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.
Jonathan Sandoval: A Friend, a Teammate, a Lion
by Isabella Reese and Cate Tauriello Friend. Teammate. Lion. Those are just a few of the words that should give you a perfect vision of Walkersville High School Class of 2014 graduate, Jonathan,
Read MoreYoungest Recipient of Nobel Prize Works for Education for Women
by Isabella Reese Malala Yousafzai, the young advocate for the education girls and who was shot in the head by the Taliban back in 2012, has become the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize because of her efforts for the education of girls. Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said “This [fight […]
Read MoreStudents In Hong Kong Calling for Civil Disobedience
by Isabella Reese While many are familiar with the Occupy Wall Street movement that has been in light in recent years, a new movement has come up from the groundwork and is gaining speed. Occupy Central is a movement in Hong Kong, China, that has come about due to the 2017 Beijing election, and […]
Read MoreFerguson — Can Darren Wilson’s Acts Be Justified?
by Isabella Reese It’s been a little over a month since the murder of the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Since then, the police officer who murdered him, Darren Wilson, has not been arrested. In fact, he is on paid leave, his whereabouts are unknown, and all social media accounts tied to […]
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