(Smarticle) The Tragedy of the Anti-Vaping Ad: Juuls, Teens, and Screaming Muppets
(COVINGTON, La.) — The United States is faced with an epidemic: teenage nicotine consumption. While cigarette use among teens is at an all-time low, vaping has skyrocketed and has become the prevalent form of nicotine consumption among teenagers. In fact, research from the CDC shows that now nearly one in four teens are vaping, indicating […]
(OPINION) The Current State of the Rap Community
(COVINGTON, La.) If there was an answer to what is going on in the rap and hip-hop community, it sure would be complex. Music from the genre today is scattered with everything from modern day poets to high school dropouts. Rap is leading the United States in the most streams and listens since 2017, dethroning […]
Snapchat Users Beware: Not as Private as You Think
(COVINGTON, La.)- You and your friends are at a party. You capture a picture that is completely inappropriate but it’s too good not to post. Despite a nagging thought that maybe you should hit delete, you post it anyway. Recent news about Snapchat’s failures to keep your messages private should give you a reason to […]
Do Teenagers Have the Competence to Lead a Gun-Related National Movement?
Dear gun control advocates, If you want to be taken seriously, dethrone David Hogg. In the past few weeks it has become increasingly evident that David Hogg has no business leading a national movement – especially one that carries such heavy ramifications. After repeated interviews, speeches, and demonstrations it has become abundantly clear that he […]
Wolf’s Eye View: Remembrance and Rebirth in New York
On the week of March 13, I accompanied the St. Paul’s Journalism class on an educational trip to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association conference in New York, along with visits to the 9/11 Memorial, the New York financial district, Times Square, NBC and the Statue of Liberty. The school field trip felt more like a […]
Netflix Loses Variety, Should it Lose Your Business?
Netflix, the popular internet video streaming service, has been making changes to its lineup recently. Among the numerous additions and subtractions, many shows originally aired on television have been dropped while the company has added many of its own original productions, which are available exclusively on Netflix. Among the 108 titles removed from streaming in the […]
What Can We Do about the Mass Shooting Epidemic?
After one of the deadliest mass shootings in the history of the United States of America, citizens are yet again torn on the issue of gun control. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the fire alarm at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was activated and gunshots rang out as a previous student began a […]
Seniors: Odds Are, You’ll End Up Back in Louisiana. So, Consider Going to College in Another State
Louisiana possesses the greatest percentage of locally-born residents throughout the United States, revealing that Louisiana is the least regionally-diverse state in the nation. According to a 2012 statistical study performed by The New York Times, 79% of Louisiana residents were born locally in Louisiana, where they have maintained residency all their lives. If possible, students […]
OPINION: Government Must Regulate ISPs — History’s Lesson on Monopolies
Today (Dec. 14), the FCC votes on a repeal of Net Neutrality, a set of regulations for internet service providers (ISPs), the companies that provide internet access to millions of Americans. The regulations prevent ISPs from selectively blocking, slowing or charging higher fees for its services. Many oppose Net Neutrality because its regulations entangle the […]
