All Ideas Matter
June 9, 2017
(Warning: Spoiler Alert for the books The Grapes of Wrath, The Crucible, and The Scarlet Letter.) For a school that constantly parades its diversity and inclusiveness, there is a stunning lack of such values in the Wilde Lake English curriculum. Wilde Lake High School’s vision reads : “The Wilde La...
LGBTQ Tolerance Needs to Start With Us
June 5, 2017
A woman sits in her living room scrolling through her Instagram feed on her phone, when she sees a new comment on the photo she posted of her and the woman she loves on their wedding day. She taps on the photo to view the comment and her heart shatters when she sees the words: “You two disgust m...
Grow Up: “Retarded” Stings
June 1, 2017
Behind me, a girl leaned over to her friend and said, “You know the little boy in the retarded class? The one that makes funny noises and walks weird?” They both started laughing and kept talking about the boy. Little did they know, they were talking about my brother. I was in biology class during freshman year,...
Reboots and Adaptations ruin the original
Christian Richardson, Writer
May 16, 2017
Filed under Opinion
In the recent years, there has been the return of favorite characters in the form of reboots. Several of these reboots have been Teen Titans Go! (Tv show, 2013), Robocop (Movie, 2014), Fantastic Four (Movie, 2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Movie, 2014), Terminator: Genisys (Movie, 2015), The Powerpuff Gir...
Moving On and Looking Back: The Past Four Years in Journalism
Anjali DasSarma, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Every one of us has had a different experience here at Wilde Lake. Some of us have blossomed in the arts programs. Others have found themselves in the ARL programs, training to become the next generation of nurses, engineers and generally talented young people. Some have grown into extremely accomplish...
Beyond Wilde Lake, We Can All Make an Impact
Misbah Farooqi, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion
From Friday night football games to yearly Homecoming weeks, Wilde Lake has given us all a high school experience that we will never forget. Our school is known for its diversity, inclusive environment, and commitment to student success, but I would like to remember it as a place where students we...
R-Ratings Help Audiences Understand Characters More Deeply
Christian Richardson, Writer
March 31, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Ever since superheroes made their way to the big screen, most of them have been restrained to being rated PG-13. But with movies like Blade, Watchmen, Deadpool and most recently Logan, some movies have moved up to an R rating. With the success of Deadpool in 2016, people have begun to see that givin...
DC and Marvel Work to Represent Diversity, Slowly But Surely
Christian Richardson, Writer
March 17, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Ever since I started reading comics as a kid, I've always been amazed by characters like Batman and Spider-Man along with their incredible adventures. But as the years went by I began to notice the lack of diversity between superheroes. In general, heroes in DC comics are white with little to no div...
Good vs. Evil: The DC Story
Christian Richardson, Writer
February 27, 2017
Filed under Opinion
While some see the Great Depression and World War II as some of the lowest points in American history, others see it as the Golden Age since it was the era when the first superhero comics were created. We were introduced to the iconic characters we know today such as Superman, Batman and Captain America. ...
Good vs Evil: The Star Wars Legacy
January 30, 2017
Filed under Opinion
The original release of the first Star Wars movie in the original trilogy in 1977 introduced us to characters like Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, who have became a staple in the sci-fi genre. The Star Wars franchise may be well known for its characters, but it’s...
With Climate Change Deniers In Charge, Science Education is Crucial
Misbah Farooqi, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2017
Filed under Opinion
In a world of climate change deniers and anti-vaccine advocates, it should come as no surprise to learn that one in four Americans do not know that the Earth revolves around the sun. Unfortunately, we live in a society that undervalues science, and are part of a culture in which science is not synonym...
A Letter to President-Elect Donald Trump
Anjali DasSarma, Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Dear Future President Trump, As I watched current president Barack Obama give his farewell address on January 10, 2017 to the America I’ve lived in for my whole life, I’m scared. I’m scared for the environment, which is falling apart as we speak. I’m scared for the legislature to come. I’m sca...
