March 2018 – Scratch Paper

The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: A Genocide in 2018

March 22, 2018

The most persecuted minority in the world. The Rohingya are a Muslim minority group who have been forcibly evicted by Buddhist extremists from Myanmar, a country bordering Thailand. They are now living in refugee camps in Bangladesh in hopes of seeking refuge away from the terrorizing government. In ju...

When the Olympic Figure Skater Announcers Look Like They’re from the Capitol of Panem

Lauren Kim, Staff Writer

March 22, 2018

"Welcome, welcome to the 75th Hunger Games--excuse me, I mean welcome to the 23rd Winter Olympic Games!" The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics may be over, but there's no harm in throwing it back at and looking at some memorable moments that occurred during the games. Of course, there were emotional vict...

Walk On Ice

Swetha Mathai, Staff Writer

March 19, 2018

I stand up Straight and tall I see the curve of the Earth From a distance, so far There are no trees Surrounding me It's just me, and the ice below my feet I walk on ice Cold hearted stone I'm not afraid to die I'm not afraid of being alone I walk on ice I won't slip into the Earth I'm...

Alone With My Thoughts

Swetha Mathai, Staff Writer

March 19, 2018

What's the point of explaining You're not even listening To my words What's the point of talking to you All you do is criticize what I do Shut out your words We look at each other with pure hatred in our eyes We try to stick together but it's like we're trying to stop time I try to avoid you But...

Mr. Warren Pics

Alexis Bell, Staff Photographer

March 19, 2018

Please see the slideshow.

#neveragain

Myrah Rafiah Beverly, Staff Writer

March 19, 2018

today, death is one month old and i hear the bell toll or is that the shivering clang of the flag pole it is the middle of March we are in the middle of a march but i am not too cold my fingers are colder, my arms are warm the sun beams touches- no–rubs, rather, ...

What Should America Do About Mass Shootings?

Jessica Lim, Chief of Layout

March 14, 2018

Today marks the passing of one month since Marjory Stoneman Douglas Highschool in Parkland, Florida lost seventeen of its students and faculty to a teen shooter. It was a tragic day for the victims' families and for the school community, but also for America as a whole as she real...

dreams? disillusioned realities.

Lauren Kim, Staff Writer

March 5, 2018

what if our dreams are fragments of an alternate reality? an alternate dimension? an alternate universe? reflections of lives we will never fully live nor ever truly forget. the people we see, the "i" and "me" we dive into once we plunge into the fog of dreams, what if we are taking over, just for ...

Where Do You Stand? [TGB Quiz]

Jack Berens, Co-editor

March 5, 2018

If you have ten minutes to spare, please take this online political compass test. It assesses your positions on different types of issues, and none of your data is distributed nor is it collected. This is what the chart you'll see at the end after you scroll down looks like. Please click here for the link! ...

Pre-March Madness: Conference Championship Predictions

Jack Berens, Co-editor

March 5, 2018

Last year, I made five predictions for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In my defense, I set out to be bold. I clearly whiffed. I was 1/2 for 5. The only scrap of a prediction I got right was that Louisville (a two seed) would miss the Sweet Sixteen, and they did. However, I...