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Tony L. Clark holds a photo of George Floyd outside of the Cup Foods store where he was killed while in police custody during a third day of demonstrations in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Jerry Holt/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

Phys. Ed: Necessary or Not? – Con

Carlee Fisco, Staff Reporter

June 9, 2020

From Kindergarten on, almost every student across America participates in the class known as Physical Education. High school students can recall elementary and middle school gym activities like the Pacer Test or dodgeball. ...

Phys. Ed: Necessary or Not? – Pro

Stephanie Dunlap, Staff Reporter

June 9, 2020

At some point during almost every day of school, each student will walk down the 400 wing to a class that's a little less than ordinary. Though not everyone's favorite class, Physical Education is a break from the typical sch...

In St. Petersburg, Florida, “The Northeast Shopping Center Publix had the entire aisle of paper goods, which included paper towels and toilet paper, cleared out by customers at the end of the day Sunday, March 15, 2020.” (JAMES BORCHUCK/Times)

Panic: the Real Epidemic

June 9, 2020

Kristen Meyer, the woman charged with first-degree murder in the starvation death of her 13-month-old daughter, Tayla Aleman, is brought into court for a pre-triall hearing Friday, February 28, 2020, before her death penalty trial set for March 13. (MCT/ LANNIS WATERS/palmbeachpost.com)

Death Penalty Should Remain in Place

June 9, 2020

Educational Grouping: Discouraging or Encouraging? (Encouraging)

Elisha Stenger, Copy Editor

March 24, 2020

Homogenous grouping is the education technique in which students are separated into groups or levels based on their academic performance and diverse learning abilities. For example, in elementary school, students are often placed...

Educational Grouping: Discouraging or Encouraging? (Discouraging)

Phoebe Sessler, Editor in Chief

March 24, 2020

Grouping in education based on perceived ability harms all students involved. “Tracking,” or separating students based on academic ability into groups for some or all subjects, disassociates students from their peers and...