Opinion: Cancel culture provides consequences but sometimes goes too far
By Katherynn Ramirez Nowadays “cancel culture” has grown tremendously. Groups of people are attacking and criticizing other people, businesses, movements, and items. Cancel culture can work in certain situations but it shouldn’t be brought into every problem. Cancel culture is all about giving consequences to those who do wrong. Sometimes in certain situations, these consequences […]
OPINION: Importance of human interaction
In a time of technological reliance and advancement, people do not have as much human interaction as there has been in the past. There are many benefits to cell phones and social media, but at the same time, they are creating a wall between conversation and face-to-face encounters. An article titled “The Importance of Human […]
Top 10 Country songs in the past week
By Katherynn Ramirez Country music has made a great comeback in the past few months. Here are the top 10 songs this past week based off of Spotify’s charts. 1: “More Than My Hometown” – Morgan Wallen “More Than My Hometown” was placed on Spotify’s top country on May 19. This song is one […]
Opinion: ASL Should Be Taught in Batavia
By Katherynn Ramirez American Sign Language (ASL) is becoming something we see every day. Maybe you’ve seen it at the store, possibly the library, and most likely schools. This language should be taught throughout the entire district, state, and country more often. Most schools including Batavia only offer Spanish, Latin, French, and sometimes German. There […]
OPINION: The importance of extracurricular activities
By Sofia Bellafiore Extracurriculars have always been an important aspect of any school setting. Any activity that is not directly related to school would be considered an extracurricular. They allow students to do things that they love without the pressure of earning a good grade. Here at Batavia High School, there are for students to […]
REVIEW: ‘Attack on Titan’ overcomes issues in production
In a relatively quick return, on Sun., Dec. 6, 2021, season four of Attack on Titan aired in the U.S. Before the first episode of Attack on Titan season four aired, a lot of people were skeptical. Even now some people have mixed feelings, but it’s not bad as some people have put it. For […]
NEWS: COVID affecting high school students mental health
By Juliana Lopez Something I believe we neglect or brush off as not important is teenagers’ mental health. Not only are the adults going through a very stressful time, but the students are also being affected, as well. Everyone’s lives are currently being put on pause. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, most people spent their […]
OPINION: Animators in Japan need to be paid more
By Juliana Lopez During the pandemic, many people had a lot of time on their hands to start binge-watching shows. During this quarantine, quite a few people started watching anime. COVID has put a lot of things on pause, delayed, or added stress on certain projects/work, including the animators that work on anime. Anime has […]
Q&A: How has COVID affected you?
By Katherynn Ramirez Has this time period been difficult for you? Karinna Morfin: “Yes, as a student-athlete I look forward to my season, not being able to enjoy my season this past year has really taken a toll on me. Exercising on my own has been great but nothing is better than a coach or […]
Recap: Boys’ swimming takes 22nd at state to finish successful season
By Brogan Pierce The Batavia boys’ swim team worked very hard this year to make waves in the competition, and they definitely succeeded. The team had a lot of success throughout the year and found a lot more confidence than they were looking for. The team, which is combined with Geneva and West Chicago, went […]