On Feb. 10, 2026, Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 4141 into law, which bans wireless communication devices such as phones in classrooms during instructional time.  This ban won’t apply to devices...

“My mind is moving a mile a minute,” said senior Avery Johnson, after being without a phone for 5 hours. Loy Norrix Spanish teacher Christina Holmes hosted an experiment to test the dependency her...

You’re switching apps between your phone, perhaps checking up on what your friends are doing or sending a text to your friend asking to hangout. Many activities such as communicating, researching information,...

Artist: Brandon Mendoza

  As I’m seating a married couple and their 2 year old at a restaurant I work at, I ask “Would your son like a coloring sheet?”  The mom replies, “Yes please.” When they are seated, they...

GUEST WRITER: Kiernan Dean-Hall Do most people consider the wearing a hat or the use of a cell phone to be on par with harassment or bullying? Effective Monday, March 13, Loy Norrix will consider the...

The war between iPhone users and Android phone users continues. Everywhere you go, you always hear people debating about which one is better. There’s no definite way to tell. Both platforms have unique...