Books explain everything the movies can’t
By J1 Reporter Marin Krenzer Every year, many novels are adapted for the big screen. Authors watch as their stories are passed between screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, and studio heads. It’s […]
Category Archives: columns
Differences in course expectations cause unnecessary stress
By J1 Reporter Christina Tinley Every day, whining voices complaining about too much homework, insanely hard tests, and crazy class rules bombarded me. They said it was “so unfair” how […]
#GetRidofUnhealthyGenderRoles
Opinion by FrannieCihunka What’s a dress? It’s just a scrap of fabric that has stereotypically been assigned to women to wear. But really, it has no meaning. So then why […]
Social Media’s Affect on Self Images
Column By J1 Reporter Marin Krenzer These days there are impossible standards that are set much closer to home, not necessarily exclusively by models or celebrities but by classmates and […]
The reason for my frustration when it comes to standardized tests
Column by J1 Reporter Danielle Carrol You wake up to the sound of your alarm blaring at you in the early morning, eat a healthy breakfast, grab your number two […]
BuzzFeed Quizzes Tell You Nothing
Column By J1 Reporter Fiona Gautschi It is safe to say that I have spent countless hours on my iPad taking BuzzFeed quizzes. After taking a quiz, and getting an […]
A Day in the Life of a Uniform
Column by J1 Reporter Bella Beck It’s a Thursday morning and you wake up at 6 a.m. and lay in bed for a few minutes, scrolling through your phone. You […]
The Best Way to Start the Day is With A Good Parking Spot
Commentary By J1 Reporter Kenzie Anderson What is one of the best feelings in the world as a high school student at Marian High School? Some might say getting their […]
Kim Kardashian Cares About Armenia, Why Don’t You?
Column by J1 Reporter Melina Piperis Kim Kardashian West just donated $1 million to the Armenia Fund, and thinks that you should help out, too. In a video posted to […]
Bluetooth Audio and Buckle Up!
Column by J1 Reporter Kenzie Darrow Most teens can relate to the statement that music can truly help you through your worst times and celebrate during your best. It can […]
Snow Days are Superior
Column by J1 Reporter Brianna Dovali It’s Monday night and you’re closely watching the news to check the school cancellations, but they haven’t announced your school. You go to bed […]
Spiders Creep Me Out
Column by J1 Reporter Grace Woodard Spiders seem almost alien, with their eight eyes watching your every move, their hairy legs ready to strike, and fangs prepared to bite. Just […]
Styrofoam sucks and here’s why
Column by J1 Reporter Bridget McGill Picture this: You’ve finished eating at a restaurant with your family, but you still have food left. Obviously, you want to take the rest […]
Commitment issues are the worst!
Column by J1 Reporter Lauren Montague Having major commitment issues can have a detrimental impact on your life. This is not necessarily in relationships, but in everything I do. The […]
Why So Soon? It’s Only Chapter Two
By J1 Reporter Lily Mausbach One common characteristic appears in “She’s All That,” “Clueless,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Footloose,” and many more. That common characteristic would be that it takes place […]
Priceless Benefits of Taking a Gap Year
Column by J1 Reporter Jill Williamson Put in simple terms, the approximate time the average American student spends in school from pre-K through their senior year of high school is 1,827,720 […]
The Dirt Starts Falling In
Column by J1 Reporter Jordan Moser Your sister has a drug addiction. Your sister has gone missing. Your sister is in jail. I’ve had every single one of these sentences […]
The Ultimate Holiday Debate
By J1 Reporter Anne Masek After Oct. 31 there are two different types of people: the ones who are eagerly waiting for Thanksgiving, leaves falling and football, or the people […]
There Should be an End to Hunting: Here’s Why
Column By J1 Reporter Elise Moulton In an industrialized world, hunting is unnecessary. Furthermore, it is unethical to kill animals by hunting. I often think of the comparison between a […]
The Truth Behind the Breadsticks
Column By J1 Reporter Lany Gregor I asked the Marian student body where their favorite place was to get a breadstick, most said Olive Garden, others said Fazoli’s, Little Caesars, […]
