The Lightning Strike

Opinion

Schools need to load up on gun education

October 13, 2017

The largest mass shooting in American history took place less than two weeks ago. I can tell you the body count, the name of the shooter, and how he managed to plan the attack. The media has made it clear that it was a national tragedy. So why did my phon...

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Feature

Why does Ewart assign journals?

Hilly Yehoshua, Spread Editor

October 13, 2017 • No Comments

It was another day grading essays at Broward College in 2006 when English teacher James Ewart decided that he was going to change his students' choppy, incoherent writing. It was then when the idea of "daily journals" came...

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Lifestyle

Cockroaches: the cows of the future

Maria Menezes, staff writer

October 13, 2017

Cockroaches may be disgusting, but scientists say that their milk is extremely nutritious. Pacific beetle cockroaches give birth to their offspring and feed them with a liquid su...

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Sports

Football behind a screen

Alexis Sanford, staff writer

October 13, 2017

Fantasy football entails picking real players to create a fake team and earn points through their performance on the field. If your team scores more points than your competitors team, you win. There are public leagues, where anyone can join, and priv...

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News

Being Caught Doesn’t Come Cheap: ID and Uniform Changes

Tiffany Schram, Staff Writer

October 20, 2017 • No Comments

Your alarm goes off and you slip into your favorite pair of ripped jeans and slip right into your most comfortable pair of slides. You hop on the bus to school ready to start the school day with no is...