Good Bye Journalism By Lizzie Fons and Maggie O’Neil It seems only appropriate that we write this together. After over a semester and a half of organizing, leading, proofreading, and arguing, the memories are numerous and haunting. WordPress was slower than molasses in January. The arrival of The Progress Chart was a day to [...]
Final Editorial By Teddy Balistreri I know that we will never forget our experiences at Dominican High School. Dominican goes further than academic education. At Dominican we learn how to be individuals. We learn that all people are worthy of our respect and Jesus’ teachings are reinforced through the examples set by the staff. I [...]
Could the Dress Code be Sexist? By Teddy Balistreri With the female students at Dominican, it is a never ending battle between them and the administration over the dress code. The males however, are less vocal about their displeasure. Males need to speak up about the inequities in the dress code. The dress code is [...]
Olympics an odd, messy 17 days By Maggie O’Neil The anthem is timeless. The athletes are revered. The competition is grueling. But the overall effect, accommodations, and production of the Olympics are what defines the city in which the event takes place. The Olympics, whether it be the summer or winter games, are one of [...]
President’s Day Ignored By Lizzie Fons Martin Luther King, Jr. campaigned long and hard for equal opportunity for all. As he so famously said, “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” It is right that we honor this [...]
How one death can become a fixation of a nation By Luke Starke With the closing of the 2010 Winter Olympics one must take the time to look back and reflect on something that has happened. There was a major instance of where the media have over-stepped their supposed “duty” to their followers. This is [...]
Public opinion on Tiger unnecessary By Christina Hill On Friday, January 19th, Tiger Woods held a very important news conference. This is the first time Woods has publicly spoken since his affair scandal. A couple of months ago Tiger Woods’ numerous affairs were brought to light and very quickly his image fell apart. To make [...]
Who Does it Really Punish? By Teddy Balistreri If you ask students at Dominican what the one possession they cannot live without is, many would tell you it is their cell phone. Cell phones in this era are the main form of communication for young people. It is their main connection to the world around [...]
Students Face Overwhelming Workload in Long Winter Months By Maggie O’Neil It appears as if teachers have been joining forces over the past few weeks. In one of the longest stretches of five-day-weeks-without-a-break, students have been finding that teachers are using this to their advantage. And this would normally not be unreasonable. However, this teaching [...]
PETA tries to replace national icon with a robot By Luke Starke People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently decided to try to replace the nationally known groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, with an animal-tronic, robotic, groundhog. This is a ludicrous idea. Thousands of people flock to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in order to see if Phil [...]
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