Saturn’s retrograde and how it affects you
Isabel Rockwood, Editor-in-Chief
September 5, 2018
Something has been influencing us beyond our normal realm of consciousness, which is usually grounded in the people and actions surrounding us. Saturn is completing the rest of its cycle around the sun in its normal fashion, but to the Earth's eye, it appears to be moving backwards—this phase is called...
Avengers Infinity War Review
Samory Senh, Editor
May 1, 2018
Thor, Black Panther, Ironman, Captain America, Hulk and “friends”, team up to take L’s. A whole lot of them. I’ve never seen such a level of disrespect in a subtle punch. You wouldn’t understand it till you watch it but, “Homeboy could like get it.” -Bella Hadid Forget what you...
What Good Are You
Marisa Fried, Editor
April 19, 2018
What good are you, Sun, if you bring me no heat? I still bring you light, said he. I still make your world green, Or green as can be, Now you've covered the Earth with concrete. What good are you, Sun, if you shine in my eyes? What tempts you to blind us so? I chase out the Dark So it blinds...
Review of Dulcinea Bar & Grill
Jarata Jaffa, Entertainment Section Director
April 5, 2018
Being on the hunt for the perfect taco is not easy. Nor has the advocate team come close to a perfect taco, but we have found good tacos in the Rockville/Gaithersburg Area in a little cute Mexican restaurant called Dulcinea Bar & Grill. If you like restaurants that are small and where the staff...
March for Our Lives- The Demand for Gun Safety comes knocking at Washington’s Door
Morgan Terry, Editor
March 30, 2018
On Mar. 25, Montgomery College students and faculty joined hundreds of others at the Silver Spring Civic Center, boarding buses bound for Pennsylvania Ave to accompany over 200,000 people to tell our lawmakers that #EnoughIsEnough. The march was organized by the students of Stoneman Douglas High school...
I Plead The…Second?
Christopher Reed, Staff Writer
February 16, 2018
In what can only be described as a horrible scene from a nightmare has become a weekly occurrence in the U.S. Since the beginning of 2018, there have been 30 mass shootings, as kept track of by the Gun Violence Archive, compared to 346 mass shootings in 2017. According to the Federal Bureau of Investi...
WCW: Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard
Arrey Mbutambe, Staff Writer
February 8, 2018
Can we please take a minute or two to brag about our president? Unless you have been living under a rock, you should know that Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard is the current president of Montgomery College. She has been in this position for about eight years now. Today, she is my woman crush. In fact, she is...
WCW: Ellen DeGeneres
Arrey Mbutambe, Staff Writer
December 13, 2017
Ellen is one of the most marvelous, courageous and uplifting persons on national television. She does not only bring joy to the lives of her viewers, but she also inhibits hope, passion, and fearlessness into their hearts. The former President, Barack Obama, honored Ellen with America's highest civilian...
In Nat Turner’s Name
Samory Senh, Multi-Media Editor
November 16, 2017
In honor of Nathaniel Turner And he freed himself of iron chains And from his lips crept the will of God And the fields of snow were consumed by the eternal flame "I see a sea of blood bonds and hands freed." The verse fell from his tongue Giving sight to ...
Anthology of a Mild Lotus
Salim Addrey, Sports Editor
November 10, 2017
A = S The beast had roared and stood on his hind legs as if he were ready to attack. But he placed his front paws down when he saw me jump back. With brows furrowed and face gnarled, he approached me slowly and let out a snarl. He placed his snout against my nose and again he growled. He pressed so cl...
The Girl on the Swing
Paula Espinoza, Staff Writer
November 10, 2017
Casey and her class decided to celebrate Halloween at the haunted house on Executioner Lane. They invited the entire senior class to this Boo-fest. They set up a haunted trail behind the house to make it even more scarier. Drew asked Casey if she had gone through the haunted trail. “Oh no…” she...
M.I.A.
Salim Addrey
November 8, 2017
A room full of people With voices chattering all around But the one I wanted to hear the most Was nowhere to be found With all the voices and laughter I started to drown Not because I was overwhelmed Or the noise was too loud It's just the one I needed the most Was nowhere to be found In...
