February 2012 archive

Editorial: Restroom vandalism

Vandals are flushing school funds straight down the toilet and inconveniencing the entire student body when they need to use the campus restrooms. Vandalism is the frequent cause of students being locked out of restrooms while custodians spend countless hours picking up toilet paper, unclogging toilets and cleaning out sinks. If students want campus restrooms …

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Editorial: Student IDs

Strawbridge Studios recently gave students who purchased school pictures a free student ID.  The IDs were a promotion from the picture vendor, and there is no requirement for students to carry them on campus.  Because the cards increase security, all Varina students would benefit from their use. It is true that purchasing student ID cards …

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Column: ‘End’ debate goes on

by Brigitte Wendel It’s 2012: the Chinese are celebrating the year of the dragon, seniors are ready to graduate, and President Obama will soon find out whether to make new address labels.  But for a select few, 2012 means much more. They believe it could be the end of the world. For years, people have …

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Column: Labels won’t work

by Danielle Childress Imagine seeing a gruesome image of death and disease on every cigarette box in the grocery store display. That’s what the Food and Drug Administration is trying to make a reality. Since the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009, the FDA has the “authority to regulate …

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Column: Last minute procrastination bad for health, GPA, sanity

by Ashanti Wright You do it almost every day: you get up, hit the snooze button and climb right back in bed. Ten minutes later, you take a shower, brush your teeth and get dressed. By the time you get to school, you’re desperately flipping through notes before a quiz. Of course, you could have …

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