The government has been shut down for nearly a month, marking the longest shutdown in US history. On December 11th, 2018, Trump demand $5 billion for southern border security. When Democrats offered an alternative deal of $1.6 billion, Trump rejected, stating he would be “proud” to shutdown the government. After many failed attempts of trying to keep the government open, the partial shutdown started December 22nd. Trump vows to keep the government shutdown until border s

MLB outfielder Christian Yelich played his debut season with the Milwaukee Brewers this past season after being traded from the Miami Marlins in the off season. His season was successful to say the least, earning himself the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Yelich topped fellow National League players Nolen Arenado and Javier Baez with 29 of the 30 first place votes. Humbly Yelich stated, “You never dream of winning an award like this.” The beginning of Yelich’s 20

At 3:43 pm on November 19th, students at La Follette High school were met with a horrifying email from our principal, Sean Storch. In the weekly update. To restrict use of bullying and harassment on social media at LHS, we will shut off guest wifi starting November 19.” As of 9:00 am on the 19th, the guest wifi is up and running for us. In the e-mail sent to students and their families, this shocking statement was made; “To restrict use of bullying and harassment on social me

‘Tis the season for a well needed break from school. For most students, this break is stress relieving and a time to relax, sleep in, and eat food. For some though, the thought of going to break can be terrifying. Some students have had to live through sexual assault, and of those assaulted, 30% would be by family members. Your family is supposed to be filled with people that you trust, love and care for. If you put yourself into someone's shoes, just imagine going to a famil

Forest fires have been combated by many different people with quite a few techniques, but there is another one trying to stop forest fires: an animal. Smokey the Bear is no longer the only animal working to prevent forest fires, for he now is joined by goats. Yes, forest fire fighting goats. In Girona, Spain, there is a group of goats led by shepherds, who are helping in the Fire Flocks project. The Fire Flocks project is run by Surgi Nuss, a scientist, and the goal of the pr

For those of you who don’t know, an HBCU is an Historically Black College or University, and they’re all over the US. They are institutions of higher learning that were established before the Civil Rights Act in 1964, with the primary purpose of giving students of color (specifically African-Americans) a better education. If you are familiar with HBCUs it is known that they are highly enthusiastic about African-American history, having loads of fun while getting an education,