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American sniper movie review

David Genau February 23, 2015

For the last couple of weeks American Sniper has been a box office success and is even being nominated for six different Oscar awards. United States Navy Seal Chris Kyle served four tours of duty in Iraq...

God’s Favorite becomes Crowd’s Favorite

February 18, 2015

Sitting several rows from the back of the theater (alone I might add), I wasn’t expecting much from God’s Favorite. From the moment I stepped into the theater I felt very uncomfortable. I wasn’t...

Album Review: Dylan Gardner

Kaleb Murray, Reporter February 18, 2015

Don't let the austere album cover fool you, If you are looking for something new and unique, your road ends here. Dylan Gardner is an aspiring young artist from California who has made use of modern technology...

‘White Privilege’ and Other Controversial Remarks Regarding Ferguson

Connor Annan, Reporter February 2, 2015

  (Disclaimer) I’m going to launch right in here by saying that being a state senator (of any race) and saying what Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal did is completely inappropriate for the position...

New Year equals New Wardrobe

Sarah Horseman, reporter January 30, 2015

With the new year comes new resolutions, new attitudes and the clothes! So you have this envy, this need for new clothes, but there’s a problem… you don’t have the space for all the latest fashions!...

Becoming vegan for the new year – or not

Sam Belcourt, reporter January 12, 2015

I didn’t really make a New Year's Resolution this year, I find that about halfway through the year something takes precedent over that and I forget or choose to move on. And I hate that, why on earth...

New attendance policy affects grades = unfair

Ana Grinik, reporter December 17, 2014

New attendance policy: This new policy that the NKCSD made about how you have to be at school 90% of the time is a joke in my opinion. Why should my grades suffer if I was sick for 10 days straight? I...

My thoughts on our school

Harry Kohn, reporter December 12, 2014

When I first came to Oak Park I wasn't too excited, from what I'd heard Oak Park wasn't the best. People said Oak Park students were a bunch of potheads or drug users. Coming here, I realized those...

Observations on high school

Ana Grinik, reporter December 9, 2014

Recently in my sociology class with social studies teacher Seth DeRose, we did an experiment where we observed every grade level and see how each grade is different. And here are some observations I have...

Don’t forget: Ukraine is a daily struggle for many

Ana Grinik, reporter December 2, 2014

Ukraine - Since November 2013, Ukraine has been in a disagreement. The West wants to be the part of the EU while the East wants to be the part of Russia. This broke out the current war going on. Currently,...

Beat the crowds, try Cyber Monday

Olivia Eissler, reporter December 1, 2014

As a senior we are known for being lazy since it is our last year, and what is better than being lazy and shopping at the same time? This is the best thing about Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is when stores...

Black Friday: Was it worth the effort?

Maddie Russell, reporter December 1, 2014

Out of the 365 days in the year, getting a good deal means clipping coupons out of the Sunday paper and staying tuned in to those overplayed commercials advertising the latest sales. The savings are small,...

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