Universal Reality by Nerjes Hussein

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist. This is the terrifying reality that has overcome the majority of our nation. There is an infinite number of reasons that contribute to anxiety and depression, none of which …

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Police Brutality

In the United States, there is multiple law enforcement officers abuse their power by assaulting, harassing, shooting, and killing. A majority of the victims are people of color mostly black men. 9 times out of ten the officers get away with murder and other crimes. In Michigan, a Detroit police officer allegedly assaulted his girlfriend …

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Who Are You?

  Have you ever forgotten someone’s name or went into the kitchen and didn’t know why you went in there? It’s the worst right? You might be thinking you’re having memory loss or Alzheimer’s. I guarantee you, you don’t. Alzheimer’s is a disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.      Alzheimer’s requires a …

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Draft Dodgers

If you could do something to get out of getting drafted in the military, would you? A military draft is a system for selecting young men for military service. Young men are required by law to register in the draft.       A draft dodger is someone who “dodges” the draft or avoids it. Believe it …

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Stuck In A Hole

59% of girls in Pakistan don’t go to school and that just Pakistan. wonder how man more Muslim girls don’t go to school? It is very common for Muslim girls to not go to college. 21-year-old Saba Shoatee is a Yemeni girl with a dream, but can’t pursue it because of her family.  Their opinion …

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The Forever Standing Flower

  It has been a very difficult time for McCollough Unis school. Most recently our community has been touched by the passing of many loved ones. We mourn the deaths of Donald Unis, John Hurley, and Kim Pantaleo. Mrs.Pantaleo was a teacher, mom, and friend to the students of McCollough Unis School.        “Once we were aware …

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Opioid Crisis

 Opioid addictions have been growing and have been destroying people’s lives, family’s, future’s and etc… there are people who use their kids’ college tuition to pay for opioids. Many people abuse opioids, opioids are not supposed to be taken as a drug, they are highly addictive and have terrible side effects.   Opioids side effects are …

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It’s Getting A “Lil” Too Easy

In 2019, social media has been a place where young people have been going viral for most likely nothing. Recently, this 10-year-old girl, Taylor Cosgrove, aka “Lil Tay”, has been what people on social media are talking about. She’s known as the “Youngest flexer of the century”. She is showing off “her” richness and brags …

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Leaving The Military

In 1990 Timothy Smedley chose to fight for the United States and serve in the U.S military. He chose to be in the military in order to fight for his country and to have extra money and to pay for college.   Smedley served as a  Sergeant in the Marine Corps, his job was an …

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