As the clock ticks and light flickers, junior Jaylen Branch works to design and create graphic clothing for her business JXY Customs. JXY Customs is a start-up business that will produce both custom and premade casual apparel that features cartoons and merchandise for collaborating companies. With production running smoothly, Jaylen sees the business starting in...
Whether it’s on Snapchat or YouTube, most students have seen the various anti-vape commercials released by The Real Cost, one of many tactics used to prevent substance abuse. As the numbers of substance abusers in schools rise, drug prevention in teens becomes increasingly important. Officer John Godwin and other school resource officers at Legacy typically encounter at least one drug-related issue per day. “They’re starting off with vaping, and vaping mostly leads to THC,” Officer Godwin said. “It’s very sad to see the transition of where these students are going.” It’s likely the increase in drug...
Voter suppression is taking place across this state. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines voter suppression as “any legal or extralegal measure or strategy whose purpose or practical effect is to reduce voting, or registering to vote, by members of a targeted racial group, political party, or religious community.” Voter suppression takes many forms, from trying to stop registration to locking up felons for attempting to vote and gerrymandering election maps. All of this happens in lengthy legal documents and closed-room committees. Combatting voter suppression also takes many forms, from litigating cases about these laws in court, filing amicus briefs and complaints, and trying to increase public awareness. Crystal Mason, CEO and President of Crystal Mason the Fight, thinks combatting voter suppression involves setting up tents and handing out pizza. Crystal Mason's life was turned upside down when she was convicted of illegal voting because she cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 general election despite being convicted of a tax felony several years earlier....
