Senior Simone Oteri has come a long way leaving gang life in Catania, Italy behind him. Since then, he has become an accredited rapper. Prior to moving to the U.S. three years ago, Oteri started rapping in his hometown. He began his career as a battle rapper, going on toContinue Reading
The Statesmen Theatre program debuted their first play of the school year with “The Gifted Program,” which is set in a high school in Washington made up of stereotypical cliques. The story revolves around a Dungeons and Dragons club, with four friends who are each struggling through their final highContinue Reading
Unlike the vague and broad horoscopes you find in the back of a “Cosmopolitan” or a “Seventeen” magazine, the Co-Star app gives you a hyper-personalized introduction to astrology, using a complete picture of the sky as well as when and where you were born. Horoscopes use the alignment of starsContinue Reading
Past the cafeteria and in the depths of the 300 wing lies the Marshall’s mixed a cappella group, Noteworthy. Each Tuesday, Noteworthy meets to practice their assortment of songs, ranging from Pentatonix’s “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” to Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground.” Club sponsor and music teacher Kelli Pierson saidContinue Reading
TikTok, a China-based social media app, has soared in popularity since its initial release in 2017, becoming the most downloaded app in the US in October 2018 and third most downloaded in the world by October 2019. Users, 41 percent of whom are aged between 16 and 24, according toContinue Reading
If I had a dollar for every time I complained about the recycling system, by now I would have enough money to fix it. Before Oct 1, glass waste went into the recycling bin as it had since recycling’s inception. But after recycling centers complained of glass damaging their machines,Continue Reading
In the past few years, conservatives and moderates have argued the media has become “too PC” and will often poke fun at people for being “triggered.” But, whenever a publication comes out with an article attacking the newest “edgy” comedian’s Netflix special, these same people who chastise others for beingContinue Reading
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