Author: Isabella Reese

Isabella is a senior at Walkersville, and when she isn’t being editor for the newspaper and yearbook, she enjoys microblogging about feminism/social justice and things that are aesthetically pleasing to her. Her interests include those aforementioned, as well as playing the violin and guitar, eating her body’s weight in sunflower seeds, cloud watching, and being excited about bugs. However, when she isn’t doing all of that, chances are she’s sleeping or thinking about the universe.

Ferguson Police Story Not Going Away

March 10, 2015March 9, 2015 Isabella ReeseFerguson, police, Walkersville High School

by Isabella Reese “I don’t think that [the events in Ferguson] is typical of what happens across the country, but it’s not an isolated incident,” President Obama said in an interview with SiriusXM’s

House of Cards Season Three Is Filled with Twists and Turns

March 4, 2015March 4, 2015 Isabella ReeseHouse of Cards, Walkersville High School

by Isabella Reese Netflix’s political thriller, House of Cards, returned this past snowy weekend with its long-awaited third season. Needless to say, I got as many episodes in as I could in the

A New Short Story for the Fans of Japanese Writer Haruki Murakami

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 Isabella ReeseHaruki Murakami, literature, short story, Walkersville High School

by Isabella Reese Author of Norwegian Wood, 1Q84, and The Wind Up Bird Chronicles, Haruki Murakami has released a new set of short stories. While not all have been translated to English from

Vaccines Have Created a Healthier World

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 Isabella Reesevaccines, Walkersville High School

by Isabella Reese Measles, mumps, pertussis, rubella, shingles, tetanus: all have been eradicated by the invention of the vaccine. However, modern anti-vaccination movements, led by worried parents and celebrities, are compromising hundreds of

We Are the Melting Pot of the World – President Obama Is Right About Immigration

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 Isabella ReeseImmigration, President Obama, Walkersville High School

by Isabella Reese “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift