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Forum for student expression since 1977

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Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Stanley organizes, Yuen coaches unified sports team

Siri Christopherson, Sports Editor December 15, 2017

Students with and without disabilities are playing on a basketball team together for the first time in Liberty’s history through a program called Unified Sports. Unified Sports is a branch of Special...

Noted Musicians: Patriot Players and Singers

Tina Bardot, Beat Editor December 15, 2017

Sophomore Adam Gardner is a cello player, choir singer, and all around talented musician. Belonging to a musically inclined family, Gardner has spent his life surrounded by music and was recently showcased...

Album Review: Without Warning by 21 Savage

Brian Kim, Staff Writer December 15, 2017

Released on Halloween, Without Warning by 21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin’ combines deep bass with eerie melodies to create an ominous, monstrous album, fitting for Halloween. With horror movie references...

Why we need more political parties

Jency Clement, Beyond Liberty Editor December 15, 2017

Red or blue? Donkey or elephant? Democrat or Republican? Some of these questions are easy to answer, some are more difficult. It’s easy to choose between colors, but for many of us, it gets harder...

In pursuit of progress: sexual assault and harassment awareness

Madison Prather, Staff Writer December 15, 2017

Update: film producer Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault. Update: journalist Mark Halperin accused of sexual harassment. Update: film star Kevin Spacey accused. Update: politician Roy Moore accused....

‘Yes means yes’: Sexual assault event raises awareness

Hannah Norton, News Editor December 15, 2017

One in three women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. The Women Against Violence Everywhere, or WAVE, Foundation -- led by Program Director and former Maywood teacher Meggan Atkins -- is working...

Plant-based diets: better for you and your environment

Elise Sickinger, Backpage Editor December 15, 2017

Many Americans would say that meat is an essential part of one’s diet. Almost as many would assume that meat consumption is the best way to get protein. Some are quick to disregard plant based diets,...

Appreciation for reading does not come from school

Hallie Chen, Editor In Chief December 15, 2017

From the second a kid enters school, they are forced into an environment where reading is considered one of, if not the most, important skills they will ever learn. Whether it be through independent reading...

Conspiracy theories: crazy or genius?

Elizabeth Rollison, Editor In Chief December 15, 2017

Aliens wearing the skins of politicians. Vampires roaming the streets of New York. Elvis appearing in a piece of toast. All of these notions sound completely and utterly insane. But what if there was,...

The reclaim bin is your new cornucopia

Elise Sickinger, Backpage Editor December 15, 2017

Just imagine: you’re starving. Every morning you wake up, quickly get dressed, and rush out the door to Liberty—no time to pack a lunch—yet you’ve forgotten your wallet, and can’t buy food either....

Random acts of kindness

Hallie Chen, Editor In Chief December 15, 2017

Your Liberty sports bag may look pretty snazzy, but coupled with a fifty-pound backpack, bassoon, P.E. shoes, and a $6 lunch from the Patriot Pantry, you’re having a pretty hard time getting around campus....

An open letter to my former teacher

Nicole Winters, Guest Columnist December 15, 2017

Perhaps it was my youth that allowed me to remain convinced that all who enter schools as teachers and mentors are there because they feel the drive to sculpt the next generation of cooperative leaders,...

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