“Marriage Story” Arguably Johansson and Driver’s Best Work
Amy Chen, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 29, 2019
In mid-December, after a two-month hiatus from Netflix, I finally caved in and sat down to watch the first thing the web site’s algorithm fed me: Noah Baumbach’s latest production, Marriage Story. Completely unaware of the film’s six recent nominations for the 2020 Golden Globe Awards, I stumbled blindly...
Mayor Horwitz Investigated for Workplace Harassment
Tal Rothberg, News Editor
November 27, 2019
Beachwood City Council held a public meeting with special counsel on Oct. 30 to discuss an investigation into allegations of workplace harassment by Mayor Martin Horwitz. After a dramatic airing of findings and criticism from residents who believed the investigation was politically motivated, council vote...
Kashmir: The Real Story
Sanjana Murthy, Staff Writer
November 24, 2019
India and Pakistan have fought a number of wars and skirmishes since the 1947 partition. The conflict over Kashmir has been the cause of much of the fighting. Demographics The Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir consists of three regions: Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Jammu has a Hindu majority, whil...
Educators Consider the Pros and Cons of Cell Phones in the Classroom
Roberto DeMarchi, Staff Writer
November 3, 2019
As cell phones have become increasingly omnipresent and powerful, schools, including BHS, must try to strike a balance between what is useful and what is disruptive as far as electronics are concerned. “The district is very concerned about students using electronic devices to take pictures, videotape or...
An Open Letter to Student Council
Peter Soprunov, Staff Writer
October 23, 2019
It's time to stop segregating graduates by gender
A Marxist Reading of TikTok
Peter Soprunov, Staff Writer
October 15, 2019
In 2016, Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. released musical.ly, a lip sync video-sharing platform today most remembered for giving the world Jacob Sartorius and other faux riche preteen garbage celebrities. In 2018, however, a triumph of rebranding transformed the app into a central pillar of mod...
Same School, Different Levels
Carrington Peavy, Features Editor
September 28, 2019
Beachwood City Schools is a thriving and diverse school district home to a population of over 1,500 students. The district is ranked #6 in Ohio, according to the most recent school report card data. BHS earned four A’s and two B’s on the state’s indicators. 72% of BHS students took one or more AP cl...
Hate Crime on the Rise
Prerna Mukherjee, Managing Editor
September 20, 2019
David Johnson went back-to-school shopping with his wife and granddaughter on Aug. 3 at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Arturo Benavides, a war veteran, was checking out at the cash register. Jordan Anchondo was shopping with her husband with their two-month-old son. These innocent people were amo...
Protecting Lives or Protecting Guns?
Amy Chen, Staff Writer
September 18, 2019
Only 13 hours after the Aug. 3 shooting in El Paso, Texas, a 24-year old opened fire on a crowded street in Dayton, Ohio. Within 32 seconds, 27 were wounded, including 10 now reported dead. This is one more tragic episode in a long string of mass shootings in recent years. In spite of these many ...
