The teacher’s dilemma: should they express their own viewpoints? It’s not surprising that most teachers tiptoe around sensitive topics. Whether it is the wrath of parents or the fear of offending...

Multiplication tables in preschool? AP Chemistry textbooks in lieu of Barney storybooks? Not quite, but this type of high pressure attitude seems to be the direction in which our schools are heading. When...

For $28, you can purchase two movie tickets, five Starbucks Frappuccinos, or three combo meals from Ezell’s. But an entire week’s worth of food? I was skeptical. So, I tried it: I lived off the same...

It’s all over the news: a HUGE blizzard has swept through town, leaving four and a half feet of snow piled up in fluffy pillow-like mounds. The white sparkling powder cushions the landscape in a thick...

It’s fourth period and Chamber Strings is in the midst of a fermata: bow arms are outstretched, the volume is at a forté, and everyone on stage looks to Dalpez for when to end the chord. Suddenly, the...

Amidst concerns for the growing cost of college, the Bellevue College Running Start program has seen impressive growth. In fact, 129 students at Liberty enrolled in it this year, a 42% rise from last year....

We can all agree that teenagers think a bit differently than our grandparents, correct? While our grandparents may be concerned about retirement, many of us are trying to scrape together the money to attend...

Pro-Pledge: For most American students, the Pledge of Allegiance is as second nature as brushing their teeth or saying their name. This honorary gesture to this nation we call home has become a familiar...

It’s finally the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Eighty women have been working hard to reach the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant, and the competition came down to two distinct finalists, Miss Columbia...

This Christmas, I had the opportunity to travel to South Africa with my family and see the land where my dad’s side of the family grew up. Throughout the fun-filled three weeks, I never guessed that...

“Don’t you miss meat?” “How are you going to get enough protein?” For the past ten years, I have faced a barrage of questions—and dirty looks— each time I inform someone that I don’t eat...

Imagine standing high above a sea of people, with blindingly bright lights focused on you. You take a deep breathe to appease your ever-mounting nerves, and present a jubilant smile to the crowd. Then,...