YouTube Censorship
Elizabeth Davenport, Entertainment Editor
March 31, 2020
Video streaming services have come a long way from YouTube’s first upload in 2005. In 2020, we have the power to stream cat videos, TikToks and learn how to file our taxes all at the click of a button. We can search for virtually anything and find at least a few results for just about any topic. The e...
Houston Astros found guilty of stealing signs
Michael Serritella, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
The MLB has had different scandals in the years from when the White Sox threw a playoff series to Pete Rose betting on games to Steroids hitting the league. This year, one of the biggest may have hit the league the hardest. When the Astros were found guilty of stealing signs from teams using a camera...
NBA Trades
Eli Morkert, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
DeMarcus Cousins, Dikembe Mutombo, Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony. These are just some of the big names that have been traded on the trade deadline. The NBA season is entering the second half, not only does that mean more entertaining basketball, but it also means a whole lot of millionaires changing ci...
Survival Guide to Finals
Kamika Patel, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2019
Do everyone a favor, including yourself, and before you continue reading, admit that you have procrastinated and or been somewhat unorganized about preparing for finals. If you have not been a victim of procrastination so far into the semester, then please bestow your superhuman ways upon the rest of...
Endlessly Scrolling
Marianne Schraeder, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
Netflix has skyrocketed in popularity since its creation in 1998 (starting as an online DVD rental company) and has become a hotspot for TV show binging and an excuse for kids not to do their homework. It was a unique way to culminate tv shows that both already existed and were being created by said ...
Load Of Excuses
Eli Morkert, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
“For me, my background frankly, it all goes back to expectations,” Orlando Magic Head Coach Steve Clifford said. “Being with Michael [Jordan] in Charlotte, he used to tell them every year, you’re paid to play 82 games.” NBA superstar and two-time Finals MVP, Kawhi Leonard’s decisio...
Seconds of Fame
Laiken Lockley, Staff Writer
November 4, 2019
Recently, I was hanging out with a group of friends, struggling to find something fun for us to do. After weighing several options, none of us could agree on a way to spend our time together. With one last effort to cure our boredom, my friend shouted: “let’s make a TikTok!” With little knowle...
Technological Isolation
Lily Jarosik and Taylor Repak, Staff Writers
November 4, 2019
"Every instinct in me tells me to text someone, send an email, check my Instagram [or] see if anyone saw my story. Why is this my instinct?” writes freshman Taylor Repak in her daily time log as she observes the classroom full of students on their phones, their eyes glued to the tiny devices they ...
RMHS’s Bests
Kamika Patel, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2019
Best Water Fountain: The best fountain to fill up your water bottle or catch a quick sip is the water fountain on the second level between the A and C wing, near the benches and lockers. This is where I make a quick stop during passing periods because there is rarely a line, the water is filtered and it h...
K-Pop Culture
Elizabeth Davenport, Features Editor
September 20, 2019
In the past couple of years, Korean fashion and culture have taken off as a trend in the United States. However, many Americans are reluctant to take part in enjoying the Hallyu wave. Fans of Korean Pop (K-Pop) have been heavily typecast as obnoxious, disrespectful and intolerant of those that are ...
Traditional In-School Classes Are More Beneficial to Students than Online School Classes
Laiken Lockley, Staff Writer
September 16, 2019
The other morning, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about school when I was caught off guard with a statement that agitated me. I told her I had been slightly enjoying school since we started, when she proceeded to say, “Yeah, I would like school too if I only went for one class ev...
Pride in Progress
Elizabeth Davenport, Features Editor
September 4, 2019
If LGBTQ+ children saw more representation during younger school aged years, they may not spend years potentially internalizing homophobia or racism.