Opinion – South Lakes Sentinel

Media outlets to blame for America’s increased political polarization

May 28, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Taking a look at the headlines each day, one name seems to pop up far more often than others: Donald Trump. For any American who keeps up with the news, it is no surprise that the president is at the center of most conversations these days. What many people do not consider is the reason behind the...

Last day to register to vote in VA primary!

Leana Travis, Staff Writer

May 21, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Top Stories

It’s the last day to register to vote in the Virginia primary! While voting is the most common way for citizens to affect public policy, voter turnout in the United States is lower than it is in many other developed nations. The trend is due to many factors, but the biggest contributing factor is...

The link between mental health and gun violence

Benjamin Zalles, Staff Writer

May 9, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Student Life, Top Stories

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion regarding the topic of gun violence and its sources. Although there have been several proponents to enforce stricter gun laws, more attention could be focused on mental health and how it relates to gun violence. Treatments for mental illnesses have continued...

Top 5 Conspiracy Theories

Pramod Mamillapalli, online editor

February 2, 2018

Filed under Opinion, Top Stories, Trends

In the world of conspiracy theories, we find ourselves asking, “Are they true or are they false?” Here are the top 5 conspiracy theories (in my opinion), and whether or not I believe in them. 5. Time Traveling Ok, so this one may seem a little far fetched, but who knows? There have been many i...

What Christmas Means to Me

Miranda Sandoval, Staff Writer

December 25, 2017

Filed under Opinion, Student Life, Top Stories

Many people nowadays think of Christmas as a time to be cheerful, get gifts from Santa Claus, put up a tree and hang stockings, or spend quality time with family. Some think of Christmas as the sacred celebration of Jesus's birth, while others don't celebrate Christmas at all. Christmas is important...

10 Things You Shouldn’t Do On Snapchat

Pramod Mamillapalli, online editor

December 12, 2017

Filed under Opinion, The Advice Page, Top Stories, Trends

Like other social media platforms, such as Instagram and Facebook, Snapchat is a great way to connect with friends and family through pictures that can last for a few seconds. Snapchat can be used for different reasons, but not all of them are good. This list consists of things I have noticed on my Snapchat...

The Problems with Affirmative Action

Anthony Sun, staff writer

December 6, 2017

Filed under Features, From The Board, Opinion, Student Life, Top Stories

Affirmative Action has long been touted as a system that is meant to help end discrimination, yet it is fundamentally built on discrimination. Affirmative action holds people to different standards based on factors they cannot control, like their race. Such characteristics should be completely irrelevant...

Why Donald Trump?

Simmi Sharma, staff writer

March 22, 2017

Filed under News, Opinion, Top Stories

The election is over, and the President elect - Donald Trump has faced a lot of criticism for his comments about immigration and the muslim ban, which leaves many wondering- what made America vote for Trump? So we went out and asked Trump supporters and we got some surprising answers. His raw, crude words Pol...

Send out the Clowns…

Pramod Mamillapalli

October 18, 2016

Filed under Halloween 2016, Opinion, Top Stories, Trends

Back in the day, clowns represented joy and laughter. But if you ask someone what a clown represented now, you will probably here words such as “scary” or “creepy”. How can clowns go from entertaining children at birthday parties to chasing people with weapons in the middle of the night. I guess...

8 Tips to Survive Freshman Year

Birk Slothouber

September 25, 2016

Filed under Opinion, Student Life, Top Stories

Starting high school seems super stressful, but here are 8 tips that help you survive your first year. 1.) What you do freshman year does affect you later on when you apply for college, so it’s important to try hard now. 2.) You will hear a lot about subschools, if it is ...