Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

We need to keep talking about marriage equality

We need to keep talking about marriage equality

Casey Metcalf, Staff Writer November 24, 2014

It seems that every argument around gay marriage comes to a rear with the word “tolerance”. It is an overarching theme in the movement for gay rights. Activists everywhere preach this word, tolerance, whether...

Senior Aryaa Regmi experienced racism directed towards her at Panera from a grown man who is also a father of two.

Racism rears its ugly head

Lizzy Orr, Staff Writer November 18, 2014

With my Nepali friend senior Aryaa Regmi,  I was standing in line for Panera at Jordan Creek Mall in West Des Moines on a Friday night. It was crowded in Panera, and as we approached the line to order...

A microscopic view of the Ebola virus.

Misplaced hysteria strikes again with Ebola

Casey Metcalf, Staff Writer November 10, 2014

It is difficult to find a news channel that is not covering the recent outbreak of Ebola in America and the not so recent outbreak around the world. You turn on anything from Fox News to your local channel...

The GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) club poses by their stadium painting. The group has been celebrating since the Supreme Court ruling went into effect.

Same-sex marriage expands around the nation

Casey Metcalf, Staff Writer October 20, 2014

The marriage debate has been a heated one in the US, and all over the world. The fight for equal rights for LGBT people has been going on for a long time, but the first major step was on May 17, 2004....

The newest platform released by Sony in November of 2013.

“Destiny” ushers in new video game genre

Casey Metcalf, Staff Writer October 2, 2014

There has not been much action in the world of Sony lately - after the release of the PS4, the fourth installment of the console, it has taken a little longer than usual for the games to catch up. In the...

Juniors (from left to right) Analea Couture, Alisha Giesselmann and Michelle Kumar help repaint the GSAs stadium painting.

Students commit unacceptable hate crime on stadium painting

Bryce Schulte, Sub-Editor September 29, 2014

What happened late at night Sept. 25 and continued into the early morning of Sept. 26 has been talked about a lot by administration and the student body. It has been on the announcements several times....

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