2019 Winter Break Plans
It comes down to that time of the school year, what all the students and teachers are ready for: it’s...
Opinion
SRO increase approved in spite of community dissent
During the 2018-2019 school year, then-Urbana Superintendent Donald Owen was removed from his position as Urbana School District Superintendent in...
Should teens trick or treat?
Every year on October 31st, people dress up, go out, and visit other houses around their neighborhood to get candy....
A feminist reading of Halloween (2018)
Slashers have a bit of a bad name. The idea that horror movies exist only to promote sex and violence...
Athletic spotlight: Lanaiydia Baker
Sophomore Lanaiydia Baker is in her second year of cheer, cheering for both the basketball squad and the football squad. ...
Senior Class of 2020 College Poll
Its that time of the year where seniors gathered all they information about what college to attend. This year Urbana...
Do police in schools really keep us safe?
After a highly-publicized rash of fights spread across Urbana Middle School and Urbana High School during the 2018-2019 school year,...
All-Star Team Baseball Predictions
By Miller Calhoun, Michael Monreal, and Spencer Walden The MLB All-star break is quickly approaching and the race for a...
Editorial: Politicians Won’t Solve Climate Change
Earlier this year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill committing Illinois to substantially decrease its carbon footprint by 2025, in...
Student feelings about the PSAT/SAT
It comes that time of the year when 9th through 11th grade students get nervous about taking standardized testing. The...
