Volume 12, Issue 1 | February 2021 15 17 26 What is a Manly Man? Britt Tackles adversity Changing for Ourselves A look at today’s society believes A feature on a student who makes the A look at a students change of mindset makes a man a “real man”. best out of an unfortunate situation for to reach their goals. the sport he loves. Contents Volume 12, Issue 1 | January 2021 2020 RECAPS FEATURES 3 What the Hell Happened 17 Britt Tackles Adversity 5 2020 in Art 20 Student By Day Rapper By Night 6 Is Cancel Culture Toxic? THE ISSUE AT HAND: 8 Trends We Followed Creating our own good. 9 Screen Times Going Up Over Quarantine Finding New Interests Over Quarantine 11 Suing Brashear for Cancelling Church 22 Services 23 On the Paw-sitive Side of the Pandemic 13 Youth Activism on the Rise During Quarantine 24 Greater Than Us OPINION 25 Seeing the Go0d 14 Politic Predictions for 2021 Changing for Ourselves 15 What is a Manly Man? 26 Read more at 27 Grateful for Quarantine belivewire.com What The Hell Happened by sophia blanton and raegan jackson Australian Fires COVID-19 The Australian fires lasted from late 2019 to early 2020. It is being referred to as the “Black Summer” fires. It burned up to According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), “The first 83 million acres of land which is equivalent to an area twice laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States the size of Florida. More than 30 people have died from the was confirmed on January 20, 2020, and reported to CDC on fires. January 22, 2020.” Since then the numbers have just grown at rapid rates. Most everyone has been trying to get a handle in their own state by putting in restrictions such as social dis- tancing of 6 feet or greater, wear a mask when out in public, wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, etc. To read more about COVID-19 and how it has affected us all in different ways check out the Livewire website at belivewire.com. Derby in September The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby was moved to Black Lives Matter September 5th due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Fans were not allowed to attend the Derby this year and ticket holders were Black Lives Matter has been around since July 13, 2013 but the refunded. protests have reached a peak as of June 6, 2020. According to the New York Times, “On June 6, for example, at least 50,000 people turned out in Philadelphia, 20,000 in Chicago’s Union Park and up to 10,000 on the Golden Gate Bridge, according to estimates by Edwin Chow, an associate professor at Texas State University, and researchers at the Crowd Counting Con- sortium.” Since then BLM has continued to march and make their voices heard. For example in the Breonna Taylor case, Trump Impeachment which you can read more about on beliveiwre.com. The impeachment process started in September. The reason for this trial of impeachment was abuse of power and obstruction of congress. The outcome was that Trump was not impeached. Trump Tests Positive for Covid Doctors have said that President Donald Trump started run- ning a fever October 1 into the next day and it was announced that the president and his wife had tested positive for corona- virus. After an experimental drug and some oxygen the next day, Trump went to Walter Reed National Military Medi- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit the royal cal Center for further treatment. He later left Walter Reed family Monday, October 5 and they announced he would finish his treatments from home. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were no longer referred to as “royal highness” as of Jan. 8 2020. However, Harry is still a prince and 6th in line for the royal crown. He will still be known as the Duke of Sussex and Meghan will still be known as Duchess of Sussex. They will also not receive public funds for their work. 3 | RECAPS Rest in Peace “Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall showed Black Americans what was possible. T’Challa showed the world what was imaginable. Chadwick Boseman brought all of them to life, and he fought for people who didn’t have his voice or his platform. When he learned” by Dave Hogg Australian Fires is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (American Actor) Chadwick Boseman: November 29, 1976 - August 28, 2020. The Australian fires lasted from late 2019 to early 2020. It is being referred to as the “Black Summer” fires. It burned up to 83 million acres of land which is equivalent to an area twice the size of Florida. More than 30 people have died from the fires. “Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Visits WFU” by WFULawSchool is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) Derby in September Ruth Bader Ginsburg: March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020 The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby was moved to September 5th due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Fans were not allowed to attend the Derby this year and ticket holders were refunded. “Alex Trebek” by Peabody Awards is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (Game Show Host) Alex Trebek: July 22, 2020 - November 8, 2020 Trump Impeachment The impeachment process started in September. The reason for this trial of impeachment was abuse of power and obstruction of congress. The outcome was that Trump was not impeached. “Naya Rivera” by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (American actress) Naya Rivera: January Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit the royal 12, 1987 - July 8, 2020 family Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were no longer referred to as “royal highness” as of Jan. 8 2020. However, Harry is still a prince and 6th in line for the royal crown. He will still be known as the Duke of Sussex and Meghan will still be known as Duchess of Sussex. They will also not receive public funds for their work. “LA Lakers-Kobe Bryant-10/30/06” by varonp99 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (American Basketball Player) Kobe Bryant: August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020 (K. Bryant’s Daughter) Gianna Bryant: May 1, 2006 - January 26, 2020 4 | RECAPS 2020 in Art Bullitt East has many talented artists, so we wanted to showcase them and their art. We asked them to sum up 2020 in any art form or media of their choice. My painting “Surprise” is about how 2020 blew up in our faces. I was inspired by the way old time capsules looked. They look like cannons in a way. Which led me to think of confetti cannons that people shoot off at parties or on New Years. The colors chosen gave it an apocalyptic vibe. I Chose red for the background to implement the danger and anger that we felt. Along with the loneliness and sadness represented by the blue shirt. I wanted the green to represent sickness due to Covid spreading through the air. There are many things that have come at us randomly this year. I wrote things on different color streamers that shoot out of the time capsule. Each to represent a different problem we faced. I painted many objects that represented the year’s activities from famous apps, masks,the toilet paper rage etc... This year really came as a surprise to everyone but like always we adapt and overcome. Eventually the smoke clears and we move on with only the memories and objects we carry of what a crazy year this was. Jenna Tipton, Junior “Well I was showing how our Earth needed help, like with global warm- ing and all the pollution in the air. I also added how we are dealing with the pandemic. I used pencils, colored pencils, markers and crayons to create my artwork. Sarah Monroe, Freshman 5 | RECAPS Is Cancel Culture Toxic? by shelby hatter Being canceled as an influencer or a celebrity is a common occurrence in the media these days and often ruins someone’s career for a period of time. It seems like every other day someone else is canceled or apologizing for previous actions that got them canceled in the first place. Although not many people talk about it there could be some hidden toxicity in Cancel Culture. Especially in today’s world it is so easy for people to see a story about someone and automatically cancel them without knowing if it actually happened. That along with other issues leave room for a lot of debate. Many argue that calling someone out for past transgressions will hold that person accountable for their wrong doings. Things like saying the N-word (among other slurs), Sexual harassment claims and supporting political figures can get someone canceled on a dime. Sometimes a simple apology video or message will clear up the issue, but it always. A good example of this is the sexual harassment claims against James Charles in 2019. James Charles (a popular make guru This shows three media stars that have all been cancelled at one time or another. James on youtube) was accused by his long time friend and mentor Charles (left) was cancelled for allegations of trying to change people’s sexuality for his Tati Westbrook of trying to “turn straight men gay” and own wants. Trisha Paytas (middle) has been cancelled on multiple occasions including speaking very inappropriately towards male waiters around her when she pretended to be trans gender and what many consider racist actions.