Thinking about it is as frightening as it gets, and what comes to mind when picturing one’s funeral is the same for most of us at least in the Western culture. A deep hole in the ground, a fancy wooden...

Homework in schools has become a growing conversation topic in the last few years. Many educators and parents have conflicting opinions about whether elementary school children should be given homework. TIME...

The Sammy Keyes series is a mystery comedy series. It’s about Sammy, a teenage girl who is always somehow sidetracked and gets herself into a lot of unnecessary trouble by being an amateur “detective”...

Music is the universal language of mankind. -Henry Wadsforth Longfellow, American poet There is an endless number of quotes which spout the beauty, importance, and ethereal quality of music. This...

Tuesday October 11, was the opening night of Northeast High School's fall play Young April. This was the 75th anniversary of the first play ever performed at Northeast. Anyone who was there can tell you...

“When Northeast was established, three communities came together-- Bethany, Havelock, and UNI Place. When those three communities came together, they needed to decide what the school colors were going...

As the fall season arrives, Halloween shops begin to open. Inside are racks upon racks of colorful outfits, props, and accessories, overly priced and cheaply made. Every year, there are a majority of the...

18 years ago, on September 27, Google was launched. It’s hard to think of a life before you could Google anything and everything. It’s safe to say the internet has had a large impact on modern life....

I’m sure everyone has heard of the little rhyme “Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.” But not many have heard about the set of islands he also happened to stumble upon in 1503. On those islands...

It’s not even a surprise anymore to see students walking through the hallways with their heads bent down, scrolling through their phones. Whether it’s because they’re talking to their friends or...

In a country built on taking from minorities, from taking Native Americans land to slavery, the oppression of minorities is still a hot topic debated today. The oppression and racism that the black community...

Studying for a test is crucial for being successful. Tests represent how much a student knows. Standardized testing makes it so that the test is the same level of difficulty for every student. This allows...