Just over half a century ago, college campuses across the country were erupting in protest and indignation over issues such as the Vietnam War draft, Civil Rights, and corruption in politics. Anything […]
Why Our Generation Needs a Cause
Ban banning bossy
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. […]
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 […]
