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EDITORIAL: Democracy Under Attack (Kind of)
The lack of a class officer election for this year’s senior class creates an unfair and unjust situation.
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EDITORIAL: In Defense of the Class Officers
Not holding elections this year helped maintain continuity in student leadership during this unprecedented time.
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Buzz Editorial: Senior Season Saved? The Journey Back to School
By Bo Yun V. BrainerdLast Wednesday, March 3, parents and students – many frustrated, some relieved – urged the Board of Education for a genuine plan of action about moving towards a return to more in-person learning. However, with the
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A Letter to the Teachers and Administration of Branford Public Schools
Dear teachers, administrators and staff of BPS, Let me preface this letter by stating how appreciative the students who chose to return to school are for the immense work you’ve all put into our reopening. However, it seems that the
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OPINION – Liberty and Justice for All? The Fight for Equality within the Classroom
OPINION By Bo Yun V. Brainerd After the surge of Black Lives Matter marches and anti-racist mobilizations, including here in Branford, protestors have denounced the numerous social, cultural and historical beliefs this country thrives on. Unlearning this myth of American
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Society’s Standards of Beauty Impact Today’s Teens
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself” according to fashion icon Coco Chanel. If that is true, then why are women and men constantly beating themselves down to meet society’s expectations of beauty?
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Teen Motherhood: A Life is Created, Does One Have to Be Ruined?
By Matilda Kreider I’m sitting in a classroom in my high school with a girl I’ve known since middle school, preparing for an interview. We are the same age and we grew up in the same town, but our lives
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11 People to Think About on MLK, Jr. Day
From the Editor In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., and only a few weeks away from Black History Month, our first post of the year is about modern black men and women whose names you should know. Some stood
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Movie Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
By Meghan Cusack Thirty-eight years ago, the world was introduced to a galaxy far, far away. There, we met a farmer on Tatooine named Luke Skywalker. Skywalker and his friends Han and Leia, went on to be three of the
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15 Must-Watch Classic Holiday Movies
By Matilda Kreider Everyone knows Elf, Home Alone, and The Polar Express. Here are fifteen beloved older movies you may not know as well. 15. Mister. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962) This animated TV version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” features the character Mr. Magoo as
