BY SUMMER CRANDALL Most of us are used to thinking of a school week as Monday through Friday. But in 2023, the Independence School District (ISD) shifted to a four-day schedule, running Tuesday through Friday. Why the change? According to KCUR, a news source that closely follows education, […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL Jumping out of your comfort zone isn’t something that all people seek, but Truman High School’s staff pushes for involvement throughout the student body. Assistant principal Jason Morton tells us “ the number one thing kids can do is educate themselves on what we provide. […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL The place many dread, the place that continues controversy and certainly the place that teaches us that everyone takes situations so differently. High school. Although it is a place to socialize, see your peers and make new friends, it’s also a place where people take […]
BY AMIRA BRYANT In recent weeks, the art world has been abuzz with a controversy surrounding Mexican artist Fabián Cháirez and his exhibition “La venida del Señor” (“The Coming of the Lord”) at the Academy of San Carlos of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The exhibition, […]
BY EMERSON LAYNE After president Donald Trump was inaugurated on January 20th, a new agency was formed. The Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, is run by tech billionaire Elon Musk. Soon after DOGE’s creation, it soon ran into controversy when DOGE’s team gained access to USAID, the U.S. […]
BY EMMERSON LAYNE On February 1st, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on China. These tariffs were to be placed upon imported goods coming into the US. A couple of days later, Trump paused his plans for tariffs on […]
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