Emery Hajek, Staff Writer

May 1, 2019 • No Comments

As of June 2018, eighteen states and the District of Columbia adopted laws which prohibit discrimination against transgender individuals in public spaces in employment, housing, and public accommodations (via Media Matters). Yet, the fight between LGBT+ activists and their opposition is still ongoing. A commonly debated topic is transgender bathroom laws. Gender non-conforming individuals may not be...

Gia Jesse-Rasinskis, Managing Editor

February 27, 2019 • No Comments

  February is often seen as the dreaded month in which Valentine’s Day occurs, a fruitless celebration and an excuse to buy heart-shaped boxes. During this month one very real, and very incredible celebration, often overlooked, that is actually stretched through the entire month, this is because February is National Black History Month.     It seems simple enough, Martin Luther King...

Yasin Mohammad, Staff Writer

December 5, 2018 • No Comments

Last year’s electrifying Boilers girls basketball team made a good run in their season. With having a positive record and making it to sectionals, the team has some high expectations this season. Last season was a real challenge playing teams like Normal West and Lincoln Way East, but the Boilers were able to put up a fight against those teams. The Boilers did have their star player, graduate...

Trevor Conroy, Staff Writer

December 5, 2018 • No Comments

In the last 30 years obesity rates in children and teens have quadrupled. Obesity will soon surpass smoking as the number one cause of death throughout the world. Obesity is easily recognizable but it's also very hard to treat and if it is not treated in a timely manner than it can have long term and even fatal effects. Obesity is no longer an appearance concern it grown so much that it now is a...

Micah Lewis, Staff Writer

December 5, 2018 • No Comments

On October 13, the Kankakee Community College Gay Straight Alliance, Or “GSA” as many in the community affectionately call it, had held a statewide meeting for local GSAs to come together to create a warm, family friendly feeling among the community. The attending schools are as follows: Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School, Olivet, Manteno High School, and Kankakee Community College. As the...