Love letter to U.S. Congress
Samantha Singer, Online Editor-in-chief
December 12, 2011
Dear Congress, your actions are awful and should be addressed immediately. Over the past four years there has been a rapid change from making decisions that can benefit America to decisions that strictly benefit you and your buddies on Wall Street. None of you were elected into office so you can make... Read more »
Don’t ask, I won’t tell. Unless I’m forced to by the government
Mario Augstinovic, Staff Writer
November 15, 2011
After a 20 year crusade with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, the United States has seemed to defy all odds and repealed this unjustified and unconstitutional policy. The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy forced homosexuals to exit the military if they were “out.” The end of this... Read more »
The killing of an innocent man: Troy Davis
Carolyn Coons, Print Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2011
All evidence indicates that Troy Davis was an innocent man sentenced to death. After twenty years on death row, seven recounted testimonies, and no physical evidence, Davis was executed on September 21st. Davis’ case calls into question the morality of the death penalty, even for the guilty. There’s... Read more »
East Meck Was Not Born This Way
Laura Carroll, Managing Editor
May 27, 2011
We tolerate screaming kids at the mall, our friends snoring at sleepovers, and the guy tapping his pencil during exams. We say we tolerate our fellow Eagles – lesbian, Hispanic, people with disabilities – but we need a wake up call. All school year we have been swamped with messages like “people... Read more »
Brothers at bat secure victory
Laura Carroll, Managing Editor
May 27, 2011
They call him “Double D,” and that last D should stand for dynamite. East Meck’s baseball powerhouse has flourished this year under the leadership of a particularly strong captain, David Daniels, and a mass collaboration of seniors that are so close they are practically brothers. Ideally,... Read more »
Qaddafi must be stopped
Carolyn Coons, Staff Writer
May 27, 2011
Muammar el-Qaddafi is an insane dictator with a flare for the dramatic – dramatic being bombing his own citizens while refusing to relinquish his title. His oppressive and destruction of Libya has been so great it has forced NATO and the UN to become involved. The U.S. is not only a major world... Read more »
Spread tolerance through action
Samantha Singer
April 4, 2011
Religious Pluralism sounds like nothing more than a great topic for a senior exit but in actual reality it is something that affects many aspects of everyday life. Religious Pluralism in its simplest term is acceptance o all other religions. Although it’s an easy concept it is not always easy for... Read more »
My uterus brings all the Republicans to the yard
Laura Carroll
April 4, 2011
I am pro-life. We have desecrated this country for too long with the murder of innocents and it is time we stop. Every day, abortion kills people who never even had the chance to live. That’s why I’m pro-life…except for women’s lives, and the lives of already born children, and the lives... Read more »
Students to be voice of democracy
April 4, 2011
In this issue of The Eagle we tried to include the stories that unite us in the face of different causes. Whether it’s Project Unify, a club that focuses on the intermingling of previously separated students, or the focus on the beauty of everyone’s religion and the importance of religious pluralism,... Read more »
“Waiting for Superman” offers new perspective on teaching policies
Amanda Albright
January 26, 2011
Almost everyone is looking for a magical solution to problems in our schools, something that is seen every week in the newspaper headlines. “Waiting for ‘Superman’” gives statistics that disguise themselves as optimistic. According to the movie, if we eliminated the lowest performing five to... Read more »
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