BY BLUE KAUFMAN Throughout high school, every individual has classes they like and dislike. However, one subject seems to be the least favorable for most students: Mathematics.  In fact, many are familiar with the saying “When am I going to use math in my life?” It’s understandably difficult for... Read more

BY BRANDON SLOANE The Today Show has long been considered one of the most preeminent news shows in the nation, and prides itself on its hard-hitting journalism pieces. While watching the show, one would expect to see an investigative story on a national crisis, but surprisingly, a recent headline... Read more

BY RACHEL SHARPE If you want to increase your chances of getting a job when you graduate, you may want to learn to speak and communicate in more than one language. The numbers don’t lie. According to a recent survey by CareerBuilder.com if managers had two equally qualified job... Read more

  BY JACOB FIERMAN With the economy holding on by a thread, businesses across the nation are looking to keep costs down. Unpaid internships have been on the rise over the past few years, and the ethics involved are questionable.  Companies who abuse unpaid interns are violating the moral... Read more

BY BRANDON SLOANE “Dis wknd I was @ teh mall w/ my gfs nd my ex bf showed up nd it wuz awkkk.” While about 20 years ago this sentence would have been perceived as being written in a secret code, in today’s world, this type of condensed speech... Read more

  Con- By JESSICA WEAVER As our generation becomes more technologically advanced, libraries have become a last resort for students on the hunt for information. With only 80 public libraries in the state of Florida containing only 32,760,000 books in total, it’s no wonder people choose the Internet, which... Read more

    BY BRANDON SLOANE When you walk in, you see trash spread across the tables and pieces of food littering the ground and the bathrooms have an overpowering stench that is almost unbearable. This sounds like the inside of a dirty fast food joint, but in reality, it’s... Read more

BY RACHEL SHARPE Within the last decade, there have been thousands of breakthroughs in science and technology that have led to incredible discoveries. Science and technology affect almost every aspect our lives and have shaped our society. Florida Governor Rick Scott sites the technological explosion in recent years as... Read more

  BY JESSICA WEAVER Getting one McDouble, two small fries, a small coke, and a hot fudge sundae for desert, all for less than six dollars, sounds ideal for most teens whose hunger is much larger than their wallets. However, the dangerous effects of these cheap yet satisfying foods... Read more

  BY JESSICA WEAVER When searching for students with tattoos, I came across a junior who made the decision to have a dolphin permanently drawn on her foot to represent her love for animals as well as the water. Although so young, she claims she doesn’t and will never... Read more