Gilet Jaunes stir protests in France
Meimei Xu, News Editor
February 1, 2019
At the outbreak of the gilets jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement in France on November 17, 2018, many people didn’t see a cause for alarm. “I didn’t think anything of it initially,” said AP French teacher Robin Oliver. “It was just like, ‘Oh, that’s the French being French’… The French are much more politically...
Alumni winter lunch reconnects recent graduates
Walker McPhail, News Reporter
February 1, 2019
Over winter break, Westminster hosted several alumni events geared at bringing former students back to the school to see old friends and teachers. This year’s College Holiday Lunch, hosted for college-age alumni, was held on December 21st in Malone Dining Hall, and brought back over 160 recent graduates. The event is unique...
Cyntoia Brown: a 31-year-old woman just granted clemency sparks discussions nationwide
Siya Kalra, News Reporter
February 1, 2019
Cyntoia Brown, a 31-year old woman convicted of murdering a man and thrown in jail when she was 16, has recently been granted clemency after 15 years of her initial 51-year jail time. She will be released in August 2019. This case has drawn the attention of Tennessee lawmakers, as well as some celebrities, such as Kim...
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Poses a Threat to the Democratic Party
Payton Selby, Columnist
February 1, 2019
Since the 2018 Midterm Elections, a wave of progression seems to have fallen over the Democratic party, energizing millennial voters and further engaging many into politics. The new Democratic freshman congressional class is the most diverse in history. This has brought to the forefront of the Democratic party new and very much younger faces. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has...
Trump’s Wall: Reinforcing Social Divides with Concrete Dividers
Phoebe Lariccia, Columnist
February 1, 2019
Five billion dollars. Imagine what you could do with that money—Would you buy a couple mansions with bowling alleys, movie theaters, and twelve-car garages like 21 Savage? Provide clean water to every developing country? Create free health clinics in every major city? Five billion dollars could send everyone in America to college for free for 100 years. Five billion...
The war on capitalism: Why we should not support socialism
Will Wallace, Guest Columnist
March 5, 2018
In recent years in the United States, capitalism has come under attack. The primary opposition or “solution” presented to capitalism is socialism. I am here to explain why socialism is not only impractical but utterly greedy and inherently evil. The fact is, no single economic system in the history of the world has provided a society with sustainable prosperity in...
What are we learning? Do you ever ask yourself this question? What kind of knowledge are schools supposed to equip us with? Is it their responsibility to make us go...
Ryan Hockstein, Arts Reporter
February 1, 2019
Upper school art teachers Pamela Diaz Martinez and Ben Steele have both held a solo art exhibit at Atlanta art gallery, Poem 88 over the past few months. These solo shows...
Surviving R. Kelly documentary sparks newfound awareness of sexual assault
February 1, 2019
Land of Fire’s Impact On the Westminster Community and Beyond
February 1, 2019
Portfolio class visits Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors at the High
February 1, 2019
Andrew Mao, Sports Reporter
February 1, 2019
Playoff football. The most exciting time of the year for football fans as each snap, catch, interception, or fumble could make or break a team’s entire season. NFL players...
Students React to 2019 College Football Playoffs
February 1, 2019
A Look into Zion Williamson’s Sensational Season
February 1, 2019
Trail Cats continue long legacy of success
December 7, 2018