SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 EDITORIAL 5 In case you missed it this summer... • The Jonas Brothers are loving yourself in today’s to promote the show with reunions. proving that none of us officially back togeth- society. limited food items. If you should ever go to Stage- er, with their popular need me, I’ll be singing • Literary classic Little coach. Ever. summer song “Sucker” • Bachelorette contestant “Never Ending Story” for Women has a reboot of they’ve become a staple Tyler Cameron and model the next few hours. the original film sched- • Toy Story 4 came out on the radio. Also, the Jo- Gigi Hadid began their uled to be released in De- over the summer, starring nas Sisters finally became romantic relationship, • Camilla Cabello and cember 2019. While Sao- Forky, a spork. College a thing. bringing disappointment Shawn Mendes confirmed irse Rownan was a great students across the coun- to fans across America their relationship, as did casting choice for Jo, we try related a little too hard • Scrunchies, Hydro Flasks, who had hoped that he Lili Reinhart and Cole all secretly wanted Emma to Forky’s statement, “I’m and Fjällräven backpacks would pursue Hannah Sprouse. We get it, celeb- Watson instead. trash!” became the latest trends Brown, the bachelorette. rities have love lives. for the new online person- This also crushed the • Megan Thee Stallion • Joe Biden entered the ality of VSCO Girls. And dreams of every viewer • The final season of Or- coined the phrase “Hot National Democratic De- I oop! who had hoped that may- ange Is the New Black Girl Summer” and turned bates. However, Uncle be Tyler would respond was released, giving fans it into a song that every Joe isn’t looking like a • Taylor Swift released her to their many Instagram a conclusion to the drawn girl used as an Instagram great candidate, given seventh album, Lover, in tags. out saga of life in federal Caption. that he doesn’t understand late August, sparking a prison. privilege and discrimina- craze of conspiracy theo- • Disney released several • Miley Cyrus and Liam tion. ries and rumors regarding much-anticipated reboots, • Lil Nas X, the mastermind Hemsworth filed for di- her love life. Personally, including The Lion King, behind “Old Town Road”, vorce and then Miley • Peppa Pig dropped her I’m more excited about Aladdin, and Mary Pop- came out as a black, gay started dating another girl, first album, accurately ti- her new cat, Benjamin pins Returns. Just another country musician. It’s like Kaitlynn Carter, who had tled My First Album. Iggy Button. way that Hollywood is water and oil. also recently separated Azalea revealed herself to flexing with its creativ- from her alleged husband, be the biggest fan of the • Lizzo gave a ground- ity... • Queer Eye had an episode Brody Jenner. Dare I say cartoon pig. breaking performance in Quincy, IL reuniting match made in heaven? at the VMAs featuring a • The third season of Jonathan Van Ness with • Nicki Minaj announced large inflatable derriere , Stranger Things dropped, their orchastra teacher • Bachelor in Paradise was her retirement with plans preaching on body posi- teaming with Baskin- Kathi, which gave us all filled with love triangles, to focus on building a tivity and struggling with Robbins and Burger King the feels about hometown square, and pentagons, family. Pound the alarm... Responding to the President’s Convocation

tor of Skeptic magazine and is cent” mentality. and controversy, students are left bar from the campus in general. known all over the world for his That being said, other students with little to no explanation from As one of my classmates sug- controversial ideas about reject- support the decision saying we our current administration as to gested, we could have separated ing the supernatural and support- should not have someone why they made this drastic last- the Convocation from Shermer’s ing the science of mortality. minute decision. talk. However, no man could be In an email leading up to the It would have allowed both considered to be that impressive event, students were told “these President Nugent and Shermer to if a section of one of his online “If there have allegations in the aggregate rep- speak, but Shermer wouldn’t be biographies is titled “Accusa- resent a troubling pattern that in the official ceremony. tions of Sexual Misconduct”. been allegations challenges the mission of our in- Coming up with solutions that Shermer was first officially stitution.’’ don’t polarize the campus is ide- accused of sexual misconduct against We all waited patiently for a al as opposed to silencing groups KATIE-BETH JACKSON in 2013 and the allegations only more in-depth explanation at the of people that want to hear from COLULMNIST snowballed from there with a Shermer since convocation, or at least a touch someone. handful of women and witnesses upon sexual misconduct in gen- If a compromise doesn’t work, calling him out. 2013, why was eral, but there was no mention of we can always peacefully protest I thought we as a society had While it can be debated all day Shermer and the incident at all. the controversial person speak- “canceled” sexual predators last about whether or not the allega- he invited in The ceremony was rushed and ing on campus. year, but apparently not. tions are true, the more pressing awkwardly out of order; it only Live the American Dream and Only a few days before this concern is what does this mean the first place?” left more confusion in its wake. complain to your heart’s content! year’s Presidential Convocation, for our school and how did we So how do we as a school pro- I hope that the future convo- our guest speaker was uninvited end up here? ceed? cation goes smoothly and our from the ceremony due to accu- If there have been allegations What makes someone “too future president does not invite sations of sexual misconduct. against Shermer since 2013, why controversial” to come on cam- someone as controversial as I do admit there is an inher- was he invited in the first place? potentially dangerous on pus? Shermer, leaving us to deal with ent irony in uninviting someone Many people have been claim- school grounds and certainly not While the President’s Convo- this situation again. because of allegations while this ing that uninviting Shermer is representing the whole school at cation is an important ceremony year’s theme is Fact or Fiction. an act of censorship and we are the convocation. that represents the school, we Michael Shermer is the edi- promoting a “guilty before inno- Amidst all of this confusion should be wary about who we

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