Scoring a victory against cancer
FORTITUDE: Football player Cody Smith survived his battle with cancer. By Kate Weggeland, Features Editor From winning on the field to winning his fight against cancer, Cody Smith (12) has…
The Smoking Gun
STORM: Controversy breaks out when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City passes a law that raises the legal age to purchase cigarettes to 21. By Valeria Gutierrez, Staff…
YouTube: The Pioneer
PIONEER: YouTube continues to set new standards for online entertainment. By Cole Nelson, Diversions Editor Ever since its beginning in February of 2005, YouTube has helped develop contemporary popular culture…
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Editor #7 Fact of life: school is meant to be intense, and it will only continue accelerating from here. Just put your anxious nerves to rest knowing that your academic…
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Editor #3 I know exactly how you feel. It can be exhausting keeping up with the loads of work teachers place on you. Sometimes it’s all you can do to…
You’re #1
Question: Dear Poly Spotlight Advice, The pressure of school is really getting intense. I’m having a very difficult time adjusting from freshman year to sophomore year. Life was so much…
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Editor #14 My goodness, if you cannot even teach a parrot to say “hello,” how do expect to teach children subjects such as trigonometry and physics? I’ll tell you how…
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Editor #3 I disagree that this shows that you should not become a teacher. When parrots speak, it is not actually speech—it is merely mimicry. Not all species of birds…
Silence of the Parrots
Question: Dear Poly Spotlight Advice, I feel as if there are signs telling me that I should not pursue any career in teaching. For example, even my mom can teach…
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Editor #15 The ardent liberal inside of me is frantically scrambling to say, “Don’t go to the right side! Stay on the left. We have 100 percent organic vegan cookies…