Summertime tick update
Gigi Fox, Opinion Editor
June 15, 2020
With the summer months quickly on the rise, so is the increase of bugs, especially ticks. While ticks may seem small and harmless, ticks carry many diseases, one example would be Lyme disease. Lyme disease can cause rashes and headaches when it first shows symptoms. With Michigan being surrounded by la...
Loy Norrix sophomore’s experience of spinal surgery
Dajanique McPherson, Guest Writer
March 24, 2020
Sophomore Jessica Kanipe was like an every other student in Loy Norrix. She was active, attended gymnastics, and even spent time with both her friends and family. Besides spending time with her family, Kanipe goes out with her friends, spending time mostly in the mall besides staying home. Gymnastics...
Poisoned cities: America needs a stronger environmental policy
Alexis Weeden, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2019
Michigan, aka “the Great Lake State,” has been facing a pollution threat that endangers more than just Michigan residents. Michigan's borders touch four out of the five Great Lakes, lakes which contain 20% of the world's surface freshwater and roughly 95% of the United States’ surface freshwater. ...
A simple solution to the straw debate: don’t use straws
Ian Woodruff, A/V Editing Team
November 5, 2019
It's a Friday night and I go out to eat. When the waitress brings me a drink, she leaves a paper straw. Convinced that paper straws are much better for the environment, I use it happily. After about 5 minutes the drink has changed to an earthy taste, and the top of the straw has folded in on itself, ...
Mother Nature Counts Down: Michigan Needs to Fight Harder to Combat The Water Crisis
Alexis Weeden, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
April 18, 2019
Flint’s lead pipes paved the shakey road towards a desperately needed boost in environmental concerns in Michigan. Further down the lead pipe road are perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs), seeping into the water of 31 counties in Michigan, including our very own Kalamazoo County. ...
P.E. Teacher Celebrates his 50th Year at Norrix
Alexis Weeden, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2018
The lights reflect off of the mirrors in the Loy Norrix weight room, which currently show the normal chaos of gym class. One girl turns music on, blasting it through the room and the other students raise their voices to combat the noise. Students are lined up for the bench press or setting up a rack to sq...
"Fortnite" Storms Over the Nation
Maxwell Link
April 30, 2018
“Fortnite,” the magical land full of violence, sacrifices and victory was released on July 24, 2017. Since the release, it has stormed across the world as the best new thing to come out in the video game world with more than 40 million people having downloaded the game. Whether it’s on Xbox, ...
Teacher Contract Negotiations Puts a Strain on Kalamazoo Public Schools and its Teachers
Anna Kushner
October 21, 2017
If you were to walk into Miller Auditorium on August 28, 2017, you would have seen a sea of black-clothed teachers sitting silent in solidarity. Every year the Kalamazoo Public Schools District adopts a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. From this budget the district then adopts a teacher salary co...
A Shared Love of Playing Soccer
Zach Skinner
June 14, 2017
Loy Norrix freshman Carlos Santos found love for the game of soccer from his father at an early age. As a child, his father had him playing in competitive games with adults and created practice regiments for him. Santos was never forced to play, but his father wanted to share his love for the game with...
