Opinion

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

December 2, 2015 at 12:28 pm 0 comments

One of the most anticipated films of this fall has been “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,” the final installment of “The Hunger Games” film series. The film, which stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen starts where the last film left off with Katniss waking up in the infirmary ofRead More

Syria: A mile in their shoes

Syria: A mile in their shoes

December 2, 2015 at 12:21 pm 0 comments

Imagine if the KKK gained members and military strength. Now imagine that very same group went town to town and killed anyone that opposed them. You see them going door-to-door and continuously killing people. You go to the same church as your neighbors but they just killed him saying “theseRead More

Being transgender isn’t pleasant anywhere, but it may be better in Iowa

December 2, 2015 at 12:11 pm 0 comments

Written by guest writer Dylan Nikkel Seriously, what’s not to love about Keeping Up with the Kardashians? Since I was eleven, I’ve been infatuated by the documentation of the Kardashian-Jenner family. As a devout Kardashian follower, I was promptly forced to educate myself on the concept of transgenderism when patriarchRead More

Letter to the editor

December 2, 2015 at 11:24 am 0 comments

Dear Chronicle, I’m writing this email in hopes of combating some of the under-researched misinformation in the article on e-cigarettes. Firstly, It is overwhelmingly clear that the author was approaching this “story” from an editorial standpoint; what with her overt generalization of a non-smoker’s reaction to someone smelling like smoke: “They are the friend withRead More

To Beard or Not to Beard

To Beard or Not to Beard

November 12, 2015 at 10:28 am 0 comments

The phenomenon known today as “No Shave November” started out as a way of spreading awareness for cancers that specifically are in men, such as prostate and testicular cancer. I wear a beard all year long; it’s part of who I am at this point. I’ve had my beard moreRead More

Attendance: Is it worth our time?

Attendance: Is it worth our time?

November 11, 2015 at 11:07 am 0 comments

Should attendance be a large portion of a class’s grade? Classes are starting to tie a student’s grade in with their attendance. But what effect does this have on the students? Did forcing children to go to class in high school make them learn the class? Of course not. InRead More

#CreeperStatus

#CreeperStatus

October 26, 2015 at 12:09 pm 0 comments
“Make It Work” Campaign Aims for Positive Change

“Make It Work” Campaign Aims for Positive Change

October 23, 2015 at 12:14 pm 0 comments

At one time in my life, I was single trying to support both of my daughters on my own. During this time I was unable to work, due to the fact I had been in several major car accidents while I had been pregnant with both of my girls. IRead More