January 23, 2019
Luke Teeple, Web assistant
January 21, 2019
Filed under Mercer's Opinions
In college, students take exams once a semester. There are no tests or quizzes. So, if high school is supposedly preparing you for college, why do students take quizzes and tests along with finals. Some teachers say that students...
Mercer Janssen, PR Manager
January 15, 2019
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Personally I hate wearing shoes. Not because they confine the foot, or are overall really uncomfortable, but because they are a pain to put on. Which doesn’t seem like a valid reason, but it drives me to loathe them, and thus I a...
January 15, 2019
Mercer Janssen, PR Manager
January 10, 2019
Filed under Mercer's Opinions, Opinions
How does one go about saying no? Possibly one of the hardest words to say in the face of a peer, friend, or even mentor. In the decade of elaborate dance proposals, how does one turn down an offer, made in front of a crowd, with ...
January 10, 2019
Mercer Janssen, PR Manager
January 10, 2019
Filed under Mercer's Opinions, Opinions
Allowing students to feel at ease: a concept the administration must have been unaware of when they created the bell schedule. Currently, lunch is a meager 30 minutes. Once seating themselves and pulling out their meals, studen...
Luke Teeple, Web assistant
January 9, 2019
Filed under Mercer's Opinions, Opinions
“Changing the bell schedule could minimize the impact [athletic releases] have on attendance,” said Connie Byrnes, attendance specialist.
The current schedule forces athletes to skip about an hour to an hour and a half o...
