The United States, United Kingdom, and France conducted airstrikes on suspected chemical weapons plants and storage facilities in Syria last Friday. This attack follows the use of chemical weapons in the...
Metea Valley Student Voice Committee, Guest Writer April 15, 2018
While walking through the doors of Metea Valley, students feel safe in a building among their peers and teachers—or at least that’s what most of us hope for. Unfortunately, it’s come to our attention...
In 1996, the U.S. government passed the Dickey Amendment. Lobbied by the NRA and sponsored by Arkansas representative Jay Dickey, this law prohibits the Center of Disease Control (CDC) to spend any money...
The words ¨Never Again¨ could be seen and heard around Metea almost everywhere on March 14th, as students demonstrated a walkout for an increase in student voice and to show respect for those that had...
When I was in elementary school, I didn’t have to worry about someone coming into my school with an AR-15 and shooting whoever was in their path. If anything, I had to worry about if I was going to...
Liam Sweeney, Perspectives Editor February 23, 2018
The stock market took the biggest dive in history on February 5. The day after that the market went back up to around where it originally was. Then, the day after that, the market took another massive...
t’s the night before school and you are picking out your outfit. You spend at least 15 minutes trying on clothes to find the perfect fit that makes you feel confident. You even wake up a few minutes...
According to Julia Ryan, studies show that out of students who get mostly A’s, 17% only get an hour of homework, and only 7% got 3 or more hours of homework. Students receive way too much homework leading...
January 7, 2018 marked the 73 annual Golden Globes ceremony. The hot topic in relation to the Golden Globes this year was the Time’s Up movement.
For those of you who don’t know, the Time’s Up...
In 1982, a man broke into a University of Oklahoma student’s apartment in Norman, Oklahoma, threatening and raping the women. At the time, the victim identified Thomas Webb as the rapist and he was...
Ben Weiss, Perspectives Reporter December 15, 2017
American history is filled with discrimination and bigotry. Between denying women the right to vote, the segregation of races, and the denial of rights for the LGBTQ community, our history is one tragic...
The menstrual cycle is pretty scary. Period.
The crimson shock of womanhood is bad enough-without the rumors and horror stories of Toxic Shock Syndrome (also known as TSS) roaming our halls. Because...
