Students must learn to balance schedules to relieve stress
March 3, 2010
Filed under Columns, Opinion
By Cori Shiflet Round Table reporter Monday: ballet, marching band, dance line, winter guard, homework Tuesday: ballet, jazz, dance teaching, homework Wednesday: pointe, ballet, marching band, dance line, winter guard, homework Thursday: lyrical, jazz, tap, musical theatre, ballet, homework Friday: dance... Read more »
Apple’s iPad proves to be both unsatisfactory and expensive
March 2, 2010
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By Chelsea Titus Round Table reporter Contacts, e-mail, YouTube, Safari, video, photos – the list goes on. So, what product of Apple am I describing? The iPod Touch? Mac Book? iPhone? It’s hard to tell. With the announcement of Apple’s new tablet, the iPad, there were high expectations to be... Read more »
Popular shows for teenagers glorify the idea of pregnancy
February 22, 2010
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Emma Trapp Round Table reporter “Juno” was the start of the teen pregnancy movie phenomenon. The movie came out in 2007 and won an Academy Award and three Oscars. The movie was about a teen girl who got pregnant in her senior year in high school. Though she gave up the baby for adoption, Juno and... Read more »
Parents must restrict teenagers from all-day texting
February 19, 2010
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Brittany Titus Round Table reporter The teenager glanced down at her pocket, feeling a vibration from her phone. Flipping the screen open, she saw that she had just received a text message. Excitement ran through her body as she realized it was from her latest crush. Teenagers these days are considered... Read more »
The perfect woman is herself
February 3, 2010
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By Kevin Parker Round Table executive editor “I want a girl with a mind like a diamond; I want a girl who knows what’s best. I want a girl with shoes that cut, and eyes that burn like cigarettes. I want a girl with the right allocations, who is fast, and thorough, and sharp as a tack.” –Short... Read more »
Teenagers must learn lessons firsthand to experience life
December 8, 2009
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By Ginny Dinh Round Table reporter No one can really understand the complexity of the teenage mind. Some think that we don’t care about anything, or that we care about the useless things in life. Teenagers face more then anyone gives us credit for. Parents try to keep us locked up so that we can’t... Read more »
Disney parks, cruises prove to be ideal for people of all ages
December 4, 2009
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By Jordan Sunkel Round Table reporter In Walt Disney World’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, the song “Dream On” plays. The words ring out “Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream until your dreams come true,” relating to one of Disney’s slogans, “the place where dreams come... Read more »
Prison inmates shouldn’t receive free college education
December 3, 2009
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By Kara Henson Round Table Editor-in-Chief Should inmates receive a free college education? With the crime rate steadily increasing in the United States, law makers are forced to put more and more citizens behind bars. FBI data from last fall show violent crimes, including murders and robberies, rose... Read more »
The newspaper industry is bouncing back to life
November 13, 2009
Filed under Columns, Opinion
By Grant Chaney Round Table reporter Is the newspaper industry dead? Not from what I saw on a recent trip to the Frederick News Post. The local news industry took an enormous step forward two years ago when Randall Family LLC built the $60 million FNP building. Combining innovative technology with... Read more »
President Obama has the right idea for Healthcare
November 12, 2009
Filed under Columns, Opinion
By Tyler Shields Round Table reporter Universal Healthcare has become a hot-button issue in America these days. Whether or not it is going to raise or lower the amount we spend for healthcare, if it will be more successful then our already failing free market system, and if it is good for the overall... Read more »