Chris Brown, Acclaimed Misogynist
Three years ago, Chris Brown was arrested on the charge of domestic abuse. Fast forward up to about three weeks ago, Chris Brown was invited […]
Op-Eds
Opinion pieces from the Baron Banner staff concerning current events, student issues, and controversy.
Great Expectations for Teachers
“A truly good teacher always strives to be the very best student.” So the question comes to be, what is a good student? One […]
How to Sleep in Class
*The following is an in-depth analysis with tested tactics. There are two ways of sleeping in class: the Dead Sleep and the Semi-Conscious Power-Nap. The […]
FAIR Act: Adding Gay History to Curriculum
Since its passing on January 1st, the FAIR Act has made it legal for middle schools to incorporate the teaching of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and […]
Chinese New Year: The Forsaken Holiday
We’re set to welcome in the Year of the Dragon earlier than usual this year; Chinese New Year falls on January 23, 2012 rather than […]
Pack the Gym (aka the Aloha Dance Part II)
Pack the Gym was basically a cleaner version of the Aloha dance. The fact that there was a game before the dance made the dancegoers […]
How to Study for Finals When They Are Less Than Three Days Away
Sometimes procrastination takes over our lives like a virus does to its host cell. Of course, we face the consequences in moments of despair […]
Not-So-Sports Pep Rally
ASB held an “Alice’s Winterland” sports assembly on the 20th of January (even though the students’ planners state the assembly is in December). It featured […]
SOPA, and Why It Needs to Fail
SOPA. The Stop Online Piracy Act. Proposed in October, the act is meant to stop the illegal downloading of online content – movies, music and […]
‘Time’ Person of the Year: The Protestor
Time magazine’s Person of the Year title is awarded to a person, group, or idea that “for better or for worse …has done the most […]