Opinion

  A lot of time is wasted in political discussions when people try to define ideologies and systems. The 2016 election was one of the first US elections in which a candidate using the “s-word” had...

“Privatization is a neoliberal and imperialist plan. Health can’t be privatized because it is a fundamental Human Right, nor can education, water, electricity or other public service. They can’t be...

President Trump has made his plan to construct a wall on our southern border a priority for Congress to address going forward in his term. Although the cost of the wall depends on who you ask, $21.6 billion...

Playing sports in high school has a positive impact on students, encouraging a healthy way of life.  Being a student-athlete for my whole high school career,  I have experienced the ups and downs of playing...

The Trump administration sent out guidelines to schools on Wednesday, Feb. 22 stating that schools should have the decision on whether transgender students can use the bathroom concurrent with their gender...

At the end of the 1990s and during the first decade of the 2000s, Latin America lived a movement of political change, during which the neo-liberal democracies of the twentieth century leaned to the political...

Hatred is nothing new. Since the beginning of time, a hate-stricken society has been fueled by unjustified racial prejudice. According to a study created by ThinkProgress, a left-leaning news organization, 261...

Coginchaug has recently installed a new rule, dealing with the time period for students missing work due to absences, that doesn't seem to be going over well. Despite what was written in the handbook, there...

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By José Cadena At least we all hated something from 2016: the Fort McMurray fire, the Zika Virus destroying communities, the refugee crisis provoked by the disgusting war in Syria, the stupid and...

By Megi Zaclli & Charlotte Devers “Having lights on both the football field and tennis courts would provide the best opportunity for students,” said a resident of Durham at the Dec. 14 Regional...

By Jose Cadena On June 30, Rodrigo Duterte took power as the president of the Philippines. Duterte has become internationally infamous for two things: his retrograde war on drugs and being a highly...

Takoma Park is the first city in America that has lowered their legal voting age to 16 years old, which will definitely have a positive effect on the youth of America and the results of future elections....

By Jose Cadena A young Castro facing trial in 1953 for attacking barracks of the military dictator Fulgencio Batista enacted the speech that would become his transcendental signature, ending it with the...

   One of the longest armed conflicts in Western history would have virtually ended on Oct. 2; however, the Colombian plebiscite that sought to put an end to this war between the forces of the FARC...

As Coginchaug students currently learn about the French culture  through French Week, a popular and risk-taking group named “We Are the Oracle” (WATO) in Paris, France, is taking initiative in shaping the...

    As you probably know, Tuesday, March 23, there was a terrorist attack at the Brussels Airport in Belgium. Three suicide bombers killed 28 people and left 340 people injured. Within hours of the attack,...

One of the biggest topics in today's politics is whether or not Syrian refugees should be allowed into the US. There are many different opinions when it comes to this issue, especially among politicians and...

5 Organization/Study Tips (Things I Wish I Knew as a Freshman) 1. Make sure to always write down your homework! I know the feeling; your teacher is rushing at the end of class, and you just want to pack up...

The NFL is a multi-billion dollar industry and, according to ESPN, “the most popular sport in the US.” With so many people watching the sport and paying attention year-round, every player and coach is...

During late-November 2012 in Sri Lanka, several instances of mass hysteria occurred at fifteen different schools, affecting 1,900 students and five teachers. These people were treated for a variety of...

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