Opinion
Kony 2012: Promoting awareness or continuing ignorance?
On April 21 Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), announced that he was turning himself in. “The fliers that 3 whole people put up during ‘Cover the Night’ really changed my mind about the whole kidnapping children to form an army thing,” Kony said. It has become a widespread [...]
Hipsters: Original before it was cool
Flannel shirts, tight pants, glasses (even if you have 20-20 vision) and messy hair define the signature look of hipsters. Hipsters may think they are cool and unique, but are they? Articles are so mainstream. The rising subculture of hipsterdom is moving all the way to Raleigh, infecting many. So what is a [...]
Staff Editorial – Tradition: Broken
A long screech and “It’s ELECTRIC!” Sunglasses on, and all faced the senior side of the Holliday Gym. What used to be five minutes of what some would quickly call “painful waltzing” was suddenly interrupted by a tradition-breaking moment: the entire 2012 Queen of Hearts Court broke out into the Electric Slide. [...]
Avoid cliche this V-day
Everyone has seen it in the movies: the perfect Valentine’s Day spent with their significant other; it includes roses, chocolates, and a fancy meal that ends with diamonds hidden on the dessert tray. This all sounds fantastic right? Wrong. The classic guide to Valentine’s Day is out of date for the 21st century, [...]
President’s Corner: February 2012
Valued Capitals, Let’s take a walk down memory lane for a second. “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” Unlike the little tank engine that THOUGHT he could, I’ll go out on a limb and say that I KNOW you can. [...]
Think before you ink
Getting tattoos and piercings may seem cool and unique now, but how about after 5, 10 or 20 years? The idea of shoving a needle through a part of their body or having a needle dipped in ink repeatedly jabbed into the skin seems barbaric to some. To others, it is a way of [...]
185 days, counting?
Five more days of school are on the calendars of North Carolina students next year. Does this mean more learning? Budget cuts have sliced into public education ever since the Great Recession began in 2008. Classes of 35 students, ancient textbooks, and paper shortages have unfortunately become the norm. Now, in the midst of [...]
Desperately seeking QOH date
Each winter students are faced with the anticipation (and anxiety) of the Queen of Hearts dance (QOH). Queen of Hearts has been a tradition since World War II when it was used as a way to raise money for the war effort. QOH brings excitement every year with the entertaining assembly, the presentation [...]
President’s Corner: Dec, 2011
How’s it going, Capitals? I hope that you have truly enjoyed all that is incorporated in the fall, as we head into the excitement of second quarter and the winter! Second quarter can be a time where many students slow down. Fight that. Especially you seniors, it is important to remember to keep [...]
Say it ain’t so, Joe, Bernie too
Say it ain’t so, Joe. The scandal rocked the college football nation and cast a shadow over legendary figure, Penn State University (PSU) head coach Joe Paterno, most wins by a Division I head coach. The university withheld information that a former defensive coordinator had allegedly sexually abused, at least, eight boys, and has [...]
