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One of the Boys

Mar

2013

by Kelly Parisi Sophomore Jessie Kuhlman plays on the Severna Park High School Ice Hockey team and doesn’t let her love of hockey hold her back. Although she is the only girl in a male dominating sport she still manages to have fun. “Being the only girl on the team is awkward at times but ...

Underplayed Theory on Hugo Chavez’s Death

Mar

2013

by Angela Wieber On March 5, 2013, Venezuela lost their socialist leader, Hugo Chavez, leaving the country with unanswered questions about their future. After ruling Venezuela for 14 years, Chavez passed away due to an unspecified cancer. Some people believe Chavez’s death was planned. Vice president, current temporary leader of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro said, “There’s ...

GOP Plan Felt in Severna Park

Mar

2013

by Cara Stine Republican Rep. Ryan Paul recently announced the new budget cuts for the next 10 years, which amount to approximately $4.6 trillion. This GOP Plan will affect the United States in more ways than just economically, and is drastically different than what many Democrats had in mind. Subsequently, some controversial changes will have ...

The Future of RnR

Mar

2013

by Katie Bellotte It is often hard to believe that at one point in time, Severna Park High School athletes, artists, and even RNR performers were mere children with dreams of expressing themselves. Self-expression and creativity of young children and pre-teens is the aim of Shipley’s Choice Elementary school’s annual “Mini Rock N’ Roll Revival”. ...

Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria threatens US Hospitals

Mar

2013

by Kensey Katz In hospitals around the country, deadly bacteria are taking over. These bacteria are normally found in the gut, but they are invading other parts of the body where they do not belong, and causing malicious infections that widely used drugs cannot combat. In areas like the bloodstream, lungs, and urinary tract, the ...

“The Identity Thief” Hardly Worth Seeing

Mar

2013

by Hanna Siverling The year, 2012 was a big year for movies—from Lincoln, to Argo, to The Silver Linings Playbook, the movie industry has been booming, especially at the Box Office. Although still in its adolescence, 2013 has yet to produce a big winner—a movie fit for award show nominations. Dramas seemed to dominate the ...

Is it worth it?

Mar

2013

by Melissa Kapelewski The human race is one with many flaws. Although humans have the capability of being compassionate and understanding, it also has the ability to be ruthless and cruel. Some people hide the qualities well, even though every one posses them. Others, on the other hand, choose to show them and don’t seem ...

John Green, Literary Genius

Mar

2013

by Sara Henke As one of his own characters, Alaska Young, would say, John Green’s novels are a labyrinth; finishing the book is inevitable, and yet you can’t possibly bear to put the book down and part with his wonderful stories for a second. What’s so incredibly impressive about John Green is his ability to ...

US Fails to Reach Deficit Agreement

Mar

2013

by Andrew Powell Our government’s extremely stubborn Congress showed its inability to compromise once again, by failing to reach an agreement on federal spending cuts, which resulted in a sequester. For those who may not know what the sequester is, it is a set of federal spending cuts that took effect March 1 due to ...