The State of Sports Journalism
November 30, 2017
As I turn on ESPN in the morning, I expect highlights from whatever major sporting event occurred the day before that I might have missed. But I only see an Instagram post from NBA star Lebron James. The broadcasters talk for 20 minutes about an old “Arthur” meme that James posted even though many h...
Trumping assumptions
Lizzie Foley, Staff Writer
November 14, 2017
To be honest I don’t really know what my political beliefs are. I know what I believe in morally, but I don’t have specific political ideologies to associate those beliefs with. While I do know I am not a Trump supporter, there are many Trump supporters among my family, close friends, classmates a...
How to burst the Libertyville bubble
Lola Akinlade, Features Editor
November 14, 2017
“Libertyville Bubble” is a phrase that gets tossed around this suburb without much explanation or any proposed solutions. So, first, let me describe, as best I can, what I believe the “Libertyville Bubble” to be: Libertyville Bubble /ˈlibərdē/ /vɪl/ /ˈbəb(ə)l/ (noun) 92.43 percent...
It’s a privilege to be privileged
Jacob Kemp, Staff Writer
November 14, 2017
You’re walking down East 72nd St. in downtown Manhattan, surrounded by the whistling bustle of a just waking-up city. The sound of a thousand conversations is muffled by one loud taxicab horn in your left ear. You turn a corner and 40 feet in front of you is a rowdy group of Black Lives Matter pro...
Banning Books Bans Opportunities
Anya Belomoina, Staff Writer
November 14, 2017
A nationwide controversy sparked when a Mississippi middle school took the modern American classic To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, off the school’s reading list last month because it “made students uncomfortable.” The book is a story of racism, sexism and ageism in 1950s America and is read ...
Discussing diversity: It’s indispensable
November 14, 2017
It can be hard to understand diversity. Based on who we are and how we view the world from our own microscopic lenses, we simply cannot understand every perspective out there. As individuals, we come from all different backgrounds, and knowing every detail about every difference that is present amon...
Leaping to Conclusions
October 24, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase
Just to clear the air -- I am not here to argue that dance is a sport. Technically, it’s not. I acknowledge that it’s an art. What I am here to argue against is the criticism that dance receives because it is not considered a sport. Time and time again during my 13 years of dancing, I’ve been t...
The inconsistent code
October 24, 2017
Filed under Editorials, Opinion, Showcase
Libertyville High School’s extracurricular opportunities uphold leaders and members to numerous expectations and responsibilities. Yet there’s one expectation that holds an inconsistent precedence over the rest: The District 128 Code of Conduct. In Drops of Ink’s September issue, our staff expressed its vie...
Free the Nips
Matt Smith, Sports Editor
October 24, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
It’s 90 degrees outside, you’re running or conditioning for your sport, you’re dripping with sweat and your shirt is mostly see-through. As a cross country runner, I know this feeling. You want to take your shirt off but you can’t, due to district and school policies. The official shirt policy...
Carly Wagner, Staff Member
April 22, 2019 • No Comments
“Camera two, zoom in,” the director requests from behind his table in the cafeteria, sheltered from the rush of the basketball game. He communicates with his team...
Charlotte Pulte, Staff Member
April 21, 2019 • No Comments
While most students interact with their teachers just in the classroom, many LHS staff members have athletic backgrounds that their students or coworkers are unaware of. Athletics...
Moira Duffy, Staff Member
April 18, 2019 • No Comments
The Illinois High School Association has recently initiated several changes in football and enforced pre-existing rules regarding sports uniforms; the organization has also...