Why the NCAA is corrupt
Sam Stuve and Tynan Shahidi, Academics and Arts editor, Reporter
May 18, 2018
The NCAA has a problem, itself. The so-called "non-profit" organization racked up 1.2 billion dollars last year. Some believe the NCAA is corrupt, including NBA superstar LeBron James. "I don't know if there's any fixing the NCAA. I don't think there is." On October 22nd, 2014 an article published ...
Radical Feminism
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor in Chief
April 25, 2018
At its root, Radical feminism is an incredibly complex ideology. It is a movement that pushes for a restructuring of the current social hierarchy in order to “liberate people of the female sex,” according to radfemcollective.com. The theory operates under the pretense that people of the female...
A Crummy Fish Underwater
Petr Karpov, Reporter
March 30, 2018
Amidst the dark and turbulent times of late 2017 rose a viral YouTube video, a shining beacon of hope. In it, a group of scholars argue about the condition of a fish completely submerged in water: if no part of the fish was exposed to air, would that fish be considered wet? While this video managed t...
ANALYSIS: THE RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP— NOT BLACK AND WHITE
Selaam Dollisso, Online Managing Editor
February 14, 2018
Ames High is home to an array of talented students: from National Merit Scholars to All-State musicians and some of the best athletes in the state. In August of 2017, the school-ranking website Niche named Ames High the number one public high school in the state of Iowa for the fifth consecutive ...
Ames High Gets High
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor-in Chief
December 18, 2017
Liam Struck is a riveting conversationalist, sociable and lively. He is well-known for his outgoing nature and he is a strong student in multiple AP classes. Struck has a wide range of friends of all ages and prides himself on his rampant political activism. Struck has also just returned from a three-m...
Entering the 0.5%
Thomas DeLay, Reporter
November 16, 2017
Feet bleeding or blistered, legs cramping, heart pounding, head hurting and lips forcing a triumphant smile. This is the appearance of almost every marathon runner as they cross the finish line. For many people, running a full marathon for the first time is one of proudest moments of their lives, I am lu...
The Walkout: An Ames High Perspective
Lucas Bleyle and Selaam Dollisso
October 23, 2017
The bright glare of the stadium lights glimmers off the gold of trumpets, saxophones, and horns. The Ames High Band marches into position. There is a certain tension in the stands. Before the national anthem is played, thirteen band members and two cheerleaders leave the field, silently linking arms as...
The Pool Dilemma
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 5, 2017
Senior Olivia Jenks secures her swim cap over her hair, determinedly snaps her goggles onto her face and prepares to swim briskly to the other side of the Ames High pool. A stench of mildew perfumes the air, most likely due to the faulty air quality in the facility. Jenks takes a breath an...
Election Reflection
Selaam Dollisso, Online Managing Editor
September 25, 2017
The night of September 25th, community members gathered to witness the induction of newest Ames School Board members Monic Behnken, Jamet Colton, and Gina Perez. The results of the election shifted the composition of the board from only one female member, to a female majority. The women also bring much neede...
De-Collectivizing Collective Bargaining in Iowa
Lisa Cochran, Co-editor-in-chief
May 17, 2017
In the wake of recent political events, the issue of collective bargaining has become prevalent in our community. Recently, the district took a vote on this issue and a new law was put into place by Republican legislators- House file 291. While not all facets of the Iowa workforce were negatively affec...
Jonathan Watt, Opinion Editor
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Seventy-one percent of Americans, in a recent survey from CATO, say that political correctness ”...silence[s] discussions society needs to have.” In today’s political...
Jonathan Watt, Opinion Editor
May 30, 2019 • No Comments
Between the time it’s taken me to start writing this and the time I actually started writing this, I’ve scrolled through 6 Spotify playlists and watched a total of 33...
Lucas Bleyle, Co-Editor in Chief
May 17, 2019 • No Comments
After four years of writing for the WEB, my time to write a senior column is here. It’s my time to write about me. For all my articles up until this point (minus two opinion...
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Seth Bequette, Academics & Arts Editor
March 14, 2019 • No Comments
I’m a bit late for the tea party that is M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Eastrail 177 Trilogy’, though to be fair the first film of this triple play was two years before...
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