There’s no changing the fact that high school students have cars. It has been that way since there has been a licensing age. The car is a hallmark of the quintessential American high school experience, and will continue to be despite future environmental threats and our so-called...

Usually when students have a small break, they don’t travel too far or do anything extreme. Since the break is limited in time, there really isn’t enough time to go somewhere far away because you will most likely have to come back very soon. However, a group of very fortunate young...

North Korea announced last month that they would launch a rocket carrying a satellite into orbit sometime between Tuesday April 10th and april 16th.This provocative move is to mark the 100th anniversery of their former leader, Kim Il Sung. The launch is believed to be cover for a long range...

The Dixon High School chapter of Young Americans for Liberty hosted a documentary screening Wednesday to more than just a full house. Mr. Tutt’s classroom was completely full of students seeking to learn about their rights in police encounters. The club offered free pizza to those attendees...

Long nails? More like unkempt troll fingers. First identified in 55.8 million year-old specimens of Teilhardina brandt (really old lemurs), paleontologists believe our nails evolved to improve our dexterity. They’re the reason we can peel an orange. When you allow yours to grow a full...

The Dixon Rams baseball team took another tough loss on Monday, losing by the score of 9-0 to the WintersWarriors. The Rams had a week off before this game, and they definitely played like they had a week off because of lack in efficiency and overall hustle. The Rams were definitely rusty in...

In case you haven’t noticed, the vitriolic warmongering against Iran has been amplified by the corporate media and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The three neoconservative republican candidates have criticized President Obama for not doing enough to stop Iran and/or its nuclear...

Every year at Dixon High School, spring break is looked at as a week of relaxation and enjoyment. This year, spring break is from Saturday, March 31 through Sunday, April 8th, so the first week of the month of April. Seeing as students haven’t had a long break like this for four months,...

Thursday was an exciting day for those in Leadership. Elections were held for candidates who ran against each other for individual class officer positions. Leadership hosted the entire event and it was a great success. The process was run efficiently and seemed very organized. I was very...