‘Opinion’ Archives
New York decision has me baffled
Something has just completely made me sick to my stomach. [Read More]
Stop blaming music for violence
Senior Bradley Filerman is one of the many teenagers today that gets judged, labeled and targeted for being “violent” because of the type of music that he listens to. [Read More]
Everyone deserves to be treated equally
The best part about the ad was what it didn’t say. It didn’t say, "Look! Here is a mentally disabled child that we put in our magazine!" It didn’t say, "Our magazine is making a difference by including down syndrome children to model for us!" And the ad especially [Read More]
Editorial: It’s our freedom of speech
SOPA and PIPA may be good in theory, but in practice they’re repressive and may not work as well as Congress would hope. [Read More]
Administration has in mind what’s best
By Julia Angelotti, Executive Editor Three hundred and seventy. That’s the amount of days left in a high school career for a student when they enter the familiar doors of Kaneland High School and start their junior year. Six thousand and three hundred. That’s not only [Read More]
The gift of friendship
Some student shy away from disabled students because they may not know the right thing to do, but there isn’t anything to be nervous about. [Read More]
The best gift is the gift of kindness
He was sitting all by himself, with no one to talk to, when a table during my lunch period noticed. Immediately, I felt sad. I wouldn’t want to be treated like that. Then I saw that table do a small act of kindness: they invited him to their lunch table. It didn’t take [Read More]
Greedy sports stars lead to lockouts
With the holidays just around the corner, we stress the importance that it’s about giving, not receiving. Unless you’re a professional athlete. Whether it’s baseball, basketball, football, or squash, athletes have thought of themselves as kings (see King James [Read More]
Let’s try to communicate
The complaints were ranted and raved about during the assembly—and barely anybody truly took the parking policy into consideration. It’s not a secret: students have encountered a few accidents this year. Some were minor and unreported, others put forth serious [Read More]
We need to quit sheltering our youth
I had to shake my head when I saw another mother carrying around hand sanitizer, because it’s a symbol of what’s wrong with our society. [Read More]
Nov. 27 is ‘takes-giving’
Superlatives run lives. Everyone expects the latest and greatest, no matter what the cost is. The most expensive cars, the most advanced cell phone and the most stylish clothes. For example, take the new iPhone 4S that came out on Oct. 14. All the people that recently got [Read More]
What’s next: banning sunlight for teens?
In California, it’s now illegal to indoor tan if you’re under the age of 18—and Illinois might be next. [Read More]
The infamous blame game
As teenagers, most of us opt for the easy way out. Adults, on the other hand, love to take the difficult route because most of the time, that’s the right one. [Read More]
Is Hollywood running out of ideas?
What do “Cars 2” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” have in common? They’re both sequels. [Read More]
When rowdies get too rowdy
Getting rowdie for your school’s football, basketball or badminton game can be a blast, but when it comes to supporting your school and tearing down the opponent’s, where is the line drawn? Even I have had to ask myself that important question. [Read More]
Still learning acceptance, ten years later
Not everyone is accepted. Every day, people are criticized on the color of their skin, the size of their body and the beliefs they have about the universe. Every day, I hear students justify their mean remarks in the hallways to their friends with everything from personal [Read More]
Editorial: Krier’s standards raised once again
The new school year has begun, and with it, we’ve officially kicked off the Krier. The one in your hands now is the first of 11, and this year, we’ve revamped the entire issue, gutted it out, and even recruited 15 more editors than we had last year [Read More]
Drama isn’t worth anyone’s time
The epiphany hit me when my 12-year-old sister came home sobbing recently. Of course, a fight in sixth grade seems like the end of the world. [Read More]
Money can’t buy happiness, and other things I learned on safari
When my family decided to go on an African safari, I was very excited—despite the hepatitis vaccinations. But it wasn’t roaming the plains in a 4×4 (actually, it was a Toyota van with leopard print on the sides) or lions and hippopotami (yes, that is the plural of [Read More]
Bin Laden, bad grades and break-ups
HOW THE GOVERNMENT’S WILL TO PULL THROUGH SHOULD INSPIRE STUDENTS’ PERSONAL BATTLES As all of America is well aware, Osama bin Laden is dead. At 3:30 p.m. EST, May 2, a 40-man Navy Seals squadron raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing the Al Qaeda [Read More]