintendent Mark Freeman gave his final State of the Schools...
Shane McKeon, Investigations Editor
March 9, 2013
My first high school memory was a speech Mr. Hutchinson gave to our freshman class in our first week, in typical Hutch fashion, with no microphone and no script.
He explained that he saw two types of students at this school:...
Franci Douglass, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2013
Wouldn’t it be neat if you could walk around and do all your Smartphone’s distracting things without even pulling it out?
Google is developing something called Google Glass. It’s a fancy name for a contraption that...
February 19, 2013
Man up? More like girl up. There’s nothing like change, if you can get it.
Ninety-two years after the American women’s rights movement of the 1920s, women and girls are still striving for equality in the United States and...
Abby White, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2013
What I’d like for Valentine’s Day is to not hear everyone complain about it.
It’s not that I’ve never moaned and groaned about Feb. 14. To claim immunity to that bitterness would be a filthy lie. But the notorious Valentine’s...
January 15, 2013
In light of the recent shootings in Newtown, CT, the nation is abuzz with discussions regarding gun laws and limitations. But rather than eliminating guns, or restricting gun ownership, Tennessee State Sen. Frank Nicely...
