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Mental Illness and the Texas Justice System

Mental Illness and the Texas Justice System

Kaitlyn Brown, Staff writer April 22, 2016

Texas counties are not doing well in regards to caring for the mentally ill and the prisons being filled up as a result. According to the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online,...

The Truth About High School Friendships

The Truth About High School Friendships

Michiah Fickle, Staff writer April 22, 2016

The truth about high school friendships Every day that I come in through the school doors I see my friends, and sadly I know that's going to end. As a senior I knew this would eventually end. We are...

Melanie Martinez performing Soap.

Review: Melanie Martinez at South Side Music Hall

Felix Kalvesmaki, Staff writer April 20, 2016

Two men walk onto the stage and take their places behind a keyboard and a set of drums. A mobile spins slowly and eerily over an adult-sized crib. Building blocks reading “CRY BABY” flash on as a woman,...

Popping the Bubble

Popping the Bubble

Parker Primrose, Staff writer April 18, 2016

People today are more plugged in than ever. Texting, Tweeting, Snapchatting and the like have led to an unprecedented amount of communication and interaction. But as a society, instead of growing closer...

Why Keshas Case Goes Beyond the Court

Why Kesha’s Case Goes Beyond the Court

Divya Jagadeesh, Staff writer April 14, 2016

On April 6, a New York judge threw out singer Kesha’s case against Sony about the allegations that her producer Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) had sexually assaulted and emotionally abused her. New York...

Top Ten Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Room

Kaitlyn Brown, staff writer April 14, 2016

Spring is a chance to start fresh, and one way to feel like you have renewed your life is to clean and declutter it. It always helps to get started with the simple smaller things, such as cleaning one’s...

On the Importance of a Good Story

On the Importance of a Good Story

Julia Zaksek, Staff writer April 13, 2016

While searching for a new book to read among my overflowing bookshelf, I stumbled across a worn paperback lost between two middle school required reading books. It was a much battered copy of S.E. Hinton’s...

Keeping Up Appearances

Felix Kalvesmaki, Staff writer April 6, 2016

As the sunlight of a 7:30 dawn filters through the navy blue drapes that shut the world out, I rub my eyes and roll sluggishly out of bed. I groggily make my way to my closet and throw on a pair of jeans,...

What’s For Dinner?

Felix Kalvesmaki, Staff writer April 4, 2016

The Struggle of Cliques

Deatrik Bledsoe, Staffer April 4, 2016

  The high school has many kids attending and the district has many more attending the elementary and middle schools in Allen. That seems like a good chance for a kid to make never- ending number...

5 Beauty Hacks You Should Know

5 Beauty Hacks You Should Know

Michiah Fickle, Staff writer March 29, 2016

We all love makeup, but we also love sleep, so what's better than learning a few hacks that can save us time in the morning? 1) All girls have a love/hate relationship with eyeliner because one wing...

Trends to try: thigh high boots

Madeline Chalkley, Staff writer March 24, 2016

I, along with the rest of the world, have been intrigued by the “thigh high boots” that have been circling around social media platforms.  From Gigi Hadid to the infamous Leandra Medine, these boots...

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