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Benefits and Risks of Caffeine
Millions consume caffeine every day to increase wakefulness, alleviate fatigue, and improve concentration and focus–especially teenagers and college students. Caffeine is a stimulant which means it increases activity in your brain and nervous system. Caffeine is the most commonly used drug in the world. The benefits of Caffeine include improvement…
Squid Game; A Look at Classism
The freshly released Squid Game captured the spotlight, its dystopian ideals bringing it nowhere but up. Squid game was released September 17th, 2021, becoming a global hit in less than a week, slowly taking hold of Netflix’s most-streamed show of all time. With gore, suspense, and a realistic terror to…
CNA Recognition
CNA: Certified Nursing Assistants have to complete countless hours of training and increasingly more hours of on-the-job training to receive their certification. When it comes to the healthcare system, everyone praises the nurses and doctors for their hard work but CNA’s are forgotten. Although they spend most of their time…
Waukee and Northwest Band programs-Rose Parade
Back in 2019, the Waukee Warrior Regiment (WWR) was selected to march in the 2022 New Year’s Day Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Viewed by millions of people all over the world, Waukee’s band programs will get the amazing experience of being a part of a huge honor and tradition.
NFL Week 1-6 Retrospective
It’s the time of the year when all sports start up again, and this year looks more exhilarating than ever. It is currently October 18th, which means it’s week 6 in the NFL, the NBA season starts tomorrow, and the NHL started up on the 12th of October. In the…
Football’s Most Gruesome Injuries
Just in time for Halloween, we share the true horror stories. Read if you dare.
The Boy Who Started WWI: Hero or Terrorist? (Opinion Piece)
The following is an opinion piece by reporter Ella Dezelak The infamous First World War was no small or glorious event. The international state was gripped tightly in chaos. All of these catastrophic events were immediately pinpointed on 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip from Sarajevo, the capital city of today’s Bosnia…
Dear Underclassmen
Dear Underclassmen, It is no lie when they say high school is the fastest four years of your life. It feels like just yesterday I was walking into school as a freshman. I felt special finally being able to say I was a freshman instead of labeling myself with a…
Young Adult Reads
A popular trend among people on the internet today is, believe it or not, reading. The popular social media site TikTok is a hub for reading recommendations in a slew of different genres. Dubbed ‘BookTok’ by many individuals on the site, readers of all different ages make short videos reviewing…
Chemtrails Over the Country Club Review
In mid-March, singer Lana Del Rey released her seventh studio album titled Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Just like her 2019 release titled NFR, Chemtrails is produced by Jack Antonoff. Antonoff is known to work with several other powerhouse female artists such as Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Pink. Chemtrails is one of Del Rey’s shorter albums featuring…