Letter to the Editor
January 15, 2019
Filed under Opinions
Dec. 11, 2018 Dear Editor of the Manhattan High School Mentor: Re: your article “Recycling to better environments” by Features Editor Hannah Heger, Hannah makes an impressive case that improper disposal of food waste is very, very bad. She does not say where proper food waste di...
Is the school’s self-defense/fighting policy fair
Kris Long, Junior News Editor
December 17, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinions
The current school policy on fighting is a zero-tolerance-of-violence policy, meaning anyone involved in a fight is automatically suspended out of school for one day. Is this really a fair policy? Is it fair that students can get punished for self-defense? What should students do if they end up in a...
Tumblr Ban on adult content to extreme
Kyla Barnett, Junior Opinions Editor
December 17, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Recently, the popular social media site Tumblr announced that it would be permanently banning all adult content on its platform as of yesterday, and it has caused an uproar. Tumblr is a space for everyone to express themselves and always has been, but now that is being threatened. A huge part of ...
Do we really need finals?
Heidi Hansen, Staff Writer
December 17, 2018
Filed under Opinions
The dreaded finals. Students work hard all semester taking tests and stressing over last-minute homework just to take a huge test that could make or break your grade. Finals bring on unwanted stress, and to be honest, no one wants to study over their entire weekend. Students already take standardized tests...
Male abuse victims just as important as female
Katya Tarabrina, Junior Copy Editor
December 17, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Domestic abuse has been a problem in our society for many decades. More than one in three women (35.6 percent) and more than one in four men (28.5 percent) in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Men who are victimized are subs...
Ignorance causes hostility for LGBTQ+ community
Brianna Carmack, Opinions Editor
December 11, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Coming out can be one of the hardest things a person will do in their lifetime. Whether it's coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or other types of sexuality, not everyone will be as welcome as they should be. Unfortunately, a fellow sophomore friend of mine feels that they have been treated un...
University, Community, or Gap Year?
Tara Wood, Staff Writer
December 11, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Skipping a university to attend community college or take a gap year has a negative connotation, but I want to dispel the common myth that students can’t be successful without going straight from high school to a university. So many high school students don't even consider these options because th...
Public title should not dictate opinions
Sophia Comas, Sports Editor
December 11, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinions
Public image in a world where almost nothing else seems to matter is a driving force for the way society as a whole perceives people. Every aspect of a public figure or official’s life is plopped under a microscope for common folk to pick apart and criticize, and yet people still continue to put th...
School emergency drills should be more randomized
Brianna Carmack, Opinions Editor
December 4, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinions
Security has been an issue for dozens of schools worldwide, including Manhattan High. One debated issue is our current lock-down and secure campus system. At the moment, school emergencies happen during class times at Manhattan High, but real life school emergencies are not something that is predictab...
Black Friday affects holidays
Aloera Ostermann, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Filed under Opinions
As we get into the thick of the holiday season Christmas is fast approaching. Naturally, with Christmas, everyone begins to think immediately of the presents. They think of the things they want and the things they may get for other people. As people think of getting gifts and giving them they must first...
Fashion beneficial to gender roles
Sophia Comas, Sports Editor
December 4, 2018
Filed under Opinions
As we have all clearly seen throughout the 21st century, the topic of gender and its role in society have long been debated and fought over. However, in that debate, we have discovered the piece of the puzzle that is now allowing for people everywhere to express their true selves. We have discove...
Media literacy proves beneficial for everyone
Brianna Carmack, Opinions Editor
November 13, 2018
Filed under Editorial, Opinions
As support for mainstream media declines, media literacy is becoming less important than it should be. According to MediaLiteracy.com, media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, communicate and create using all forms of media. The importance of media literacy was recently acknowledged throu...