Political correctness is slowly and painfully killing comedy. Comedians like Bill Burr and Jerry Seinfeld complain about how strict and difficult comedy has become over the past few years, especially on college campuses. While political correctness has good intentions at its roots, the effects of it have become more annoyingContinue Reading
Thinking back to elementary school, I always remembered my favorite part of the school day being the 30-minute handwriting lessons Ms. Heather would teach after lunch. This was partly because it was a relaxing activity apart from the rest of our learning and also due to what I thought wereContinue Reading
Holiday season has arrived. Tysons has set up its Christmas store, ornaments are hung up at businesses and restaurants, commercials and specials are beginning to air on TV and Christmas songs are playing on all the radio stations. There is only one problem: it’s mid-November. The public’s obsession with theContinue Reading
The blaring words ‘There will be a hall sweep’ on the loudspeakers not only reminds teachers to lock their doors, but also warns students who planned on spending a few extra minutes socializing in the hallways to get to class. The goal of the hall sweeps is to discourage tardinessContinue Reading
Embedded between a handicapped and visitor parking spot in the front lot stands the “Statesman of the Week” parking spot, which serves as an opportunity for faculty recognition, as it has for the past four years. But, faculty left the spot unoccuppied during the entirety of September and October thisContinue Reading
The complaints with student-issued laptops seem endless, yet senior and technology assistant Tristan Hintz said the technology assistants rarely receive visitors with malfunctioning computers during lunch. Hintz applied as a technology assistant due to an elective in his schedule to fill and because of the position’s positive appearance on collegeContinue Reading
First came confusion, then shock and finally excitement as two friends reunited in their math class after being 7,000 miles apart. One could consider the the odds of the reunion of juniors Aysha Berry and Shirin Iqbal one in a million, as both knew each other in Abu Dhabi priorContinue Reading
When Career Center Specialist Gardner Humphreys first started counseling, superscoring for the SAT began increasing in popularity. Now, 16 years later, the ACT is offering a similar retake policy to improve students’ overall test scores. Students can also take the ACT online. The ACT consists of four sections which countContinue Reading
Students are never really alone in the hallways. Whether they are walking to get a drink of water or skipping class, security always has a set of eyes watching. “We have security cameras deployed in the hallways so during Learn sweeps or tardy sweeps, if kids are just out andContinue Reading
The Student Government Association (SGA) is organizing a winter spirit week before the break. Marshall is one of the few schools in Fairfax County Public Schools with only one spirit week and pep rally during the school year. Other schools, like West Potomac High School, hold multiple spirit weeks. “OtherContinue Reading