Loud test takers testing our patience
Alex Diamond, Senior Writer
March 15, 2019
Deep breath in, deep breath out. You got this. This timed write has nothing on you. You’re sure you understand everything Bradbury is saying in Fahrenheit 451. All you have to do is focus. Which would be easy if only the guy next to you would stop tapping out a beat with his pen like he’s Ringo Starr....
Soap-less dispensers: the worst holiday gift
Gabrielle Parrish, Staff Writer
December 19, 2018
Along with snowflakes, Santa Claus, and peppermint mochas, the winter season brings cold and flu viruses to Liberty. One of the most effective ways of preventing the spread of germs is by washing your hands regularly. Girls at Liberty are doing their part to prevent the spread of germs by consistently...
Pretests are for posers
Nathan Jackson, Assistant Opinion Editor
September 26, 2018
Apart from death and taxes, pretests are one of life’s certainties. Every year, we take them to help teachers gauge our abilities. But are they really necessary? Let’s be honest, we probably don’t know the material: that’s why we’re taking the class. Being told that teachers need to know who...
Laptops need to be plugged in
Mia Oliver, Staff Writer
December 15, 2017
Barely beating the bell,you rush into Guided Study, swiftly dumping your backpack at your desk before heading to grab a laptop. Your head throbs at the thought of all the homework you have: an essay for AP Lang, three EDpuzzle videos for precalculus, and a formal lab write-up for APES. All of this you...
Snow ≠ Shorts
Tatum Lindquist, Opinion Editor
December 15, 2017
It’s December, and we all know what that means: sweater weather. Or, that’s how it should be. When your car door won’t close because the mechanism is frozen, people usually take the hint and dress for cold weather. They wear gloves, hats, scarves, coats—and most important: pants. Recently, it’s...
Don’t cut people off
Tatum Lindquist, Opinion Editor
June 2, 2017
The car’s clock ticks life away as you sit on probably the hottest day of the school year and endure the line to the four-way stop. Five minutes—that feel like thirty—creep at a petty, skin-crawling, painstaking pace before, finally, your tires roll over the gleaming white stop line. Slowing down...
Families on their phones
Aria Soeprono, Opinion Editor
June 2, 2017
Heads down, earbuds in, voices off. Walking into your favorite restaurant, there is no cacophony of voices and conversations; it is silent. The only sound reaching your ear is the clang of dishes in the back and the sound of the restaurant staff calling orders. The strangers posing as families surrounding...
Beef: Got trash?
Anthony Alegrete, Senior Writer
May 11, 2017
Imagine a world where you have to clean somebody else’s disgusting and smelly room. Doesn’t sound great, huh? However, the same principle can be applied to when you leave your garbage scattered across the lunchroom, expecting somebody else to clean it up for you. Just like it isn’t your responsibility...
Beef: Toilet paper, where ya at?
Mary Russell, Staff Writer
May 11, 2017
With a full bladder and one minute already lost from the short passing period, you whip off your backpack and sprint towards the nearest empty stall. You rush as much as you’re capable, hoping to make it to your next class on time. Reaching for the toilet paper, your stomach suddenly drops. The stall...
Where’s the beef?: Unavoidable hallway errors
Aria Soeprono, Staff Writer
November 8, 2016
The obnoxious bell lets out a loud ring as hordes of students rush into the crowded hall. Moments later, you feel a shove and are now sandwiched between the incessant whistler and someone who has not yet discovered the miraculous powers of deodorant. As soon as you catch sight of an escape from the offensive...
Netflix sapping students’ ambition
Wyatt Waters, Opinion Editor
June 7, 2016
Netflix: everyone’s greatest friend, and worst enemy. It provides us easily distractible students with hours upon hours of television shows, movies, and more. Thus, many of us drift into a stupor of watching episode after episode. It begins innocently. Perhaps your friend shares their Netflix account...
Late work shouldn’t just be accepted, it should be understood
Kasey Winter, Staff Writer
June 7, 2016
We all know the terrible feeling when you hand a teacher an assignment late and they give you that dreaded dirty look, from which you can tell the teacher is annoyed at you because you dare ask for an extension or make them do extra grading. Teachers should be more understanding when we ask for an extension...