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Holiday Inclusion

Holiday Inclusion

Bailey Clayville, Staff Writer December 16, 2024

For some families, the holiday season is marked by pine trees in their living room and stockings hung on their walls while others decorate their homes with menorahs, dried corn, or animal figures. This...

Not Just Words: Every time some one uses mental health language in a casual setting it can destroy people.

Not Just Words: The Consequence of Casual Use of Mental Health Language

Laura Sands, Editor in Chief December 16, 2024

How often do people use the word “traumatized” in regard to a small thing, like seeing a disturbing video on the internet? How often do your friends say “I’m having a panic attack,” when in reality...

Truly a Tortured Poet: Periscope's Top Thirteen Taylor Swift Songs

Truly a Tortured Poet: Periscope’s Top Thirteen Taylor Swift Songs

Laura Sands, Lyric Koch, and Sophie Haque December 13, 2024

There’s glitter on the floor after the final Eras Tour show, and to honor that lasting legacy, Periscope editors Lyric, Sophie, and Laura have worked together to create a list of the best Taylor Swift...

An American Crisis: What is Financial Literacy and Why Should Young Adults be More Aware of It?

An American Crisis: What is Financial Literacy and Why Should Young Adults be More Aware of It?

Megan Posey, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

Considered an “essential life skill,” but still blissfully ignored by many, the lack of financial literacy is the cause of many societal issues that exist in the United States today. Awareness of the...

Screen-grab from Tesla's live demonstration showing window break. CHS does not claim attribution to this image.

The Tesla Cybertruck is a Major Cop-Out

S. Kathrin Bryson, Perspectives Editor November 6, 2024

If you’ve been on the internet in the past year, you’ve probably heard about the headache that is the Cybertruck. You may have even seen one in Carlisle. But with winter’s promises of snow and ice...

Pink Floyd; "Another Brick in the Wall"

Another Brick in the Wall: The Case Against the School System (Editorial)

Sasha Beale, Staff Writer October 29, 2024

Droplets of rain cascade down the school bus window – a dark cumulonimbus cloud hanging low at the cusp of the overcast skies. Your back hurts from lugging around your heavy backpack all day, but the...

In a sea of Colleen Hoover, dare to read a few of our recs at the bottom of this article!

Tok About Disappointing: How Booktok Ruined Reading (Editorial)

Ryleigh Underwood and Laura Sands May 13, 2024

For better or for worse, social media has become a part of every single aspect of everyone’s lives, including readers. This has led to the rise of online book communities, known as BookTok (book TikTok),...

Regular women advertising, as opposed to women in ads often being oversexualized

Just an Object: The Oversexualization of Women in Mobile Game Ads (Editorial)

Sophie Haque, A&E Editor May 9, 2024

Women have been regarded as objects for much of history. The practice of fathers walking their daughters down the aisle is reflective of a time when fathers would literally pass ownership of their daughter...

Official film poster depicting a bat, Batman's beacon.

The Batman (2022): Why So Serious? (Review)

S. Kathrin Bryson, Perspectives Editor May 9, 2024

In a world where Batman is young, lacking a Robin, and seeking vengeance, crime crawls in Gotham City’s underworld. With a new serial killer on the block, The Riddler begins targeting Gothams’ most...

Book Sequels: Second In Every Way (Editorial)

Book Sequels: Second In Every Way (Editorial)

Alex Landis, Student Life Editor April 16, 2024

Sequels are perhaps the most notorious part of any form of entertainment. They’re an inevitable part of the modern entertainment industry. People are always clamoring for more content about their favorite...

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