The Great Debate on Pennies: Should Pennies be Abolished?

January 13, 2011 • Niagara Pal  
Filed under Features, New, Opinion

The U.S. penny has almost no purchasing power in today’s world. This week’s Great Debate concerns whether pennies should be abolished from our money system. The U.S. spends 1.26 cents to make one penny, and some Americans think that this amount is too much to pay for a coin that can’t be used to... Read more »

Dangers of Social Networking: Facebook

September 22, 2010 • Vanessa Teng  
Filed under New

School has started again, and within a little as three weeks, students will have developed an opinion about peers and teachers, especially if the workload is plentiful or if a rivalry has risen. They would turn to social networking sites to lash out, and doing that, can cause many problems. Putting too... Read more »

The Karate Kid

September 3, 2010 • Izaiah Woodfy  
Filed under New

              The “Karate Kid” is a story about a 12-year-old boy named Dre Parker ( Jaden Smith) and his mom Sheri Parker (Taraji P. Henson) moving to China for a job opportunity. While his mom is trying to stay optimistic about this life-changing move, Dre resents ever leaving home.... Read more »