by Teal Hudson and Tyler Bergen Teal’s rating: five stars Role Playing Games (R.P.G.s) have been popular for years. The first notable R.P.G. can be traced back to 1974 with the creation of Dungeons and Dragons, the famous tabletop fantasy game that is going strong to this day (it’s fun,…
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Letter From the Editor
by Taylor Nichols As a member of the young adults of the American middle class, I believe the youth of the U.S. has a significantly weaker work ethic than those who came before us.
The evolution of rock music (from the perspective of a (90s kid)
By: Tyler Kirk Those of us that grew up through the 1990s and 2000s have been a part of a very unique generation. The last two decades have been full of cultural shifts in all forms, and I’ve always felt that one of the most comprehensive and telling signs of…
Never be a beast of burden
By: Jeremy Rick The recent shootings at Santa Barbara Community College and Seattle Pacific University have sparked emotionally charged conversations concerning mental health care in the United States of America. The two gunmen, Elliot Rodger and Aaron Ybarra, displayed patterns of deep-seated anger and both received medical treatment that failed…
Letter from the Editor
With a year under my belt as the editor-in-chief and six months as assistant editor, the Horizon room has become my home. I spend more time at school than almost anywhere else, and while some aspects of my life were pushed aside, I was driven to see it through to…
Entering the new age of piracy
By: Dylan Nelson During the Golden Age of Piracy (1680-1725) famous figures like Edward “Blackbeard” Thatch, Henry Morgan, William “Captain” Kidd, Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts and many others plundered the Caribbean sea preying on merchant and military ships alike. This legendary age of plunder was made possible by the…
The true meaning of the American dream
By: Gregory Lane America is not the greatest country on God’s green earth. And we’re not a runner-up either. The economy is far from ideal for nearly all Americans, and plenty are without jobs or homes. Our educational system is embarrassing—its goal is to create devout workers instead of open minds,…
Letter from the Editor
by Taylor Nichols Since 2000, the number of young people with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies in America has grown tremendously.
Whatcom Voices
“What is one thing about the opposite sex you will never understand?”