To Date or Not To Date

By Taylor Haggerty There are three things that you are guaranteed to see at prom: oversized dresses, glitter, and dates. Two of the three are supposed to be optional, but the kids around here tend to know better than that. The common belief is that everyone is expected to have a date, even if they…

Product Placement: Is it Influencing Your Decisions?

By Jill Ciampa Next time you watch TV, count how many times you see a commercial product. The amount of times you will see an object you recognize or something of a similar kind will baffle you. Product placement is becoming an increasingly popular way to advertising for well-known companies. This means that products are…

Central Senior Creates CMR Jewelry

By Taylor Haggerty Christina Robbins, a current senior who’s also dual-enrolled at Schoolcraft College, has started up her own jewelry website to sell homemade pieces. The business has an interesting story behind it: Christina’s mother started making jewelry and teaching her tricks of the trade and Christina continued on with the hobby into high school,…

Central Partakes in Read Across America Day

By Emily Money “Read Across America Day” started March off with a positive beginning here at Central on Monday, March 4. This day was a part of an initiative to promote reading by the National Education Association. It is held every year to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2, or the closest school day…

How Threatening are the Zs?

By Sydney Zelenak It is incredible how, all of a sudden, we can succumb to the powers of sleep. The renewing, revitalizing process is something that we all look forward to after an exhausting day of school, homework, sports, and work. Yet unfortunately, the students and staff at Walled Lake Central do not have the…

Burning incense has fatal risk

By Sydney Zelenak Breathing in the essence of eucalyptus and Nag Champa may not be as harmless as you think. People all around the globe use incense for spirituality, relaxation, or mere aroma; Buddhists, Hindus, and Christians alike use the smoke to meditate and purify the air, and it has also become part of ceremonial…

Are people used as objects or proper representation?

By Sydney Zelenak Welcome to the Western world – the U.S.A, in specific – where everyone and everything that seems exotic fascinates us. So much so that in the recently released 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, models traveled to each of the seven continents around the world to pose almost-nude next to native human beings. This…

Embarrassing Moments

By Alissa Jehl Everybody has embarrassing moments starting from the day they are born. Whether it be falling in front of your crush or spilling food all over your pants, embarrassing moments occur every day and can feel like the end of the world. The great thing about embarrassing moments is that they give you…

Fans Anticipate Third Season of Sherlock

By Jill Ciampa BBC has been postponing the date of the newest season of Sherlock for months now. Fans are eagerly waiting to see what will become of their beloved hero and his aid. But now, after the last season ending in early 2012, rumors of filming for the third season are underway. With season two ending…