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Torch Sports Editor Brayden Schultz suggests the Miami Dolphins best chance of improvement comes with a complete overhaul at the top by replacing owner Stephen Ross, head coach Brian Flores, and general manager Chris Grier.

SPORTS OPINION: The inconceivable mismanagement of the Miami Dolphins and what they can do going forward

Brayden Schultz, Sports Editor • November 21, 2021
Pro-choice supporters protest the new Texas abortion law that went into effect on Sept. 21, 2021.

OPINION: New Texas abortion law, based on faulty reasoning and junk science, sets women’s right back by 50 years

Jessica Abramsky, Editor-In-Chief • September 27, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (left) recently verbally accosted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (right) just outside the House chambers.

OPINION: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boorish behavior reveals her ignorance and the GOP’s waning sense of decency

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • June 17, 2021
Studies indicate that a rape culture is taking root at all levels of educational institutions.

OPINION: Not enough is being done to put an end to the rape culture that has been growing on school campuses

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • June 10, 2021
EDITORIAL: 45 mass shootings in 30 days; America, we have a problem

EDITORIAL:
45 mass shootings in 30 days; America, we have a problem

April 24, 2021
The Weeknd had a much deeper appreciation for the Grammy Awards in 2016 than he does today.

OPINION: Former Grammy winner The Weeknd’s boycott of this year’s and future Grammys raises quite a few questions

Halli Arthur, Staff Writer • March 12, 2021
OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited

OPINION: Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the insurrection they incited

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • January 13, 2021
Howard University graduates celebrate at their commencement ceremony.

OPINION: High schools need to give HBCUs more respect

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • December 16, 2020
Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett addresses the gathering at her nomination announcement as President Donald Trump looks on.

OPINION: Hypocritical rush to fill Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat threatens hard-fought for minority freedoms

Alexis Rejouis, Opinions/Managing Editor • October 15, 2020
The in-person attendance of Ms. Gina Woods first period Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition class is indicative of the class sizes across Olympic Heights. The school is averaging less than 500 students on campus per day out of its total population of approximately 2,300 students.

EDITORIAL: School district’s mismanaged reopening of campuses began with a lack of foresight

October 6, 2020
Floridas unemployment compensation system working exactly as it was designed to: poorly

Florida’s unemployment compensation system working exactly as it was designed to: poorly

Marie Preuss, Editor-In-Chief • April 20, 2020
Despite shortcomings, College Boards online AP review sessions are invaluable tools to prepare for May exams

Despite shortcomings, College Board’s online AP review sessions are invaluable tools to prepare for May exams

Arielle Perry, Features Editor • April 14, 2020
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