New COVID-19 Policies Offer an Alternative Way to Quarantine
New COVID-19 Policies Offer an Alternative Way to Quarantine By Muhammed Khan Oxford, OH — Recently, Talawanda made changes to some of their COVID-19 policies in accordance with new recommendations from the Ohio Department of Health. Although we still have quite a ways to go before the pandemic is over, updated policies have aimed towards […]
Predictions of the Most Popular Halloween Costumes of 2021
Predictions of the Most Popular Halloween Costumes of 2021 By Jordan Gresham With Halloween approaching, people are pulling together their last minute costumes or preparing for their long awaited reveal of what they are wearing for the night. While every year we see our fair share of ghosts, witches, princesses, and wizards… what can we […]
THS Cross Country Secures Their Spot in the Regional Meet
THS Cross Country Secures Their Spot in the Regional Meet By Muhammed Khan Cedarville, OH — The top 7 runners of the boys and girls cross country teams ran in the district race on Saturday, October 23 in Cedarville. This race determined which teams will be moving on to regionals in Troy on Saturday, Oct. […]
Kiwanis Club of Oxford Annual Food Drive
Oxford, OH — Kiwanis Club of Oxford Annual Holiday Food Drive Oct.1 through to Nov. 1 Building on the process introduced last year, a community fundraising campaign will allow TOPSS to present gift cards to their clients so personal choices can be made to purchase items that suit their individual family’s food preferences. In addition […]
THS Cross Country Takes the Dub at SWOC
THS Cross Country Takes the Dub at SWOC By Muhammed Khan Oxford, OH—The cross country team ran in their SWOC meet at home on Saturday, Oct. 16. This was the race that most of the runners have been preparing for all season, as it was the last meet before the District meet (only the top […]
When It Comes to Dress Codes, Who Has the Power?
When It Comes to Dress Codes, Who Has the Power? By L. Franks Oxford, OH — With the hot and humid weather Midwesterners are used to seeing every August and September comes crop tops, shorts, and tank tops. With crop tops, shorts and tank tops comes talk of people getting “dress-coded” and the inevitable discourse […]
The Lemon: TikTok Trends
With all these hot new “trends” flying around TikTok it’s hard to keep track of which ones are actually trending and which ones are just wishful thinking. Our collection of anthropomorphized snails in the basement were given phones to research the five biggest TikTok challenges. The Worm Challenge: This trend started when a teen recorded […]
Talawanda Covid Policies
Talawanda Covid Policies By MUHAMMED KHAN OXFORD, OH — At the school board meeting on Sept. 20 many parents raised concerns about coronavirus policies that they find unfair. So who actually makes these policies, and who should you contact to raise concerns? TALAWANDA MASK MANDATE: “The Board of Education makes policies. The Superintendent and Treasurer […]
HORRORSCOPES
Horrorscopes by Logan Not-an-Astrologist Murray Aquarius – You thought nobody saw what you did, but that sinking feeling says otherwise. Pisces – I would study for that test If I were you. Aries – It’s ok to be competitive, but making a kindergarten fight club may be too far. Taurus – I’d start running. Now. […]
Reviewing MET Gala Looks
Reviewing Met Gala Looks By JORDAN GRESHAM It’s that time of year: fashion’s biggest night. While usually held on the first Monday of May, the Met Gala returned again after two years and, frankly, I’m disappointed. The theme this time was “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” and Anna Wintour brought the biggest A-Listers to […]