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- Despite backlash, Bad Bunny should be headlining the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
- Cancel Culture doesn’t create justice, it creates fear
- Derby High School students debate the new uniform policy
- Information supports the ongoing arguments against voting at 16
- The brain-rottification of middle/high school students and teachers: How has it impacted the classroom?
- Fantasy Football a great way for fans to participate during NFL season
- Social media negatively effects development of teens
- Social media damages teenagers’ mental health
- Social media affects children and adolescents but doesn’t need to be abolished
- Body trauma turns into mind pain, but there is treatment
- Cryptocurrency should be used everywhere
- Losing loved ones changes lives
- The U.S. should provide universal healthcare
- Youth drinking is a serious issue; the drinking age should stay at 21
- My intensive outpatient program: helpful in some ways, but with limitations
- Music can and should be used as therapy
- The federal government should prioritize mental health over other issues
- Cars aren’t always greener on the other side – An analysis of electric cars
- College tuition should not be lowered, contrary to popular belief
- Extreme poverty is a destructive presence worldwide
- Teachers deserve a raise
- The pay-to-play system in U.S. youth soccer needs to end
- Fire departments in the United States are underfunded
- Life & Laps: Running through college, growth, and the grind
- Crumbl Cookie offers variety of flavors
- Facing overwhelming goals? Here are ways to cope with the stress
- Graduating seniors reflect on their time at DHS
- “The day the music died” is one slice of “American Pie”
- Black creativity changed the world, so we should acknowledge its legacy
- There is beauty within a stranger
- Vinny’s Film Critiques Ep. 1 (ft. Sofia Rudus)
- Cultural apporiation in music is inappropriate
- Staff shortages in school mental health departments impact students
- America runs on Dunkin, not Starbucks
- Self care is overlooked; it should be a vital part of everyone’s life
- Teenagers undervalue sleep to their detriment
- American Sign Language should be taught in all schools
- Celebrities cannot keep getting away with this
- Global poverty is a serious issue that we often forget
- Standardized gym tests ensure that kids can meet and exceed goals
- The sports industry should continue gender segregation
- Men should cry more
- Cancel Culture overdone, should be cancelled
- Deconstructing the Department of Education threatens the rights of students and educators
- Is golf up to par with other sports? DHS teachers can’t agree
- Contemporary art has an absence of talent
- Students love sleep but value distractions more
- Money CAN buy happiness, but not forever
- The cost of being a woman in Connecticut is too high
- Importance of hockey neck guards as life-threatening injuries arise
- Derby High School goes through a serious lockdown
- Students at Derby are against uniforms
- The attempt for a distraction-free learning environment in classrooms across the nation approaches DHS
- Don’t judge a bill by its cover: liberals overreacting to Florida law
- The government should give more support to the homeless
- The US Government should increase spending on public transportation
- Abortion is a right and a choice
- Is it fair for transgender athletes to compete against the opposite biological sex?
- The war about minimum wage needs to end with higher pay
- The fight against guns in schools and arming staff is foreboding
- The defunding of Planned Parenthood will only cause tragedy for society
- Abortion and contraceptive rights matter
- Why music can help people and how
- Rapists and sexual assaulters deserve worse punishments
- US should limit its support of Ukraine
- The Chinese government is guilty of genocide against the Uyghurs Muslims
- People ignore global warming, and they need to stop
- Because of Native American genocide, the US should pay reparations
- Teenagers urgently need our help with mental health!
- Why being vegan isn’t necessary
- Social media companies need to impose time limits
- Guns should not be allowed in public
- Cash bails criminalize poverty and should be abolished
- Religion has no place in politics
- Both domestic violence victims and aggressors need our help
- Hollywood is abusing minors
- Abortion should be protected by the constitution
- Mental health caregivers make a difference
- Students discuss all the angles and nuances of the new SAT
- Students discuss favoritism at DHS
- Gay marriage is a right
- Downtown Derby’s current state of construction creates both exhilarated and frustrated opinions
- LAST DAY OF CLASSES FOR SENIORS: June 3rd, 2024
- The ugly truth is that there are perks to being beautiful
- Investing in education should mean higher pay for teachers
- Constant screen time creates unhealthy habits for children
- Religion’s complex role in life: it is not necessary for everyone
- Should biological males be allowed to participate on women’s sports teams, and vice versa?
- Teen depression needs to be taken more seriously
- Lack of support from ignorant government creates constant prison cycle
- Enlightening introspection of the internet reveals catastrophic impacts
- Urgent need for parents to limit children’s extracurriculars
- Starting the college application process junior year results in meticulous application
- Derby’s new mayor, Joseph DiMartino, is the best man for the job
- Derby High School students are saying “school air” makes them look bad after TikTok trend
- Students at DHS would benefit from longer breaks
- A badminton club would serve DHS an exciting evironment
- Remote working boosts benefits and productivity
- Take control: stop domestic violence
- Students need to be informed about substance abuse
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