By Mac Durham Our great melting pot is currently being dumped through a strainer, removing the unique, rich flavor of dozens of cultures complementing one another. The perpetrator is shameless, wearing a mask to hide its crimes and a vest labeled “ICE” to cover the hole in its heart. Since the inauguration, the Trump administration…
OPINION COLUMN: Beyond Self-Defense
By Cameron Pettiford The United States and Israel are close allies, so many would think that they have a mutually beneficial relationship. This is not the case. The United States should completely stop or at least heavily reduce foreign aid to Israel since we have already sent them an obscene amount of money. America is…
COLUMN: Madness In March
By Ryan Lynch The World Cup, the Super Bowl or even the Olympics, but nothing compares to the thrill and excitement that March brings. The heartbreaks, the upsets, the Cinderella stories …. This is what makes March Madness the greatest sporting event in the world. March Madness is the NCAA basketball tournament. A tournament that…
COLUMN: Time For Change
By Kiptyn Berry The College Football Playoff has become one of the most anticipated events in college sports, yet it has faced criticism from coaches, players, and fans alike. While the playoff has evolved over the years, the time has come for more expansion from the current 12-team format to 16 teams. A 16-team playoff…
COLUMN: Solo to Duet
By Maddy Cooper More than 200 students, at least 10 concerts a year, and just one director. With the choral department at Delta High School continuing to grow, it is clear that the Delaware Community School Corporation should hire a second choir teacher to assist Ms. Elana Camp. To start, the overall enrollment of the…
COLUMN: A Snow Day Solution
By Landon Williams Covid-19 had just made a huge impact all throughout America, and everyone was panicking. Schools were beginning to shut down and had to think of an educational alternative system, fast. This was when E-learning became a regular routine for the everyday student. The past two school years E-learning has suddenly disappeared without…
COLUMN: Safety Matters
By Tatianna Gomez-Lucero As the years pass, schools have reinforced safety policies. According to DistrictAdministration.com, 92% of public schools have either a sworn law enforcement officer or school resource officer as of the 2022-23 school year. But that is not enough. Metal detectors should be installed in Indiana high schools and middle schools to help…
COLUMN: Rethinking the Routine
By Jensen Boyd As time passes, so do ideas. They get replaced with new, better and bolder ones. Well … not always. Around 20 years ago Delta High School adopted a new class schedule. This change replaced the old 7:45 a.m. start schedule with the new 8:40 a.m. start schedule. As a result, this would…
Wallets Begging For Mercy
By Madalyn Milner “I saw some new electric garden trimmers. They’re cutting hedge technology,” your dad says as you’re both at Lowe’s. Let’s be real, your dad isn’t cool. As you both go back to the car, he’s laughing and yelling, “What a knee slapper!” Everybody goes out shopping at some point in their life,…
COLUMN: More Than Just Music
By Finley Magga On Jan. 31, 1993 the 27th Super Bowl halftime show started and Michael Jackson emerged from the stage. He then put on a halftime performance that would change the course of the Super Bowl halftime shows forever. Just the year before in 1992, the average viewership for the halftime show sat at…















