Sarah Shaw, Opinion Editor
March 6, 2012
Students from Gilmour Academy were reprimanded for wearing red in support of Chardon because red is not a school color and is not part of the school uniform. One Facebook post read “Wore red despite problems with a school administration...
Nate Livingston, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2012
Excuse me. Excuse me, dude? MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! I wish I had the guts to say that to the gigantic upperclassmen clustered around my locker. Instead, I awkwardly push through and grumble once I’m a safe distance away. I understand...
Sasha Rae-Grant, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2012
Every freshman must take Global Studies. For some students, the class is easy. I didn’t have to put any effort into my work, and I still earned a 115 percent at the end of the year. I already knew most of the material and I...
February 27, 2012
Students complain constantly that the administration and security enforce policies that “serve no purpose.” Apparently we refuse to acknowledge that we are a large population that needs supervision in order to be successful....
February 27, 2012
Did a girl go into labor in the high school? Were kids arrested for smoking in the bathroom and back stairwell? Is Kid Cudi coming to prom? It’s the pathetic truth, but Shaker students find entertainment in the bizarre...
Shane McKeon, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2012
“There has to be a tired Guinea pig somewhere in this school,” stated Drew Puskar. “The computers are ancient.”
In Room 108, a quiet computer lab down the hall from the security office, about two-dozen chunky Dell monitors...
Mike Bellamy, Noah Rosenblatt
February 14, 2012
Ever notice that whenever you whip out a pack of gum, everybody in the classroom instantly becomes your best friend?
Many of these people have never talked to you outside of class, but in the presence of your gum, they are...
Andrew Boyle, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2012
When you’re preoccupied, it’s not unusual to forget something important. Say, for example, your sweater on a very cold day. It sure as heck has happened to me. At the end of that day, I checked all of my classrooms, hoping...
Taylor Butze, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2012
“Hey, girl.”
Hey, annoying stranger I DON’T know and am not about to answer! Why do some people find it fun to chat up random people outside of school? I’m sure I don’t want to know the reason, but I know you’re...
Sarah Shaw, Opinion Editor
February 14, 2012
We all gather around when a fight breaks out, but only because nothing more dramatic than a suspension will result.
Adrian Barker (’06) got in a fight in 2009 for which he and Ronald Kelly (’08) were convicted of killing Kent...
December 13, 2011
After the arrest of nine students at Dec. 2 athletic contests, the administration is re-examining policies for fan behavior and crowd safety. We commend them for taking action instead of turning a blind eye on these issues, but ...
December 13, 2011
Were you pleased with the actions that the police and administration took at Friday’s hockey game?
"The adults are trying to save you guys from yourselves. Somebody’s got to step in and get control of the behavior. If the...
