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Donald Trump and Fake News

Donald Trump and Fake News

February 27, 2017

In November 2016, Oxford Dictionaries announced “post-truth” as its 2016 International Word of the Year, defining it as, “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential...

Trump Administration Revokes Transgender Bathroom Rule

Trump Administration Revokes Transgender Bathroom Rule

February 23, 2017

The Trump administration is revoking a rule made by Barack Obama that gave transgender students the rights to use bathrooms based on the gender they identify with. The issue with this topic is whether...

The Perks of Being a Bilingual

The Perks of Being a Bilingual

February 23, 2017

In the age of a highly interconnected world where people on the opposite ends of the globe are able to communicate in a matter of seconds, the world can indeed seem smaller. However, globalization has...

Donald Trumps Cabinet: Under-educated and Unqualified

Donald Trump’s Cabinet: Under-educated and Unqualified

February 15, 2017

During the course of the 2016 Presidential Election, many took note of the now President Donald Trump’s lack of political experience. Many voters however, interpreted Trump not being a politician as...

The Art of Note-Taking

Fatima Al-Sammak, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2017

Knowing how to take proper notes is not only a useful skill for high school, but also for any post-secondary education, such as college. The older you get, the less teachers will start to worry about what...

5 Shows to watch on Netflix

5 Shows to watch on Netflix

February 8, 2017

With 70% of users binge-watching their shows, Netflix has become one of the most well-known sources of entertainment in today’s society. The company was started in 1997 by two entrepreneurs, Reed Hastings...

Early Morning Freeze

Early Morning Freeze

February 8, 2017

Northeast is becoming more strict when it comes to letting people in and having people out before and after school. If students don’t have a pass to be inside, they will have to wait outside in the morning...

Vaccines: A Dose of Reality

Vaccines: A Dose of Reality

February 8, 2017

Vaccines are considered the best defense against serious, preventable, and sometimes deadly contagious diseases. They are also some of the safest medical products available, at least according to the U.S....

Things I Wish I Knew as a Junior

Things I Wish I Knew as a Junior

February 7, 2017

NUMBER ONE - You don’t know everything! I know that some of the tips I am about to give you are going to sound redundant, but listen to them! I wish I had someone in my corner feeding me this information...

The Monster in Our Schools: Pressure and Competition

The Monster in Our Schools: Pressure and Competition

February 3, 2017

Pressure and competition are great sources of diversity and success, but can they also be extremely harmful? A quick glance into the life of a high school student proves this to be true. Pressure from...

Purple as an additional color for Northeast

Purple as an additional color for Northeast

October 28, 2016

“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...

Photo by: Vera Kratochvil

U.S. Maternity Leave for Mothers and Fathers

October 28, 2016

Access to paid leave for new fathers in the United States has always been very uncommon. Although most workers have no access to paid parental leave at all, more employers provide paid maternity leave...

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