The Trump administration must do more to protect the environment, areas such as the Great Lakes
Finn Brent, Staff Writer
June 5, 2020
The Great Lakes are one of the most well known landmarks in the midwest United States. According to the EPA; Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior are home to, “84% of North America’s surface fresh water and also around 20% of the world’s surface fresh water. The Great Lakes are a sourc...
The stay-at-home order is the perfect time to adopt new pet
May 21, 2020
My family adopted a new cat from the Kalamazoo Animal Rescue this week, and with the whole family staying home, it has been a smooth introduction. We’ve decided to name her Queenie, and she’s a four-year-old black cat who loves sleeping and eating. We installed a baby gate in the doorway to my...
The risks of choosing your career based solely off of money
Brandi-Rose Phiri, Business Manager
March 5, 2020
During your junior and senior year you start to apply to colleges that offer programs of your career interest. Although you don't have to decide what exactly you want to be, it’s always something that you keep in the back of your mind. You start to pose two questions, what do I like to do, and what ...
Ten things every parent raising a teen should know
Emma Hilgart-Griff, Social Media Team Leader
February 13, 2020
Parents are constantly emphasizing how hard it is to raise teenagers, how there is no efficient way to discipline kids, that we don't make any sense. To clear things up for you, here are ten things every parent of a teen should know about us. The more you restrict, the more we trick. If you tell us we can't ...
Election Day should be a national holiday
Emma Hilgart-Griff, Social Media Team/Knights Speak Team
January 26, 2020
The small city of Sandusky, Ohio, has declared Election Day a paid holiday instead of Columbus Day. Sandusky joined areas like Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky and Puerto Rico in giving all workers leave on Election Day. So why isn't Election Day a national holiday? The answer is exceedingly simple: if ...
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. ...
Staff Editorial: Hall sweeps at Loy Norrix should be changed
Devon Gross, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2019
Beginning early October, the Loy Norrix administration started implementing a regulatory hall sweep at the beginning of most class periods throughout the school day. The hall sweeps begin when an administrator makes this announcement at the beginning of the class period, “Attention students and staff,...
Gerrymandering in Michigan is worse than you think
Jack Warmelink, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
“Giving a party the ability to redraw lines is like giving keys to a bar to an alcoholic,” said LN history teacher, Jay Peterson. Gerrymandering is the redrawing of district lines to make it so one party has an advantage in elections, and it may affect you more than you know. Michigan has an extr...
A simple solution to the straw debate: don’t use straws
Ian Woodruff, AV 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, ...
Expectations on Marriage May Be Outdated
Isabel Best
June 20, 2019
As the world begins to modernize, so do ideas on marriage. In the United States, marriage rates have reached the lowest rate in around 150 years. This has become a common worldwide trend: according to a study conducted by the United Nations, four-fifths of the 100 countries surveyed had experienced decreases in nu...
Homework is Unnecessary: Students Receive Enough Direct Instruction During the Day
April 8, 2019
By Kayla Adams It’s Sunday night and your basketball team has just won the most important game of the year. Plans are quickly made with the team to go to dinner and celebrate the victory. You still feel jitters from when the buzzer went off cementing your victory. You listen to everyone’s paren...
