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Senators Perdue and Loeffler (R-GA)s runoff races could decide control of the United States Senate.

OPINION: No, America is not doomed

By Cass Rutledge, Opinion Editor December 3, 2020

This past election, millions of people came out and voted, which, no matter what your political leanings are, should be considered a good thing. Right now, the mainstream media has declared a winner in...

OPINION: Does listening to Mario Kart music help students efficiently work on homework?

OPINION: Does listening to “Mario Kart” music help students efficiently work on homework?

By Lauren Anne Smith, Editor November 28, 2020

    Going remote for the past two weeks has led to a lot of free time and procrastinating about homework. A recent trend on social media has been listening to  music from video game series Mario Kart...

Monopoly Man makes a corrupt backroom deal. Illustration by Kalyn Giesecke

OPINION: Why does big biz go left?

By Ty Usey, Guest Columnist November 24, 2020

It’s a question I hear a lot. Conservatives usually support sweeping tax cuts and lower regulations for corporations, so many people are confused as to why these businesses seem to oppose conservative...

Money changes hands as one Sentry staffer pays back a debt to another.

OPINION: The federal government should balance the budget

By Andrew Banks, Staff Writer November 4, 2020

Say, for the sake of argument, that you are a wealthy businessperson and you make $350,000 a year. Sounds pretty good, right? Except you have a major spending problem—you spent $440,000 in that same...

David Jenkins III. Photo by Cass Rutledge

OPINION: The Preparatory – Tales from the new kid

By David Jenkins III, Guest Contributor October 2, 2020

I have spent my school career from Kindergarten to high school in the Madison public school system. I love basketball, and was unsatisfied with my old school’s athletic program, so I transferred to Prep....

How Likely really is Kanye West to be elected in 2020?  illustration by Alex Roberson

OPINIONL: Kanye 2020 is a joke

By Trinity Scalia, Guest Columnist October 2, 2020

Kanye 2020 is a campaign that could only exist in our timeline. To me, it’s absolutely inconceivable that singer-songwriter Kanye West could hold any political position, much less President of the...

The proposed new Mississippi state flag that will be on Novembers ballot.

OPINION: Let us adopt Mississippi’s new flag

By Selby Ireland, Opinion Editor October 1, 2020

This time last year, I wrote an editorial for The Sentry about all of Mississippi’s state flags and why I thought the confederate battle emblem should be permanently retired from our state flag.  At...

Looking back at a unique school year (Staff Editorial, May 2020)

Looking back at a unique school year (Staff Editorial, May 2020)

By The Sentry II Class May 21, 2020

This school year has obviously been like no other that we have seen. When frightening tensions with Iran, the early and tragic death of a basketball icon, the impeachment of the President of the...

The infamous coronavirus as rendered by graphics editor Alex Roberson

OPINION: Time to reopen

By Cass Rutledge, Opinion Editor May 11, 2020

It has now been over a month in the coronavirus-age. Social distancing has kept us in our homes, shut down numerous small businesses, and unemployed millions. The curve has begun to flatten. The guidelines...

A shopper follows CDC guidelines while wearing a mask at the grocery store. Illustration by Kalyn Giesecke

OPINION: In times of crisis, Americans rise to the challenge

By Cass Rutledge, Opinion Editor April 23, 2020

COVID-19 has required a lot from Americans. We have had to shift to remote learning, stay away from friends, and work from home. It really is hard to fathom how much America has come together during this...

The infamous coronavirus as rendered by graphics editor Alex Roberson

OPINION: Why COVID-19 may be making world leaders more popular, for now

By Ty Usey, Guest Columnist April 9, 2020

     As March of 2020 ends, it is more or less apparent that the world is in a state of emergency. The COVID-19 (or coronavirus) pandemic has killed more than 30,000 individuals, and many metrics indicate...

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