The Un-united States of America
Ben Mayo, Staff Member
February 8, 2019
On Sept. 17, 1796, the United States’s first president gave his farewell speech. George Washington was greatly revered by the American public then and is still respected by many today as one of the country’s most honest and trustworthy leaders. As he resigned from the presidency, he left his peo...
The Phenomenon of the Instagram Highlight Reel
Kirsten Townander, Staff Member
February 8, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase
I know I’ve reached the end of another episode of “Black Mirror” when the music dies and the credits start rolling. I sit there, bewildered, imagining futuristic scenarios in which technology consumes the human race, ruining life on Earth as we know it. Insane, right? But then I wonder…how far off...
Setting Goals for the Right Reasons
February 8, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinion, Showcase
The start of a new year isn’t the only time that people vow to make resolutions. They happen every day, year-round, and take shape in many different forms: lose weight, make the soccer team, save more money. Every person wants to be better at something, but many don’t see it out. We live in a so...
To be successful, the numbers count
Amanda Black, Staff member
February 1, 2019
What does the phrase "It's not about the number" even mean? When teachers say this, they’re referencing the fact that students spend more time worrying about their grades than focusing on and remembering what they’re learning. But, of course, it is about the number. How else will I get in...
White feminism is not feminism
Olivia Gauvin, Features Editor
January 28, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase
The average wage gap for women in the United States is currently $0.80 for every $1.00 a man makes doing the same job. Out of the 535 members of the 116th Congress of the United States, just 23.7 percent are women. One in three women has experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. In the 2018...
‘Glass’: An honorable induction to the M. Night Shyamalan Pantheon
Andrew Benoit, Staff Member
January 26, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase
It's hard to talk about the plot of M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, “Glass,” without giving too much away. Luckily, there isn't much plot to talk about. In typical Shyamalan style, the movie seems to only exist for the twist ending, but that isn’t a bad thing. “Glass” ties together t...
Support: All LHS sports deserve it
Maggie Burnetti, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Football went 2-7 this past season, yet there were spirit packs for every game, along with a theme and widespread community support for the team. I’m not saying that just because a sport doesn’t have a successful or winning season that people should not attend the games; in contrast, I am providing an example where, despite a lack of success, the attendance of a sport was unwavering. That is a model of how sports attendance should look, regardless of record, sport or gender.
The Right Perspective
Ben Kanches, Staff Member
December 13, 2018
Contractualism, equality of opportunity and individuality have become the new cornerstones of the young right-wing movement, which I identify under. Unfortunately, due to stereotypes, the legacy of the old right has led to quick judgments about those who today describe themselves as Republican. On a surv...
Heating up in Hollywood
December 13, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
Recently, more and more celebrities have been speaking out to advocate for certain movements and take sides on political campaigns. While everyone has an opinion, many Drops of Ink staffers feel that these A-listers shouldn’t take sides one way or another because it would upset their fans who don’t ag...
Ignorance Isn’t Bliss
Ella Marsden, Staff Member
December 13, 2018
It’s easy to ignore issues when they don’t directly affect us, and I’ll admit that I’m guilty of doing exactly that. It’s easy to ignore politics when our life or our safety is not at stake. But unfortunately, not everyone has the luxury of tuning out the news simply because they “don’t ...
Liv Bertaud, Staff Member
February 11, 2019 • No Comments
On Feb. 8-9, the LHS theatre department put on the improv show “Comedy Sportz.” “Comedy Sportz” is a show that originated in Milwaukee during the mid-80s that consists...
Ben Mayo, Staff Member
February 8, 2019 • No Comments
On Sept. 17, 1796, the United States’s first president gave his farewell speech. George Washington was greatly revered by the American public then and is still respected...
George Hayek, staff member
February 8, 2019 • No Comments
In recent years, memes have become a large part of popular culture. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines memes as “amusing or interesting items (such as a captioned picture...