DMAE Joins National Walkout
Courtnie Beckford, Section Editor
April 10, 2018
Filed under Elephant In The Room, News, Showcase, Student Life
On March 14, 2018, at 10:00 am, students from DMAE gathered in front of the Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium to remember the students who were killed in the Parkland, FL shooting a month before. Survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began the nationwide youth movement to in...
What’s Up With AP’s?
Julia Schwartz, Campus News Section Editing Staff
April 10, 2018
Filed under Elephant In The Room, News, Showcase
The DMAE campus is famous for welcoming and embracing new programs, people, and creating new opportunities. This year has been a challenging one, to say the least. DMAE has a new administration and guidance department, a new schedule with no ninth period, two instead of four lunch periods, ...
“Full time Student / Part time Sleeper”: How Stress Affects Honors Students
February 9, 2016
Filed under Elephant In The Room, Opinion, Student Life
Focus: How do stress and sleep deprivation affect high schoolers? It's 2 am. Your research paper is due tomorrow and you're only on the fifth page. The insurmountable amount of pizza you ate is hurting your chest and you're pretty sure the crumbs on your sweatshirt have created their own mini mountain....
Coffee Cup Controversy?
December 23, 2015
Filed under Elephant In The Room, Opinion
Focus: The annually decorated holiday cups at Starbucks that is usually awaited with excitement was met with critical anger from Christian Americans. DMAE students are now making the trek up Knickerbocker Road onto Palisades Avenue. Backpacks in hand, students scurry down “the ave” to Chipotle, Wendy’s, or...
WOKE UP LIKE DIS: How Beyoncé Taught Me Feminism
March 26, 2015
Filed under Elephant In The Room, Opinion
On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé Knowles graced unsuspecting masses with her monolithic self-titled album Beyoncé. Although seen by most as one of the most candid and honest of Queen Bey’s records, many critics came out of the woodwork to castigate Beyoncé’s use of vulgar language and extremely sexual...
Sliding Left on Relationship Goals
March 19, 2015
Filed under Elephant In The Room, Opinion, Showcase
There are two different types of people on Valentine’s Day: people in relationships and people who aren’t. But what happens when we blur those lines? As we reach the age when we are constantly asked about our future life plans, the commitment can be stressful. On top of these demanding decisions...