Opinion
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Social networking sites go too far
Our View Last year, access to social network Facebook was banned from school computers. Each day, new social networks are created. Students are taking advantage...
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Explore, escape outdoors
Ben Sadkowski/News Editor With beautiful weather knocking more and more frequently on my door like an insistent neighborhood friend, I find it impossible not to...
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Eliminating nurse a huge handicap
Our View School administrators and officials have made it clear that some budget trimming will take place this year. The picture is still foggy, but...
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Valley ripe with volunteer options
Whether it’s required for a class, for church or just because you want to, volunteering is a fun way to get involved in your community...
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Angry responses go too far on health care
Our View “If I could start a country with a bunch of people, they’d be the folks who were standing with us the last few...
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Going with the Flow
Tapping into concentration, forgetting self-consciousness, key to creativity Ben Sadkowski/News Editor The act of forgetting oneself should not be an entirely new concept to...
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Memories shouldn’t have a big price tag
Our View We look at fashion magazines such as Vogue and Bazaar and shake our heads in wonderment. Does all this merchandise actually have any...
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Flood victim still feels pain of neglect
I lost interest in school. I’m suppose to write about all these kids who walk around with their heads knocked off, dragging their 10-pound backpacks,...
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Students must consider personal effects of national economic crisis
By Tasha Woods 2010 My ears perk up as I listen to the latest unemployment concerns on National Public Radio (NPR). “Unemployment, spiking, Citigroup announcing...
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Comprehensive final exams fail to truly test course results
By Sara Strever 2010 It’s near that time. In the back of students’ minds, they are wondering about finals. Whether the thoughts run to a...
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Phone ban or same old rule? How does Iowa’s new law look inside Cedar Falls classrooms
If you step into a classroom at Cedar Falls High School these days—or really, any classroom in Iowa—you might think you accidentally walked into a library… or a witness...
