Staff Ed: Apple vs. Android debate heats up
Warrior Ledger Staff
November 4, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Showcase
Two brands of phones have been in the spotlight for a while: Apple and Samsung. Recently, Apple has come out with their iphone 7 and Samsung with their Galaxy 7. Some people have very strong opinions and others have no opinion at all on which one is better. The two most noticeable problems with these...
Political correctness is not a joke
Nicole Gomez, Reporter
November 4, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Today, the biggest joke in our country is political correctness. People mock it at every turn. They point at random things and dramatically say “Triggered,” or go to Chick-fil-a and ask why there wasn’t a trigger warning on the door for vegans. It’s something everyone laughs about. But political...
“Crappy” restrictions teachers put on the hall pass
Nathaniel Salvenen, Reporter
November 2, 2016
Filed under Opinion
The need to pee. It shows up unexpected and is almost never predictable. Because of that, should teachers allow use of the hall pass when asked for it? Some teachers let students use the hall pass whenever they have to go, while others aren’t as lenient. Those teachers seem to think that...
To some Halloween is just another day
Ana Zamora, Reporter
November 2, 2016
Filed under Opinion
As Halloween comes closer, students are thinking about what costume to wear or what candy to buy they can buy at a discounted price after the holiday has passed. What seems to get overlooked every time the holiday comes around, is the people that don’t celebrate it. Most think of Halloween as a...
LGBT students treated differently in school
Dallen Cameron, Reporter
November 2, 2016
Filed under Opinion
“Reliable estimates indicate that between 4 and 10% of the population is gay or lesbian, which means in a public school system of more than one million,” according to Parents for Lesbian and Gay (PFLAG) NYC. Everyone knows one person who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. In...
How to help a friend or family member with grief
Makayla Garfield, Reporter
October 31, 2016
Filed under Opinion
When confronted with helping another person through the process of dealing with grief of any type, many find themselves completely clueless. It was something I thought I had a general idea on, until my dad passed away. There is no one “right” course of action, there’s just simply trying out different...
Police brutality: two sides to every story
Keely Valdez, Assistant Editor
April 19, 2016
Filed under Opinion
The saying, “there are two sides to every story” means there’s a right side and the wrong side. The true story can either be in plain sight or can be hidden away for many years. The truth is that most of the time, no one ever knows the true story unless it’s the victim themselves or the at...
Staff Editorial: Existential crisis cause doubt
April 19, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Children experience the world with a careless abandon and a sense of endless amusement for the most mundane things. As they grow older, that sense of wonder dims along with their natural curiosity. They stop asking why after every explanation. They start to conform, and soon they become teenagers.Te...
Free from jail: several years of braces worth it
Hannah Anderson, Reporter
April 17, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Two years to life. Well, normally just two years, but when the braces go on it feels like they’re never going to come off. “It doesn’t seem like a big thing, but getting my braces off was a big day. It’s a rite of passage since you are becoming more of an adult,” said junior Isabel Fe...
Student loans are not the only road to college money
Patrick Froysland, Reporter
April 12, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Most of us want a life of plenty. But would we sell ourselves out to the banks, sign an inescapable deal, and take a financial poison that lasts for the next half of one’s life? These deals are completely legal, despite it being on the same level as robbery in terms of criminal systems. But these ...
Words are powerful things
Bree Gardner, Reporter
April 11, 2016
Filed under Opinion
The First Amendment says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”...
School lunch is lacking healthy food options for vegetarians
Pearl Ashton, Reporter
April 8, 2016
Filed under Opinion
It’s an old stereotype: students hate school lunch. Whether the food is too cold or falling apart or the lunch ladies are forcing students to eat something they don’t want, everyone has a different view on school lunch. Whatever it is, there are definitely not enough vegetarian options for students...
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WEIO diversifies competitive sports
Nizhoni Guthrie, Reporter
The World Eskimo Indian Olympics is an event to determine who has the most strength, speed, endurance, balance and pain tolerance. The first World Eskimo Indian Olympics (WEIO for short) was held in 1961 in Fairfield Alaska. Every year, this grand event runs for four days July in the Carlson Center.
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