Senioritis can get the best of seniors
January 24, 2012
Filed under Ayla Mulvey, Blogs, Opinion
By Ayla Mulvey Round Table reporter Ayla Mulvey - Round Table reporter It is common knowledge that senior year is the most exciting, but stressful time of a teenager’s life. High school students have been working hard for three long years trying to get good grades in hopes of applying, and being accepted,... Read more »
To stay alive, don’t text and drive
January 18, 2012
Filed under Columns, Opinion
By Ben Lewis Round Table reporter Ben Lewis - Round Table reporter The NTSB (National Traffic and Safety Board) are recommending a ban on all cell phone use while in the car, which is an overzealous response that should not include the likes of Bluetooth and other hands free devices. Texting and talking... Read more »
All work and no play: is it really worth it?
January 13, 2012
Filed under Ana Billotti, Blogs, Opinion
By Ana Billotti Round Table editor Ana Billotti - Round Table opinion editor Sometimes in life people have to do things that they dislike rather than things that they love. This can be doing anything from working, to homework, going to school, or even attending meetings that the person is utterly uninterested... Read more »
Sleeping through first period: school starts way too early
January 12, 2012
Filed under Blair Donald, Blogs, Opinion
By Blair Donald Round Table Broadcast Producer Blair Donald - Round Table broadcast producer The debate over the time that school should start for high school students is one that seems to appear periodically without ever accomplishing anything. The argument is that high school students statistically... Read more »
Current interests help decide future career
January 9, 2012
Filed under Ayla Mulvey, Blogs, Opinion
By Ayla Mulvey Round Table reporter Ayla Mulvey - Round Table reporter “You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great... Read more »
Real money, fake celebrities
December 16, 2011
Filed under Blair Donald, Blogs, Opinion, Uncategorized
By Blair Donald Round Table Broadcast Producer Blair Donald - Round Table broadcast producer Celebrities used to be classy. They were role models, people to look up to and be impressed by. They were talented and beautiful, and everyone wanted to be a celebrity and get some of that fame and glory. Marilyn... Read more »
Freedom to tweet
December 14, 2011
Filed under Ana Billotti, Editorials, Opinion
By Ana Billotti Round Table editor Ana Billotti - Round Table editor On Nov. 21, Emma Sullivan, a senior at Shawnee Mission East High School in Kansas tweeted, “Just made mean comments at gov brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot.” Thus, Sullivan unknowingly sparked a firestorm... Read more »
The madness of time management
December 12, 2011
Filed under Blogs, Opinion
By Ayla Mulvey Round Table reporter Ayla Mulvey - Round Table reporter We all have those busy days where we feel like we don’t accomplish anything on our “To Do” lists. We end up getting stressed out, feeling like nothing is going right, and it results in a horrible day. Sometimes there’s just... Read more »
Prison inmates need not be put to death
December 7, 2011
Filed under Columns, Opinion
By Brendan Raleigh Round Table reporter As of October 2010, there were over 3,000 inmates onAmerica’s death row. While most states, as well as most Americans, support capital punishment, the policy’s shortcomings severely outweigh its merits. An institution with such broad disparities in... Read more »
Death penalty means death of crime
December 7, 2011
Filed under Columns, Opinion
By Lisa Conley Round Table broadcast editor-in-chief and Emma Trapp Marketing Director The walls are splattered with blood and the carpet is soaked scarlet. A cold, dead body lies on the floor, so mangled it is barley recognizable. The murderer replays the vicious attack in his twisted mind: her life... Read more »
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