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OPINION: The Willow Project is Bidens Worst Climate Decision to Date

OPINION: The Willow Project is Biden’s Worst Climate Decision to Date

By Alex Hill, Reporter | March 27, 2023

Joe Biden, the president who campaigned on pledges to not approve more oil drilling on federal land, has just approved more oil drilling on federal land in a proposal by ConocoPhillips called the Willow...

OPINION: Anti-Trans Nebraska bill bans minors from drag shows; Puts rights of LGBTQ+ people at risk

By Cate Frederick, Writer | March 24, 2023

My name is Cate and I’m an eighteen year old senior at Lincoln High School, and I am non binary. Recently, a bill was introduced in the Nebraska legislature that would ban people under the age of nineteen...

OPINION: Prescotts Brush With Gun Violence Begs us to Question if Gun Rights are Worth it

OPINION: Prescott’s Brush With Gun Violence Begs us to Question if Gun Rights are Worth it

By Alex Hill, Reporter | March 3, 2023

Last week, a student brought a loaded gun to Prescott Elementary School. This has caused me to ask something I never thought I would have to ask: “How many times have elementary school students brought...

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OPINION: A fun fall in Lincoln

By Isabel Johnson, Reporter | October 5, 2022

As the leaves start to turn red and pumpkins start to show up outside of stores, it is time to start to consider things to do in the fall. In summer it's far easier to find things especially here in Lincoln....

OPINION: GOAT List of Horror Movies to get you in a Spooky Mood

By Ella Martin, Reporter | October 3, 2022

Boo! With Halloween around the corner, I wanted to provide a list of horror movies to really make it start feeling like spooky season. Trigger warnings/mild spoilers will be given for each movie, so read...

OPINION: My Opinion About the New Bill in Florida

OPINION: My Opinion About the New Bill in Florida

By Fochelle Weaver, Reporter | April 13, 2022

After finding out about the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and the bills coming along with it, I feel that this bill is unfair. It is unfair because learning the information is important for students trying...

OPINION: Books or movies? Which are better?

By Tyan Thongdy, Reporter | January 19, 2022

To start off would you spend days or maybe even weeks spending time to read a book rather than taking a few hours to watch a movie that is a lot quicker than the book about your topic. I think movies are...

OPINION: Students and their screen time

OPINION: Students and their screen time

By Keegan Thompson, Reporter | May 3, 2021

With technology improving day by day, students are glued to their phones and they don’t even realize it. The number of students who are on their phone 6+ hours of the day is increasing as social media...

OPINION: Pay the players

OPINION: Pay the players

By Dylan Smith | May 2, 2021

In the United States 59% of student athletes leave college with student loans, and student athletes can't be successful in the classroom and on the field with working and having a job to try and provide...

OPINION:  Smartphones in schools

OPINION: Smartphones in schools

By Spencer Pearson, Reporter | May 2, 2021

Smartphones are an ever increasing part of people's lives. With smartphones we can text, talk, and send pictures to the other side of the world. In school environments, cell phones are viewed as a distraction...

OPINION: Decrease Stigma and Raise Awareness of Mental Illness

OPINION: Decrease Stigma and Raise Awareness of Mental Illness

By Aung Htoo | May 2, 2021

Mental illness is real and everywhere, and now it's worse because of current events such as the pandemic and a bad economy. But the bad thing with mental illness is the fact that most people don’t even...

OPINION: A break from heavy news

OPINION: A break from heavy news

By Camila Gomez, Reporter | May 2, 2021

The news can often be dreadfully depressing. During this past year, checking the news has felt like opening a Pandora’s box of chaos and uncertainty. The pandemic, political tensions, social injustices,...

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