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Opinion

A door with chains on it and a large stack of tardy slips lay in a pile.

The Irony Behind Tardy Lockouts

Carson Coulon, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

The bell rings its annoying, ear piercing, five second screech. A moment later, the intercom buzzes: "Teachers, please lock your doors. Students, you know where to go." You were late to class by just...

Reid Taggart ('26) stuck playing Block Blast in class.

Is Block Blast the New TikTok?

Anika Sanka, Features Editor February 10, 2025

​​Americans all over the country mourned the loss of their beloved social media app, TikTok, for a grand total of twelve hours. While tears were being shed, protests made and last-minute pledges to...

Aiaru Akylbayeva ('27) cries at her follower's story spam.

The Age of Oversharing

Wareesha Fahad, staff writer February 5, 2025

In the era of social media, Instagram has undoubtedly become a virtual stage where people carefully curate moments of their lives for an audience of friends. However, somewhere along the way, the simple...

The trademark boxes of Crumbl Cookie displaying the Cookies & Creme Cake.

Crumbl Cookie is Very Overrated

Sadie Scheu, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

Crumbl Cookie has been a bit of a sensation for a while now, something that people buy on a whim or post about on social media. This is due partly to the rotation of new cookie flavors that come out every...

illustrated by Janiece Mitchner.

The Caffeine Cult

Allison Bartlett, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

Students coming into a first period class with a Celius, Starbucks, or Monster drink is not uncommon or even remotely unheard of. I personally hate the sound of energy drinks being popped and hissing when...

A girl climbing an indoor rock climbing wall.

ISSUE 2: The Benefits of Rock Climbing

Sadie Scheu, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

Even though rock climbing is a more obscure sport, it's been a part of my life for a long time. I started climbing when I was six, and I've been on a team with regular practices for most of the years since....

Gen Z couple navigates a newly redefined version of young love.

ISSUE 2: Is Romance Redefined?

Sophie Le, Opinion Editor January 31, 2025

"They aren't dating, just talking." This is a response to the common question of "Are they together" that most adults over 30 wouldn't understand. But Generation Z has created this term and redefined the...

An Apple watch showing the "lucky" time 11:11.

ISSUE 2: Superstitions Are Super Stupid

Ryan Rolle, Online Manager January 31, 2025

It's become a very common practice to incorporate superstitions in everyday life; knock on wood, don't walk under a ladder, beginner's luck, even seeing black cats. In my opinion, they're all a big waste...

One minute left until the bell rings as Jordan De La Cruz ('25) frantically bangs on the door wanting to leave class.

Taking Away Early-Release Days is a Buzzkill

MyNejia Milsaps, Staff Writer January 26, 2025

Due to the required Hurricane make up days Hillsborough County's Superintendent Van Ayres made the decision to add an extra minute to each class every day of the week after Christmas Break to begin the...

Robinson's library, where many students T.A during now extend periods throughout the day.

Five Minutes Equals Hours of Headache

Jasmyn Mitchner, Senior Staff Writer January 7, 2025

As if dealing with the aftermath of two major hurricanes wasn't enough, the administration of Hillsborough County schools has decided that the solution to making for loss school time is to extend school...

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