Stop telling me Santa isn’t real
Opinion by MaggiePeklo In fourth grade I had a crisis: my classmates told me Santa Claus didn’t exist and that my parents put presents under the Christmas tree. As a […]
Category Archives: opinion
Boys will be boys: a toxic concept
Opinion by SarahCronin If you look at the average Marian girl’s keychain, you might not be surprised to see mace along with their house or car keys. Given the frightening […]
Vampire boyfriends: I like my men undead
LilyWeindel In the tenth grade, I went on a date with a boy who refused to share his Sonic tater-tots with me. I not only categorize that as the worst […]
Row the boat: an unusual sport for a Midwestern state
Sports Commentary by SarahCronin In a state known for its fields of corn, rowing is not the first sport that comes to mind when one thinks of Nebraska. The Omaha […]
Dear Freshman Self…
Opinion by Aileen Zitek It is freshman year, the first day of school, as I enter the school the nerves consume me. I don’t know what to expect. Now, flash forward four years, all of these […]
One small step for the environment, one giant leap for Marian-kind
Opinion by Kayla Gornall Whether it’s the ever changing classroom temperature, the treacherous walk up from soph lot (or wherever I could squeeze my car), Marian rumors, my past four years at Marian have […]
It’s 2019, stop romanticizing Ted Bundy
Maria Piperis I never anticipated I’d live to see the day when Zac Efron, my first childhood crush and pre-teen heartthrob for girls everywhere, would take on the role as […]
Guns in America: Students share opposing opinions on American gun legislation
Ellie Farner I think we can all agree that the world would be a better place if assault rifles, weapons of mass destruction, hand grenades, and bourbon had never been invented. […]
Guns in America: Students share opposing opinions on American gun legislation
Maria Piperis Pulse. Sandy Hook. Sutherland Springs. Stoneman Douglas. These are the sites of four of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, and they all have one thing in […]
What being pro woman means to me
Audrey Otwell Girls are magic. That’s just how it works. There’s more to girl magic than stereotypes like the color pink, femininity, and physical, emotional, or social prerequisite. Womanhood is […]
Young women must reject societal beauty standards
Maria Piperis You’ve heard it a million times: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is subjective, right? Certainly no single, objective definition beautiful exists—but America says otherwise. […]
Evaluating the importance of school
Opinion By J1 Reporter Daisy Owen School is ‘an institution for educating children’, but what kind of education are these institutions providing? Students learn about topics like the […]
What being pro woman means to me
Abby Butler Pro-women. I really like that term. I like that term because it drops the labels. It doesn’t stereotype me as a “feminist” or any of the stereotypes that […]
A Perspective on Censorship
Qwynn Watts A word merely 10 letters long holds the power to change the course of an entire story. Ever since the age of 6, my words and actions have […]
High School: Preparing students for college or burning them out?
Maria Alessandro It’s 1 a.m., and once again, I’m still awake studying for my test and two quizzes the next day. On one of my busier days, after going to […]
Laying chivalry to rest
Maria Piperis It’s Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in “Casablanca.” It’s Prince Eric in “The Little Mermaid.” It’s Zac Efron as Troy Bolton from “High School Musical.” You’ve seen it […]
Educate yourself on education: Humanities aren’t equal to sports quite yet
Jolie Peal The Declaration of Independence states “All men [and women] are created equal.” However, that statement should be followed by “Education is equal to (if not more important than) […]
Abuse in the Catholic Church
Opinion by Lily Blake The Catholic church and its history with sexual abuse has been on the headlines of every national newspaper since 2002, when the spotlight team at the […]
The Network aims to inform, educate students
It is incredibly easy to write stories that don’t matter. We can think of few things simpler than drumming up a fluff piece about, perhaps, our choice in mechanical pencils […]
The end of a hallway coffee era
Opinion by Abby Butler When I walked into Marian on Aug. 17 for my first day of school, I was ready for a stellar senior year. I had a fresh […]
