Amidst the global pandemic, online shopping has become a go-to for buying the products we need with a simple click, and most importantly, safely without worry of exposure to the novel coronavirus. In the United States, it’s cheap and efficient, yet the immense environmental impacts of our online shopping sprees could hurt us more than we believe. Huge corporations, like Amazon, Target, and Best Buy have recent...

Especially during the summer, many teens tend to get jobs. But with the pandemic causing the economy to suffer and businesses to close, some students wonder whether they would be able to find employment. And for those that did find jobs, their working circumstances have changed significantly.  Senior Taylor Smith got a job as a hostess at Ramsey's. "Working while we have so much time on our hands i...

When the FCPS School Board announced plans to start the school year virtually, many Dunbar teachers said that they were already expecting the announcement.  “Since the numbers were going up so dramatically over the last month,” drama teacher Mrs. Alicia Henning said, “I was hoping that we would start the school year virtually in order to keep everyone safe.” Still, the decision to return...

“Go back to the kitchen.” “Make me a sandwich.” “Stop acting like a girl.” Women are often subject to these comments, which imply that they are not good for anything except housekeeping. This has been a common trend for centuries, but a why hasn’t it ended? With more women in the workplace, especially in what were previously male-dominated fields, many people assume that ...