By Brandon Liguori When the Florida Marlins drafted Jose Fernandez in the first round of the MLB draft back in 2011, the organization believed that he was the ultimate answer for a pitching staff with a lot of holes. His much anticipated debut came two years later, on April seventh, 2013, against the New York…
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Kickers Are People Too
By Harrison Larner Recently one of my friends asked me, “If you are a four-star kicking prospect as a sophomore, doesn’t that mean you could be a scholarship kicker at any school you want?” If only it was that simple. Another one of my friends, a former soccer teammate, asked me, “If you can kick…
The Divided States of America
The United States 2016 Presidential election will go down in history as one of the most controversial, crazy, and tumultuous elections of all time. Both party’s nominees, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, had very low public approval ratings, and most Americans were wondering how those two were able to even win their primaries. In the…
Advice for College Applicants
by Adam Dreyfuss The college application process is one that can be described with a nice plethora of words. I have heard people use the words stressful, nerve-wracking, and exciting amongst others. Personally, I agree with all three words as good descriptions of this process. ● Stressful: The college application process can be very stressful….
Anarchy
by Evan Oscherwitz Though only theorized by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon in the 1800s, and not quite conventional in modern society, Anarchism has existed in practice for a substantial period, spread out across time and space, from Indigenous societies the world over, to more recent examples like Syndicalist Catalonia, Makhnovia, Shinmin, and Chiapas. Anarchism has withstood the…
Four Years Later
by Brandon Liguori High school is said by numerous of people as four unforgettable years that can be positive, negative, or a combination of both. Looking back, throughout my four years, I have experienced drastic changes: from making new friends to losing old friends, new activities, and a new attitude. We always find ourselves looking…
Life as a Ballboy
by Adam Dreyfuss Whether you notice it or not, there is a constant to every tennis match played on the ATP World Tour. That constant is ballboys. For the past six years, my hometown, Winston Salem, NC, has had its very own ATP tournament, the Winston Salem Open. For the past four years, I have…
Transition Period
by Justin Spaeth High school for me was filled with some of the best memories in my life. I had made friendships with people that will surely last a lifetime. During my first years of high school, it was truly a tough time for me. I felt like an outsider I still felt like I…
There’s Strength in Love
by Justin Spaeth Everything I have learned about women and relationships, I attribute to my grandpa teaching me. He taught me at a very young age to always treat the women you come in contact with with the highest level of dignity, compassion, and respect. This was coming from a man who was married over…
My Role Model
By Brandon Martin Everyone has a role model. While some look up to athletes or movie stars or musicians, I don’t look up to any of these people. My role model is my grandpa. My grandpa has always been my role model ever since I can remember. It was my grandpa that influenced me the most…
It’s Not High School Anymore
by Paige Cunningham Sports has comprised a significant part of my life for as long as I can remember. I started soccer at the age of five, then basketball at seven, softball at nine and volleyball at eleven. I didn’t drop any; I just kept adding. In addition to these club sports, all of which…
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