Article by James Green, Nadia Kaczkowski, & Joshua Eller | Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff Have you ever been watching TV and suddenly, an advertisement for your favorite soda popped up? Did you get up right away and look for that drink? If you experienced this, then you have been subjected to a … Continue reading Hidden Messages in the Media
Pesticides…In My Food?: Discovering Unlabeled GMOs
Article & Photography by John Parks | Owl Staff It’s early in the morning; you’re late for work, tired, and need something to eat. You decide to pour yourself a bowl of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, munch them down, and rush out the door. This might be something you do on a daily basis, but did … Continue reading Pesticides…In My Food?: Discovering Unlabeled GMOs
Birth of an Anthem: Celebrating 200 Years of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Article & Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff “O say can you see by the dawn’s early light” were the first words written by Francis Scott Key following the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812. Key never knew one day those words would become the United States’ national anthem. This year, … Continue reading Birth of an Anthem: Celebrating 200 Years of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Beyond the Book: King Peggy Shares Her Story
Article by Georgina Cammayo | Owl Staff It was about four in the morning in Silver Spring, Maryland, when Peggielene Bartels was awakened by an overseas call from Ghana. “Congratulations!” cried the voice, “You are the new king of Otuam!” Assuming it was a prank, she almost hung up on the call that would change her life forever. Bartels soon … Continue reading Beyond the Book: King Peggy Shares Her Story
Price Tag on History: Auctioning Off America’s Past
Article & Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff Imagine that you’re digging in your garden and you stumble upon an ancient shark tooth. Would you keep it? Maybe you would sell it to make some easy money? These very questions are raising a lot of controversy by two shows: American Digger on Spike TV … Continue reading Price Tag on History: Auctioning Off America’s Past
From Victim to Advocate: The Elizabeth Smart Interview
Article by John Morin | Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart was sound asleep when a man climbed in through a window of her Utah home and made his way to her room. Led by knife-point out of the house, Smart vanished into the dark woods, not to be seen again … Continue reading From Victim to Advocate: The Elizabeth Smart Interview
History in the Making: Students Debate Groundbreaking Initiatives
Article by Melinda Segovia | Owl Staff The Constitution grants citizens the immense power to shape the government under which they live. As historian David Ramsay wrote, “In this happy peculiarity they placed the science of politics on a footing with the other sciences, by opening it to improvements from experience, and the discoveries of … Continue reading History in the Making: Students Debate Groundbreaking Initiatives
Climate Change Hits Home: Hurricane Sandy Leaves its Mark on the Eastern Shore
Article by John Parks | Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff It was a windy, cold, and gloomy day when Josh and I drove to the Eastern Shore only days after Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, hit on October 28. Our first destination was Assateague Island where we spoke with the … Continue reading Climate Change Hits Home: Hurricane Sandy Leaves its Mark on the Eastern Shore
Revolution: Why I Support Ron Paul for President
Article and Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff Ron Paul supporters brave a cold January morning to wave signs near the Harford Mall in Bel Air. We're at a crucial point in America's history. The national debt has exceeded $15 trillion, surpassing our GDP; unemployment continues to hover around 9 percent; and people are … Continue reading Revolution: Why I Support Ron Paul for President
The Price of Being a First World Nation: A Student’s Sojourn to Singapore
Article and Photography by Azman Toy | Owl Staff “We are not a country, we are a company,” he said with conviction in his eyes. “That is how this island is run: profit comes first above people and you have very little say in how these things are handled.” He held his gaze a moment … Continue reading The Price of Being a First World Nation: A Student’s Sojourn to Singapore