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The ghetto people next door

Aliyah Austin, Reporter • December 7, 2015

The weathered blue planks of my aunt’s apartment building jutted out at me as I ambled up the grimy steps. Thinking back to our conversation from a few months ago, I stepped over the browned blood...

Rolling towards acceptance

Abby Reyenga, Reporter • December 7, 2015

When I first laid eyes on my bright yellow and pink rolling backpack, I wanted to crawl into a hole. The thought of all the judgmental stares mixed with the discouraging words from friends made me sick....

Netflix movie of the week: In Your Eyes

Lily Ives, Reporter • December 7, 2015

Can two strangers live on opposite sides of the country and fall in love? In the film “In Your Eyes” by Brin Hill, Rebecca (Zoe Kazan) and Dylan (Michael Stahl-David) Have a unique relation that...

Winter spirit days schedule

Emma Sachteleben, Reporter • December 7, 2015

Winter break is creeping up on us. The ground will soon be covered by a blanket of snow and students will have no school to distract them from enjoying the season. To celebrate, the student senate is featuring...

Wake Up! Album Review

Scott Bays, Reporter • December 4, 2015

Pope Francis is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church but the first to drop a pop album. “Wake Up!” consists of speeches and prayers spoken by His Holiness accompanied by various singers and instrumentals....

Senior Adrianna Kriger lives with rare digestive condition

Taylor Fase, Senior staff writer • December 3, 2015

Try to imagine a life where you couldn’t eat whatever you wanted, when you wanted, because it made you sick. Imagine around the holidays not being able to indulge in your favorite foods like stuffing,...

Jekyll and Hyde cast prepares for Thespian Festival

Jess Ashburn, Reporter • December 2, 2015

Director of Theatre and Drama Club Adviser Rita McLary did not think she was going to get a follow up call, but when she did she was thrilled. “Jekyll and Hyde”, the play she had been directing, was...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens Dec. 17 at Grand Haven 9

Scott Bays, Reporter • December 1, 2015

The highly anticipated seventh installment of the space opera saga “Star Wars” will be opening Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Grand Haven 9. The forthcoming sequel trilogy was announced after Disney bought...

Put the phone down at the dinner table

Savannah Vickers, Reporter • November 25, 2015

Smells of pie and baking rolls in the air. In the kitchen, the aunts laugh with grandma and mom, while your uncles and grandpa reminisce about childhood. But then there's you and your siblings and your...

The End of The Tour review

Jacob Wencel, Reporter • November 23, 2015

Many of you might remember when production for a movie was filmed in Grand Haven early last year. That film, entitled The End of the Tour, is out now on DVD and Blu-Ray. Based on David Lipsky’s memoir...

Lack of gender neutral bathrooms causes anxiety

Emily Bruch, News Editor • November 23, 2015

Sophomore Faeren Converse stands in between the men’s and the women’s restroom, filling with nerves and anxiety as students rush past on the way to class. No one knows about the internal struggle Converse...

Why the drinking age should be lowered

Kevin Swain, Senior staff writer • November 23, 2015

Near a heavily fortified North Vietnamese bunker in 1969, Gordon Ray Roberts committed a nearly unmatched act of bravery and maturity: risking his own life in the face of the enemy. Roberts, who was 19,...