Holidays: the Universal Religion

Juan Pablo Rivera Garza
Reporter

Religion, the very source of all major winter holidays has been repeatedly pushed aside recently by those who feel it is a downer on an otherwise joyful holiday season. In a time when 15% of Americans do not identify with a religion, many see the holidays as a secular affair. Many people still believe that religion needs to be at the forefront of the holidays, others think that without religion, we get rid of an unnecessary stick in the mud during the winter festivities.

John Green: The Biggest Nerd of Them All

Isabel Lawrence
Reporter

Though he is a New York Times best selling author, has been published in more than twelve languages, is the winner of the Michael L. Printz Award in 2006 and the Edgar Award in 2009, and was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist not once but twice, John Green is not widely known. Other authors such as J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer bring instant Potter and vampire connections to mind; but to many, John Green draws a blank. This up and coming author, however, is gaining speed and quickly making a name for himself in the young adult (YA) literature world.

Hidden Calories in the Cafeteria: Do You Know What You’re Eating?

Bryn Pennetti
Reporter

Since elementary school, rumors about school lunches have spread from mentions of rubber hot dogs to 400 calorie cookies. But do students actually know what’s in their grab-and-go cafeteria foods?

The NCHS cafeteria serves varied breakfast and lunch foods ranging from ice cream to prepared sandwiches. Though every day the cafeteria is crowded with hungry teens, the most students tend to know about the food is the name and what condiments can go with it.