Hugo Chávez, the 62nd President of Venezuela, died on March 5th, 2013. His death triggered a presidential election which was constitutionally required to be called within 30 days. Nicolás Maduro served as interim president following Chávez’s death because the Vice President did not want to take charge of the country as Chávez had nominated Nicolas…
Category: Opinion
Expect Excellence: don’t cheat away integrity
Gulf Breeze High has an outstanding reputation when it comes to academics, boasting the A-School status for as long as some of us have lived in this city. With this sort of precedent, the student body is expected and pressured to keep high grades. Our school is littered with talent, but it has become increasingly…
Presidential social media
Donald Trump has taken a unique approach to announcing his decisions as President of the United States. Instead of having the White House release an official statement or holding a press conference, his favored method of communication with the masses is Twitter, a social media platform commonly used by celebrities such as Taylor Swift and…
Stockpiling the dough in Cabinet picks: average income trumps reasoning
President-Elect Donald Trump has been interviewing and selecting candidates to be chosen for his cabinet. His selection of people will indicate how he will manage the federal government during his presidency. Trump is filling his cabinet with more current and former members of the military than any other previous president. Donald Trump claimed that…
High dropout rates could call for legal actions
The hierarchy of influence and power in a school is in some cases a necessary thing, but it occasionally goes too far. The amount of control a single group of people has over what happens to an entire county of students in regards to their education astounds me. Throw in frustrated parents, stressed students, and…
Melania Trump: the naked truth
The First Lady of the United States has been a title revered by many until recent events. Melania Trump is under fire due to her scandalous and very public past. The question that now faces many Americans and many young women is how can we all accept this unconventional woman as First Lady of…
Mary Jane, take away the pain
Recently the state of Florida voted yes on Amendment 2 to legalize medicinal marijuana for citizens with specific debilitating diseases as determined by a licensed state physician. This is a fantastic step forward for the field of medicine as the taboo of marijuana as a medicine is being lifted from people’s minds all around the…
Locker Room talk – acceptable or not?
Bimbo. Pig. Slob. Fat. Disgusting animal. These are just some of the words Donald Trump has used to describe women. Yes, the man who is hoping to become the president, and, in all probability, trying to get women to vote for him, has addressed women as such. But that is just the tip of the…
Kaepernick: Free speech or disrespect?
Colin Kaepernick used to be the starting quarterback for the San Fransisco 49ers, and now, he’s created more controversy than any other football ever has. Before the start of every professional NFL football game, athletes and spectators alike rise during the national anthem to honor and admire the country. These men and women who stand…
Columbus Day: a celebration of genocide
Who is Christopher Columbus? Columbus was a Spanish Explorer, who, funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, took to the high seas to stake claim in land and bring his country glory. A simple man looking for alternate trade routes to Asia, truly a genuine figure. He ran into some peaceful indigenous people that had no prisons, no weapons,…