There are long-held misconceptions around private Catholic all-girl schools. Typical outsider perspectives are that the girls in attendance are “hoes,” party girls, spoiled, rich and entitled. Why are these perspectives held and are they accurate? Before public...
Ashley Ingraham
Senior at St. Lucy’s Priory High School
Opinion: Why feminism should never die
One of the things that aggravates me the most is when someone tries to tell me there is no need for feminism in today’s society. What an ignorant thing to say. I can assure you that sexism and misogyny are very real and very alive. As I have grown into a young woman,...
Poem: ‘Guns aren’t the problem’
People keep dying And we keep lying To ourselves And others around Refusing to make a sound Acting like everything is okay And that there is nothing For us to try and save Since it’s solely about How people behave, The ones who know Beg for us to wake up But we tell...
Netflix Originals are taking over screens worldwide
Netflix Originals have been gaining popularity and prestige since 2013, but 2018 marked a monumental year for the streaming service. In 2013, the first big Netflix Original success, "Orange is the New Black," aired. In 2014, Netflix snagged its first Oscar nomination...
Reminiscing on the friendship with a fallen hero
My grandpa, David De Jesus, was in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was ranked E4 and started out working with logistics. De Jesus was eventually stationed in Iwakuni, Japan and worked in the Marine Corps headquarters. While being sworn into the Marines in...