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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Opinion by J1 Reporter Alida Farrens As I get older, I am realizing the impact I have had on the environment and how it impacts me. When people think […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Maria Piperis When my mom shipped me off to a three-week summer camp with only a journal, a camera and an MP3 player, I was nervous to say the […]
Entertainment Column by Hailie Rydel Despite not knowing them in person, bands and musicians act as best friends, role models and inspiration. When a band breaks up, or when a […]
Opinion by Shannon McSweeney ’18 My morning routine includes the following: wake up at 6:00 to “Imma Be” by the Black Eyed Peas, go on Twitter, realize it’s 6:40 and […]
Opinion by Anna Cook ’18 If every teacher in the world was neutral and emotionally closed off around their students, there would be no great composers or leading scientists. The […]
Opinion Column by Audrey Hertel ’18 I am 99.9 percent sure that when Viktor Krum said, “This tent is for champions and friends” he was talking about Marian. If you think […]
Opinion by Delaney Stekr Picture this: 15 red-faced 5-year-olds running around a field trying not to trip over their own feet who eventually manage to get a ball into a […]
