Lunch Room Annoyances
September 16, 2011 • Jack Rogoz, Reporter
Filed under Opinion
Lately I feel that the school’s lunchroom is lacking in taste. From the looks of it, the lunchroom has been focusing mainly on the nutritional value of the food and not the taste of it. Healthier alternatives have been substituted for some of the extras at lunch. Recently, “Sqwinchers” have replaced... Read more »
Former Writer Nominated For Story Of The Year
September 14, 2011
Filed under Opinion
Kara David, a 2011 graduate from BV West and former Spotlight writer/editor, has been awarded for her February 2011 staff editorial on how high school prepares students for the future. David has been nominated for National Story of The Year by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). Here is... Read more »
StumbleUpon: New Way To Find Information and Entertainment
April 21, 2011 • Kirsten Selstad, Section Editor
Filed under Opinion
The Internet is the place most go when haunted by boredom. You sit around, go through the usual boring list of social networking and pop up filled game sites. There are so many things to discover online, we just have a hard time finding them. People don’t know where to begin to look, or how to go about... Read more »
That’s So…Not Fetch: ‘Mean Girls’ Sequel Sinks
April 14, 2011 • Molly Brown, Reporter
Filed under Opinion
Whoever had the idea to make a sequel to one of the best movies of our generation was seriously disturbed. As a matter of fact, sequels should not be made to movies unless it is continuing on with the same story. This is because 90% of the time sequels are not as good as the original. Recently, someone... Read more »
Tiger Mother: Addresses Parenting Issues
February 17, 2011 • Lauren Pino, Reporter
Filed under Opinion
Last month, a memoir called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was published. What began as just a woman venting about her coming of age as a mother turned into a giant debate that has left many individuals angry at the book’s author. The idea that the memoir I described could gain so much controversy... Read more »
How To Spend 20 Dollars
January 28, 2011 • Dan McCauley, Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Web Exclusives
A twenty-dollar bill is not a rare sight to come across in the Johnson County Bubble but it is generally a given to start a weekend off right. The BV West Newspaper staff was presented with a question; what is the best way to spend $20? There are endless possibilities to this riddling inquiry but which... Read more »
Oprah Takeover: Too Much to Handle
January 25, 2011 • Michelle Brox, Editor
Filed under Opinion
The queen of TV is taking a step up in the world by creating not a new show, but a new network. Apparently The Oprah Winfrey Show and O Magazine were just not enough for the ambitious Lady O. She was inspired to create an entire network devoted to ‘encouraging people to live with an open heart’... Read more »
The Holidays: Not Just About Lights and Gifts
December 4, 2010 • Carly Jones, Reporter
Filed under Opinion
Christmas in October? Christmas in November? Last time I checked, Christmas was in December. I don’t know if it is just the citizens of Johnson County, but apparently people think Christmas is meant to be celebrated during various months of the calendar. Christmas is Dec. 25 for a reason: to... Read more »
“Friendship” Tool is Not So Friendly
December 2, 2010 • Kara David, Section Editor
Filed under Opinion
No, I do not want to see your friendship. Nor do I think I have the right to. Friendships are between two people, not two people and the whole cyber world. Facebook has gone too far this time. A new link featured on Facebook is titled “See Friendship.” Replacing the old “See Wall to Wall,”... Read more »
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