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Fear Churchwell \ immigration \ op/ed \ slide \ undocumented immigrants
A nation of immigrants
Illegal immigration is the act of entering a country without consent or documentation of the government.
fear \ Fear Churchwell \ food \ oped \ slide \ viewpoints
Overweight and starving
“We are overfed but undernourished. As a whole, we are starving on a nutritional level.”
basketball \ chad rhym \ editorial \ slide \ sports \ winning elements
Winning elements
Team chemistry is not created in a lab; it takes trust and friendship.
Broken Wrists \ Fear Churchwell \ slide \ Sympathy \ viewpoints
Sad and busted
Sympathy. Everybody has at least of little bit of it in his or her heart. And having two broken wrists, I am getting a lot if it from everyone.
Eve Carson \ Legacy \ Lessons \ remembering \ slide \ Smile \ UNC
Still learning from Eve
I was 13 years old and at a Christmas party when I saw 2004 Clarke Central High School graduate Eve Carson for the last time.
dory macmillan \ gayle trotter \ gun rights \ slide
The great equalizer
Washington D.C. lawyer and fervent supporter of gun rights Gayle Trotter has become the hero of women rights in the past weeks.
chloe hargrave \ leroy ryals resigns \ slide
Ryals resigns
Never has a room of at least 50 football players gone silent so fast.
2013 \ BSA \ Gay Rights \ Human Rights \ Obama \ sam thompson \ slide \ variety
One step forward, three steps back
The BSA came out with a press release Jan. 28 of last week suggesting they are reassessing their current membership policy along with how they define that final portion of the Scout oath.
dancing with determination \ viewpoints \ whitney letman
Dancing with determination
A dozen Clarke Central High School students, guided by faculty sponsor Laverne Fortson seek approval of a school dance line for 2013-14 football season.
award shows \ hannah dunn-grandpre
The magic of the red carpet
The hype is almost unbearable. There’s the release of the nominations months ahead of time, the careful planning of movie marathons to make sure you see all of the bests and finally, there’s the iconic red carpet before the event.
bathrooms \ ethan crane \ graffiti \ slide \ viewpoints
Constant cover up
As I walked into the first floor restroom, the faint odor of paint hit me. The graffiti on the walls that had made me both chuckle and cringe had been shrouded by a shiny coat of beige.
arts \ jenny alpaugh \ our take \ slide
Our Take: Artistic appreciation
Art is important; that is undeniable. But whether or not art is being fully appreciated by Clarke Central High School students is debatable.
advisement \ ethan crane \ slide
Under advisement
You walk towards the room. A few kids stand in the hallway right outside the door. Inside, some students have their heads down, some have their headphones on and some work furiously to finish their homework. Few speak to each other. The teacher tries to call the attention of the class to no avail.
Our Take: The election
Two fresh, new presidential candidates were preparing for war, arming their fearsome troops of campaign interns and rallying civilians to support their side as they marched through en route to the battle fields of swing states.
aaron \ charter school amendment \ georgia \ holmes \ oped \ slide
Fixing what isn’t broken
House Bill 797, also known as the proposed “Charter Schools Amendment,” seems harmless at first glance.
athens peer court \ conine-nakano \ editorial \ slide \ susanna
Justice is served
On Tuesday nights, students from Clarke Central High School and Cedar Shoals High School take their place in a courtroom. They begin to review the day’s juvenile court cases for Athens Peer Court.
9/11 \ aaron \ holmes \ september 11 \ slide \ students
Holmes: 9/11 must be taught better
On Tuesday afternoon, one minute before dismissal at Clarke Central High School, my class’ blaring chatter is interrupted by a sound over the P.A. speakers.
budget \ cuts \ ed \ murphy \ olivia \ op \ slide
The deepest cuts
In today’s educational system, when teachers, faculty and staff hear the phrase “budget cuts”, it sends a shiver down their spines.
dory \ macmillan \ politics \ Romney \ slide \ winning \ women
Winning the women
In the 1960 election, Sen. John Kennedy, D-Mass., won a close victory over Vice President Richard Nixon.
discourse \ disgust \ dory \ macmillan \ online \ op/ed \ slide \ viewpoints
Online discourse disgust
Finally, Darwin’s Theory of Evolution has been proved! Sorry, non-believers: you’re wrong; man most certainly shares a common ancestor with apes.
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