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The student news site of La Salle Catholic College Preparatory.

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 People should eat local food not only because it promotes sustainability, but because it also supports the farmers’ hard work of improving our planet and community’s health.

Health Starts at the Source: Why We Must Support Local Farms

Megan Snyder, Staff Reporter January 5, 2022

When I was a child, one of my favorite experiences was traveling up the familiar winding gravel road to see the animals at my local farm. My family has been buying farm shares since I was one year...

It is not women’s fault that they are a minority within STEM fields. The lack of a welcoming environment, that is created as a result of misogyny and discrimination, is at fault.

STEM Should Not Be a Boy’s Club. Let’s Stop Treating It Like One

Isabella Simonutti, Staff Reporter January 5, 2022

Though a myriad of women enter STEM with a staunch passion, many find themselves leaving with a disinterest, or even hate for the subjects surrounding science, technology, engineering, and math.  This...

A strategically chosen set of baseball cards can yield surprisingly profitable results in this increasingly popular, low risk stock market.

The Original NFTs: Your Guide to Baseball Card Investing

Brooks Coleman, Staff Reporter January 5, 2022

Want an effective way to make money over time? You may have heard recently about NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, which are pieces of digital art that can be bought, sold, traded, and copyrighted. Look...

The fight to keep our country safe from lack of gun control will not halt until justice is achieved for the thousands of innocent lives that have been wrongfully taken from gun violence.

The Lack of Gun Control in the US Is Taking Innocent Lives

Kathleen Waldron, Staff Reporter December 15, 2021

Fear overcomes students as they walk into a seemingly safe building. Parents receive phone calls, not knowing if that morning would be the last time they saw their child. The sound of gunshots rings through...

With the current schedule, students are not getting enough sleep to properly function.

Later Start Times Could Solve Student Sleep Deprivation

Mariah Moore, Staff Reporter December 15, 2021

Waking up in the morning, irritably pushing the snooze button on their phone, and dutifully rushing to school as fast as they can, is a common scene for high school students who struggle with getting enough...

America’s political parties are growing farther away from each other — and it’s starting to tear the country apart.

How Social Media Contributes to America’s Partisan Problem

Brooks Coleman, Staff Reporter December 8, 2021

Since the dawn of civilization, people have disagreed on how a country should be governed. Throughout U.S. history, two major parties have emerged as America’s dominant political parties: the Democrats...

Tent encampments can be found all over Oregon, including on 102nd Street in Portland.

How Adjusting Our Terminology Towards the Houseless Community Can Express Empathy

Maddie Burns, Staff Reporter December 8, 2021

The word used by many to categorize people without a permanent shelter is homeless, but taking a closer look, the meaning of the word sounds like “without a home.” It may not seem like a big deal to...

Many people heralded the novel “Ready Player One” for its vision of the future in its online world called the Oasis. Still, its bleak picture for the future is becoming a reality because of Meta – Facebook’s parent company.

Metaverse: The Future Facebook Shouldn’t Build

Lukas Werner, Assistant Media Editor December 1, 2021

Are we on the brink of an invention that could alter our lives on a scale comparable to the creation of the internet? Imagine waking up, eating breakfast while putting on your favorite sweatpants, and...

“Enter to learn, leave to serve” is exemplified by these teachers at La Salle every day.

A Thank You To My Favorite Lasallian Teachers Who Have Taught Me More Than Classroom Material

Avery Eldon, Staff Reporter December 1, 2021

On a warm early September morning in 2018, I entered La Salle for the first time as a high school student. Holding my water bottle in one hand, and my printed-out schedule with the classroom numbers in...

An American woman is significantly more likely to be injured as a passenger in a frontal crash than a man due to the build of cars.

Dummies in Cars and Companies: How the Auto Industry Overlooks Women

Olivia Fuchs, Staff Reporter December 1, 2021

Every time a woman steps into a car, she is put at risk. More risk than men. Safety on the road is still far from equal between the sexes. An American woman is 47 percent more likely to be injured...

The East Turkestan flag has been used by the Uyghur community to protest the mistreatment they have faced at the hands of the Chinese government.

Under Chinese Rule: Uyghurs in China Face Brutal Conditions Under the Chinese Government

Eldon Nichols, Staff Reporter December 1, 2021

Uyghurs, a Muslim minority group mainly located in China, are currently being held against their will in internment camps operated by the Chinese government. Though the Chinese government claims that these...

The implementation of cleaner energy sources into our everyday lives and the complete halt of the use of fossil fuel are imperative to preventing the impending climate disaster, scientists say.

The Effects of Climate Change Are Catastrophic, and We Need Real Action From World Leaders

Lillian Paugh, Staff Reporter November 17, 2021

Our time to act against the catastrophic effects of climate change is running out. Saving our planet has been shelved by world leaders who have let their desire for profit take priority over utilizing...

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