Real Talk: Early voting

Remi Williams, WTV Staff Reporter

October 19, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Real Talk, Showcase

In this week's edition of Real Talk, WTV's Remi Williams talks to teachers and staff about early voting which begins Monday.

All Voices Matter: Your vote matters

Aviance Pritchett, Staff Reporter

October 18, 2018

Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase

Early voting for midterm elections starts on Monday, that’s next week, as of the time this is being written. During the 2016 election, 51 percent of millenials and 63 percent of Gen X voted--that was the highest voting turnout of those groups since 1996. But that was a presidential election. How...

Opinion: Living a life well spent

Kasey Harvey, Editor-in-chief

October 17, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Showcase

In a world full of two drastic ends of the spectrum on a scale of happiness from overjoyed to miserable, the definition of a life well spent seems to be a topic of controversy. From wanting to be rich to living on the road, happiness comes in all shapes and sizes. In order to live a life that is ‘well spen...

Blog: Destination Health

Katharina Santos, Staff Reporter

October 17, 2018

Filed under Blogs, Opinion, Showcase

Wingspan's Katharina Santos offers advice, insight, and personal experiences revolving around health in her blog: Destination Health.

Keeping Up with Kanika: Appreciate the moment

Kanika Kappalayil, Staff Reporter

October 16, 2018

Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase

Recently I had the privilege of attending my sister’s white coat ceremony hosted by UT Southwestern’s Medical School. The white coat ceremony is a rite of passage in which MS1’s, or first year medical students, finally receive their much anticipated white coats while walking across the stage with an...

Say it Louder: Subtweeting

Emma Crampton, Opinion Editor

October 15, 2018

Filed under Columns, Opinion

Most teenagers today have some form of social media. One of them may be Twitter. Twitter can be extremely fun and entertaining and even an escape for some people. However, there are some people that simply aren’t mature enough to keep it fun. Once Twitter (or any social media) becomes nasty and spite...

Real Talk: PSAT

October 12, 2018

Filed under Real Talk

On this week's edition of Real Talk, WTV's Remi Williams hits the halls to ask students about the merits of the PSAT test

All Voices Matter: Sexual assault victims matter

Aviance Pritchett, Staff Reporter

October 11, 2018

Filed under Columns, Opinion

Last week I did a column that condemned Kavanaugh and his nomination. Once again, I’m bringing up the subject of sexual assault victims, thanks to the first lady Melania Trump’s ’s recent comment on female victims. “I support the women and they need to be heard,” Trump said in an interview wi...

Keeping Up with Kanika: Breaks should be for a break

Kanika Kappalayil, Staff Reporter

October 10, 2018

Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase

I shouldn’t think: “Thank God, I have the holiday to get all my homework done!” But yet there I was thinking just that, with the four day extended weekend. I hate to allow for such ridiculous monologues in my head, but it’s the truth. And this is an accurate narrative for many high s...

Might be time to set sail on Columbus Day

October 9, 2018

Filed under Opinion

Christopher Columbus, a name embedded in the minds of our youth as the eminence of exploration. He daringly ventured across the great horizon, in search of new lands and opportunity for his fellow Spanish countrymen. Blazing forward in a path of fire and glory to bring civilization to new lands, ...

Real Talk: 4 day weekend

Remi Williams, WTV Staff Reporter

October 4, 2018

Filed under Real Talk

In this week's edition of Real Talk, WTV'S Remi Williams hits the halls to ask students about the four day weekend.

All Voices Matter: This shouldn’t be normal

Aviance Pritchett, Staff Reporter

October 3, 2018

Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase

During this time of 2018, it’s impossible to not hear anything on the Kavanaugh case. When it comes to people being accused of sexual assault, I notice that there’s a lot of hostility, doubt, and blame towards the accuser instead of the accused. It’s even worse because this is a national affair--Kava...