Category: Staff Editorials

October 2 was National Custodian’s day. October 2 was a Saturday. Nothing sounds more perfect than thanking our custodians on a day in which we aren’t even in school. Right? The custodial staff has persevered through downsizing, school shutdowns, bottle flipping, extraordinary safety measures during the pandemic, and now devious licks. There has to be some greater way to show […]

We doubt there are many students at Mason who haven’t complained about Mason’s competitive culture. A culture that strives to carve out the perfect “cookie-cutter” student. A model student with straight-As, perfect scores, leadership, awards, etc. Seems like some sort of package deal. Now, this pressure is present for almost all high-school students. But in a school of 3600+ kids, […]

 This new normal has started to feel, well, just normal. And a lot of that is thanks to an environment that was invariably supportive and adaptive despite the difficult decisions and endless opportunity cost that are bound to come with a devastating pandemic.  Because all things considered, things could have gone much much much worse. They could’ve gone slightly better […]

Remember when Cleveland Browns Quarterback Baker Mayfield tweeted at Mason High School calling us soft?  Yeah, so do we.  One of the more tumultuous moments here at Mason High School began as a way to reduce stress and ease the cutthroat academic culture here at Mason. Somehow it ended in a viral tweet by Cleveland Browns Quarterback Baker Mayfield on […]

 It was only recently the Duchess of Sussex opened up about her mental health struggles in an interview with Oprah.  This interview was the first the Sussexes had given since officially breaking away from their royal duties last year.  Meghan Markle opened up to contemplating thoughts of suicide and self-harm – a comment which continued to introduce further concern and […]

 While the days of sensationalized celebrity gossip coming from tabloid magazines circa 2006 are pretty much gone, a sleeker, faster information machine has taken its place.  But the accessibility and speed of the internet are not upgrades in this case — they are unethical and dangerous and promote a toxic culture of idolizing celebrities, wanting to know every detail of […]

Let’s admit it. As much as we love to say that we love this time of year, it’s also one of the more stressful times of the year — especially for those struggling with their looks and body image. We feel vulnerable to judgement. As much as we probably hate to say it, we really do care about what others […]

 Let’s admit it. As much as we love to say that we love this time of year, it’s also one of the more stressful times of the year — especially for those struggling with their looks and body image. We feel vulnerable to judgement. As much as we probably hate to say it, we really do care about what others […]

 The votes are in: we’ve broken our streak.  After exactly six decades, Ohio has faltered its long-held status as the ultimate bellwether in America — and with it, indications of being a swing state in general. After we went for President Trump by more than 8 points the night of the election, the other midwestern swing states failed to follow […]

The impact of the virus has put our healthcare system and economy under fire, the West Coast is literally on fire, and political and racial tensions are more or less up in flames.  If life sounds like a dystopia, that’s because it is. Science-fiction has never been about predicting  a future that exaggerates what is wrong with ours. It’s been […]

This next Tuesday, Ohio will hold its 2020 primary election. The biggest ticket item? The Democratic presidential primaries. Everyone’s ballot will have 11 candidates on it — of those 11, only three are still in the race (Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Tulsi Gabbard). And of those three, Sanders and Biden are the only two who have a shot at […]

The worst president ever. The most shameful thing to ever happen in our country. Humiliated on an international stage like never before. We hear phrases like this get tossed around a lot to describe our current political situation. People on either side of the aisle can barely agree with each other on much, but we can all agree that this […]

If you don’t know who Quasem Solimini is, you’re probably wrong. To put it another way, his death sparked World War III and the reinstatement of the draft in America.  Well, just the talk about it.  After President Trump ordered an airstrike that killed the Iranian leader, we responded the best way we know how: memes. Jokes about dodging the […]

DisneyPlus was released one month ago yesterday. And already, how many people have it? We don’t know, because Disney won’t release the numbers — but we do know that the day after it launched, it had already gained over 10 million subscribers. That’s not even taking into account the no doubt millions more who stole their friends’, coworkers’, and family […]

If you’ve ever driven in Mason, you know how bad Mason drivers are. The fact of the matter is that every member of our staff who can drive has been witness to some horrible act of automotive ignorance. Whether they were in front of, behind, next to, or inside the offending car, we’ve all experienced some indescribably idiotic things happening […]

School dances are a big deal. Right? We see it all the time in movies and TV. Twilight. Mean Girls. High School Musical 3. All of those movies have prom or some variation of their school dance at the very end of the movie — the moment where all the characters get together one last time, where all the loose […]

We all see it happening, we all know about it, some of us have even been a part of it. But none of us say anything — Why?  “Because it’s not an issue.” “Because it’s not hurting anyone.” “Because it’s easier not to.”  Everyone’s made these excuses, and everyone’s stayed silent, but now we’re beginning to pay the price. More […]