REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ an ‘American Prometheus’
Oppenheimer exceeds expectations with 13 Oscars and a powerful message in movie theaters and homes around the world. By Lylah Jakubiak In a crowded movie theater, darkness stretches across the screen. Suddenly, the audience is encapsulated by a rolling, roaring cloud of glowing fire that snakes across the black. The theater falls silent as they […]
OPINION: Motivation levels, academics another one of Covid’s victims
By Natalie Zagorski The devastating reality of the Covid pandemic on student’s motivation levels and academics can be seen as concerning to many. In a survey of students from Batavia High School, 79 percent of students reported that they feel they’ve learned less during the pandemic and 21 percent reported that they’ve learned more. Not […]
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 […]
OPINION: Negative impacts of screens
By Hollyn Ambre During this pandemic, people young and old are using technology more than ever. Due to people being on computers for school and to talk to friends and family, parents have started buying blue light glasses to try and protect their children’s eyes. But do blue light glasses really help a person’s eyes? “The […]
NEWS: Student athletes of pandemic
By Abby Tutt In the light of the ongoing global pandemic, high school sports organizations have had to make the difficult decision to cancel or postpone certain sports seasons which changes things for high school athletes all over the country. Because of season postponements or cancellations, these athletes have had to adjust their training regimens […]
NEWS: Social media affecting mental health
By Aubrey de Guzman & Alyssa Hurley Quarantine has given everyone lots of time to scroll through social media, although this may not be the healthiest way to spend your time. Social media affects our mental health negatively. Social media creates unrealistic standards that people feel they have to fit into. Social/beauty standards can result […]
NEWS: How BHS teens use social media to make money
By Ashley Marcukaitis and Courtney Houser During the time of the global pandemic, teens had to get creative with different ways to make money due to stores closing down and the incline in unemployment. A series of questions were asked to three high school students who have used social media to help them make money […]
OPINION: Should colleges go test-optional?
By Gabi Pucher For the class of 2021, the SAT was originally scheduled for April. However, the test was continually moved around and landed on October 14. The SAT test was not taken in any normal standard and caused students much-unneeded stress in these already harrowingly difficult times. Due to all of the effects COVID-19 had […]
OPINION: Private lives of celebrities shouldn’t be discussed publicly
By Grace Bennett Sometimes the lives of celebrities are like an open book. To us, going out for dinner is just a simple task where we don’t have to worry about the paparazzi. Recently lots of rumors have been going around on the subject of Kim and Kanye’s relationship, Jojo Siwi coming out as a […]
OPINION: Why cultures matter
By Leah Monroy As a Mexican-American teen living in Batavia, Batavia does not celebrate different cultures enough. According to the World Population Review, Batavia is predominantly made up of 88.75 percent white residents while the other 11.25 percent are minority groups. How can Batavia incorporate and learn about different cultures? How can we be sensitive […]
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 […]