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Crocs with socks

Katherine Keyser, Assistant editor February 18, 2025

Several months ago, I noticed someone wearing something odd. No, it was more than odd. I didn’t know what could have possibly been going through that person’s head that caused them to make this decision....

Pointless testing harms learning

Norseman Staff February 12, 2025

Benchmark. MAP. STAAR. Testing. An endless stream of questions, data, and standardization. Teachers and students lose precious classroom time to tests and the preparation for these tests. They lose time...

Portal, NIL, playoff bracket detrimental to college football

Portal, NIL, playoff bracket detrimental to college football

Will Zwerneman, Assistant editor February 9, 2025

Let’s get straight to the point. College football has a serious problem. Actually, that’s not entirely true. College football has a lot of serious problems. With ever-present issues ranging from NIL...

Ego-centric politics create inequity

Norseman Staff February 7, 2025

Politicians only have the stamina to fight for their pet projects as they seem directly tied to their egos. After 21 Republicans voted against school vouchers, leading to an 84-63 failure, Governor Gregg...

Heartbreak season breaks bank

Heartbreak season breaks bank

Isidro Gonzalez, Staff writer January 17, 2025

As January ends, couples must ask themselves a very important question, “What would make a perfect gift for my adoring partner?.” They ask themselves this because Valentine's Day is creeping right...

Cultural erasure

Cultural erasure

Noelle Hailey, Staff writer December 6, 2024

Ethnic backgrounds are a vital part of who we are, but what happens when the extinction of ethnic cultural practices happens before our eyes? The erasure of African American culture is due to capitalism,...

Country roots run deep

Country roots run deep

William Zwerneman, Assistant editor November 22, 2024

Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys. Or do. Just make sure they replicate the old, better version of country music they were born to play. Not the new stuff. In terms of good music, old...

Just dance

Just dance

Belle Pollard, Staff writer November 21, 2024

Oh, come on, people! Why is it that whenever someone mentions dance, boys roll their eyes and act like it's not an actual sport? Let's get real for a second and address why dance should totally be considered...

Manic Mondays

Manic Mondays

Reily Dominy, Editor November 21, 2024

If you were born any time after the year 1900, you know the fluffy, lasagna-loving cat that everyone loves: Garfield. Everyone who knows Garfield knows that he has a strong hatred for Mondays. The first...

Dress to impress, or dress to distress

Dress to impress, or dress to distress

Phillip McDaniel, Staff writer November 20, 2024

Dress to Impress has recently become a gaming sensation, garnering a surprisingly extensive fanbase, considering it is a Roblox game. However, it has become explicitly clear that it is not a children's...

Cats freely roam the Bryan High Campus throughout the day, drawing the attention of students.

Campus “cat”astrophe

Reily Dominy, Editor November 19, 2024

As students and teachers know, Bryan High School has a cat problem; at one point, 43 cats were accounted for on school grounds, but there are believed to be more. Cats roam underground in crawl spaces...

In the blink of an eye

In the blink of an eye

SaNyla Bullock, Staff writer November 18, 2024

At the start of this school year, I finally understood and saw what people meant when they said, “High school goes by fast; it’ll be over before you know it.” Watching the freshman roam around with...

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