As a teenage girl with hopes and dreams of becoming a successful and independent woman, I am exhausted of Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, telling me how to succeed. […]
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To morning announcements, with love
Somebody once told me that morning announcements are a lot like the Occupy Wall Street movement: both are dead, but it doesn’t really matter because nobody listened to them anyway. That broke […]
What are the free expression rights of students in public schools under the First Amendment?
Our Op-Ed page features an article which opines that school administration (and school administrators) should have no control over the content of student publications under the auspices of free speech. Principals argue […]
A plea for the rights of a student journalist
On October 15th, a reporter for The Knightly News walked into class to find that his article about the well-publicized controversy surrounding sexually suggestive at this year’s Homecoming had been stricken from […]
Morning announcements cause more harm than good
Every morning at approximately 7:40AM, the day’s special events are presented to us in our homeroom classes. They remind us of upcoming sporting events, themes of the week, and every so often […]
Summer preview: music and movies
With summertime comes a surge of trips to the beach, sleep-away camp sessions, and ice cream eating, but this time of year also boasts a bunch of new film and music releases. […]
Pop Psychology provides lively mix for the summer
Summer is just around the corner, and what more could anyone ask for than a fresh set of songs to listen to over the vacation? Neon Trees released Pop Psychology on April […]
Cookie cutter chick flick surprises no one
If you have a difficult time finding humor in the suffering of others, The Other Woman may not be for you. Leslie Mann (17 Again) is once again acting in the unfortunate […]
Boring and predictable, Maleficent underwhelms
Like many of those familiar with the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty and its 1959 Disney movie, I was eager to see some light shed on the villain’s backstory in this hyped live-action […]
Brick Mansions Burns Out
Brick Mansion strolled to the top two in the box office the week it came out, but that bar dropped very quickly, and for a good reason too. Brick Mansions focuses on […]
