‘Editorials’ Archives
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Hazing a case of going too far to fit in
Fitting in will never be worth risking your life. Even though this is common sense, more and more teens all across the United States seem to be taking part in a variety of activities and rituals involving harassment, abuse and humiliation just to become part a desired group [Read More]
Editorial: Budget cuts should not hinder our high school experience
We should refuse to let budget cuts to be the reason we look back on high school 10 years later in a negative way.This is the time of our lives we're supposed to be carefree—worrying about money shouldn't be on our agenda. So let's take it off of it. [Read More]
What do you believe in?
"Life is ten percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it." Or so said my sixth grade social studies teacher, Adam Wickness. [Read More]
Infamous actions of WikiLeaks teach life lessons
By Jessica Corbett, Executive Editor Most teens have at least heard of the movie Mean Girls. For those not savvy in the world of teenage guilty pleasure flicks, the plot is fairly simple: most of the film focuses on a classic mean girl, Regina George, and her [Read More]
The political blame game isn’t solving anything
Stop pointing fingers and start thinking of solutions. A shout out to all government officials, company heads and the general American public: although it may be entertaining, is playing the blame game really solving anything? This past year in politics has been filled [Read More]
The political blame game has not solved anything
By: Editorial Board Stop pointing fingers and start thinking of solutions. A shout out to all government officials, company heads and the general American public: although it may be entertaining, is playing the blame game really solving anything? [Read More]
Is it time to stop taking risks and start being safe?
Antinette “Toni” Keller told her friends that she was going on a walk to a DeKalb park to get some ideas for an art project. That’s the last time she was seen alive–going into the woods with her art portfolio and a camera. She was reported missing [Read More]
New year brings new standards
As a new school year begins, it brings with it both the old and the new. The same old hallways, the familiar faces of classmates we’ve known since preschool and the yearly reading of the syllabuses of which the rules are now engraved into our minds forever. On the other [Read More]
Editorial: Krier returns to new year with higher standards
Here's your first bit of news for the school year, courtesy of the Kaneland Krier: it's time to give up hibernating for 13 hours a day, spending time on meaningless filler activities so you don't get fused to the couch and flirting with those hotties at the pool. [Read More]
Editorial: Boundary maintenance not just a problem for teachers
Everybody's seen it, either in movies or real life: it's that teacher that invades personal space when standing over their student's shoulder, that coach who gets a little too involved in the stretching of their athletes, or the boss who reserves that special promotion for [Read More]