Conspiracy Theory: Stonehenge
September 18, 2020
Conspiracy theory of the week: Stonehenge to Easter Island, a person? As you know, Stonehenge is most famous for its mysterious origin. It was built by a culture who essentially left no records of themselves or how they moved the large slabs of stone, or why. Cut to halfway around the world, we fi...
Stay-at-Home Order Lift
Aaron Schifman, Writer
April 27, 2020
Recently, court documents surfaced revealing that Kansas governor, Laura Kelly, will possibly lift the state-wide stay at home order around May 1. According to WIBW, governor Kelly said that the lifting of the order would come with less restrictive mass gathering provisions. That is not to say that...
Poem Recommendations: Robert Frost, Edgar Albert Guest, & Maggie Smith
Jordyn Seamans, Writer/Page Design
April 20, 2020
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost I love this poem and it is quite famous because it has such a wonderful message. The main point is that sometimes taking the road less traveled on is good. Sometimes what is right for us and our lives is not the same as others. A decision always has to be ma...
1984 Novel Review
Jordyn Seamans, Writer
April 14, 2020
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by English novelist George Orwell. It was published on June 8, 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Here is a psychoanalytic review of a passage in the beginning of the book. ...
Staying Active During Quarantine
Jordyn Seamans, Writer/Page Design
April 7, 2020
Last summer, my mom and I would walk around Lake Shawnee every Thursday morning. When we heard that school was moved to online for the rest of the year we realized that we could start this up again. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning for the past three weeks we have gone on a walk. We mostly have walke...
Frozen 2 Review
Jordyn Seamans, Writer/Page Design
April 1, 2020
While everyone is in self-quarantine, we find ourselves having a lot of free time. So, I decided to watch Frozen 2 which blew my expectations out of the water. Not only is it worth the watch if you haven’t seen it, but it makes you laugh during this crazy time we are in right now. And if you haven...
Analysis of “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”
Laney Frydendall, Writer
March 5, 2020
The short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” was written by Ursula LeGuin in 1973 to show some insight to our capitalistic society. This story portrays a seemingly perfect utopian society with everything anyone can ever imagine. However, the one catch to this “flawless” city is a tortur...
Annual WARU Political Debate
Aaron Schifman, Writer
February 28, 2020
On Feb. 27, the Young Democrats and Young Republicans had a debate in the auditorium. The topics covered were Presidential War Powers and The Trade War with China. The speakers for the Young Republicans were Aaron Schifman and Eli Friedli. For the Young Democrats, Grace Kessler and Petre Dimitriu spok...
Red Robin Review
Mariet Delgado, Writer
December 13, 2019
Red Robin is the best place to get a well done burger! Their service is amazing, even if it gets busy all the time. The customer service is always great when I’m there, the workers always ask if everything is good or if I need another soda. Not much waiting for servers, because their servers are on the b...
Impossible Whopper Review
Hope Oswald, Writer
December 12, 2019
Being a vegan, especially in a town like Topeka, can be tough. While a few restaurants are beginning to include vegan options, many of these are ludicrously expensive and taste mediocre at best. There are barely any fast food options for vegan food, which can be annoying when you don’t feel like payi...
Child Protection Act Needs to Take Action
Laney Frydendall, Writer/Photographer
December 11, 2019
There are many children in the United States who live in foster care. They suffer silently, having little to no access to their parents and having to battle endless difficulties throughout their lives. Without the stereotypical, loving family, they have to rely on other adults for support when their b...
Water Scarcity Opinion
Jordyn Seamans, Writer
December 11, 2019
Life first appeared on Earth because of water. The human body uses water in all its cells, organs, and tissues to help regulate its temperature and maintain other bodily functions. As the body loses water through breathing, sweating, and digestion, it is important to rehydrate by drinking fluids and eating f...