Aanika Hirode, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• January 31, 2022
I vividly remember the day in June 2020 when I drove past Westwood, expecting the familiar sight to provoke nostalgic memories from before school shut down due to the pandemic. But instead, I was surprised...
It’s the end of the world. Crazy, right? The insane part is that no one believes you. You silently scream to get people to listen, only to receive nothing. Everyone ignores your warnings just because...
Katie Hendler, Human Resources Director
• January 27, 2022
I will never forget my first ever shooter drill. I was six years old, in kindergarten, at a private Jewish school, a place where threats based on antisemitism were not uncommon. I remember our code word...
Britney Spears’s 13-year conservatorship was officially terminated on Friday, November 12. This court victory marked the beginning of the end of a messy case that lasted since June 2021, when Spears...
Abortion has always been a touchy subject among many people. Because there are so many different opinions surrounding it, it’s been a difficult subject for the government to pass laws regarding it. The...
With the Omicron variant of coronavirus rapidly spreading, the demand for COVID-19 testing has increased immensely, but testing availability is not keeping up. At-home tests rapid tests are hard to come...
Zoejane Ostebo, Opinions Editor and Extras Editor
• January 18, 2022
Last Friday, the entirety of the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) was sent an email by the new acting superintendent, Dr. Daniel Presley. His email addressed the widespread worries of the...
For the past three weeks, and with winter break traveling, the new COVID-19 variant Omicron has made its place in the world. By being the most contagious variant of all, Omicron has expanded throughout...
When I first started researching the cases of Ahmaud Arbery and Kyle Rittenhouse, my opinion was not what it is now. I believed these cases were very similar and highlighted the courts' handling of proceedings...
As school resumed in January, the emotion that marked students’ post-winter break return was uncertainty. As news of schools across the country beginning to go virtual spread alongside the COVID-19 Omicron...
Recently, as many have probably noticed, swarms of students mass around the athletic halfway doors in the hopes that they may just get in. This is because of the new policy that prohibits non-athletes...
