Being eco-friendly is not as deadly
By Ritika Khanal The Hawkeye (Mountlake Terrace, Washington) According to the U.S. National Park Service, 500 million plastic straws are…
Environment
Student Guide: Reducing our Carbon Footprint
By Maddie Weekley The Tower (Grosse Pointe, Michigan) Rising seas. Melting glaciers. Frequent heat waves. The release of excess carbon…
SpaceX blasting off again
By Jackson Freund The Hawkeye (Mountlake Terrace, Washington) Elon Musk is one of the richest and most well-known men in America,…
“Blackfish” Documentary Fuels Overdue Discussion
By Clara Ma I have to admit, when I first heard about Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary on killer whales in captivity, it seemed…
Homeless in Portland
By: Paolo Rueda The Pigeon Press (Portland, OR) It is a January afternoon and Douglas, a bundled-up homeless man…
Social Issue: Poaching
By Caroline Galliani The Crown (Willamette, Illinois) Each year students in Regina Dominican’s graphic design class create a social issue…
The True Cost of Animal Entertainment
By Clarissa Speyer-Stocks CatlinSpeak (Portland, OR) Since the release of the film “Blackfish,” a number of people have publicly expressed their…
Social Issue: Coral Reefs
By Hannah Wavrek The Crown (Wilmette, Illinois) Students in the graphic design art classes have been learning the Adobe suite,…
The Lack of Environmental Justices in Detroit and Flint, MI
By Christina Spires CatlinSpeak (Portland, Oregon) Barbara Thompson, a sixty-seven year old school teacher retiree, resides in suburbs of Flint,…
Movie Review: Star Wars Holiday Special
by Garrett Gage The Roar (Leander, Texas) This is a thing that exists. Boy, do I wish it didn’t, but it…