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Reintroducing standardized test score requirements for college applicants creates inequality

Lulu Stark March 12, 2024

As college applications for juniors loom, students are facing the decision of whether they will submit their SAT or ACT scores. After COVID-19 forced colleges to make submitting standardized test scores...

Pro/Con: Should teachers offer test retakes as an option for students?

Bexley Staff March 11, 2024

Pro By Quinn Levin / Staff Reporter Tests can make or break a student's final grade. Luckily, many teachers offer retakes, allowing students to set their own standards of success, learn time management...

Editorial: Screen time persists as an issue for teenagers' mental health

Editorial: Screen time persists as an issue for teenagers’ mental health

Bexley Staff March 7, 2024

Many teenagers end their busy days mindlessly scrolling through their phone, drifting off to sleep with blue light glaring in their face. They wake up soon after, immediately turning on their phone...

Pontius Pilate (James McAvoy) exposes Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) as a false messiah. (Fair use IMDb)

‘The Book of Clarence’ succeeds in retelling Biblical story

Caroline Baldwin February 9, 2024

Pontius Pilate (James McAvoy) exposes Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) as a false messiah. (Fair use IMDb) Jeymes Samuel’s new movie “The Book of Clarence” beautifully modernizes a classical Biblical...

Ariana Grande entices listeners with new single

Chayce James February 9, 2024

Ariana Grande’s new single “yes, and?” has fans raving about the meaning of the song after she took a long break from music, not releasing an album for three years.  After listening to it,...

“Mean Girls” (2024) gives “The Plastics” (Bebe Wood, Reneé Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu) their own sense of style. (Fair use IMDb)

Musical adaptation of ‘Mean Girls’ falls short despite attempt at modern refresh

Lulu Stark February 9, 2024

“Mean Girls” (2024) gives “The Plastics” (Bebe Wood, Reneé Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu) their own sense of style. (Fair use IMDb) From the ongoing stereotypes to relatable conflicts, the 2004...

Public figures perpetuate misogynistic ideals through insensitive comedy

Alex Flamm February 9, 2024

On Jan. 7, the 81st Golden Globe Awards were hosted by comedian Jo Koy. Many of Koy’s jokes were directed at women. The audience did not laugh nor clap when he exclaimed that “Oppenheimer,” a 2023...

Pro/Con: Should states be able to remove candidates from the presidential ballot?

Bexley Staff February 8, 2024

Pro Ruthie Gravelle / Staff Reporter It is constitutional and essential to democracy that state governments are able to remove candidates from the presidential ballot. As stated in Section...

Editorial: Gerrymandering disconnects voters and legislation in Ohio

Bexley Staff February 7, 2024

As the Ohio state legislature passes transphobic laws while Ohio voters secure abortion rights in the state constitution, the disconnect between voters and government is clear. This gap is largely...

It’s that time of year: holiday movie season is here

It’s that time of year: holiday movie season is here

Bexley Staff December 14, 2023

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ fails to ignite holiday spirit Gracie Kay / Staff Reporter As I sat down to watch the classic 1947 movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the first time, I was...

Yearly ‘Die Hard’ debate rekindles during holidays

Harper Reinhard December 14, 2023

Every December, the age-old debate takes place at family dinner tables across the country. Is the movie “Die Hard” really a Christmas movie? The answer is yes: “Die Hard” fits all three criteria...

High school employment essential for student maturity, growth, independence

Sammie Ross December 14, 2023

I was 15 years old when I started to feel embarrassed asking my mom for money. If I wanted to have lunch with friends or buy a birthday gift for someone, I wanted my own means to do so. After all, my...

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