Opinions – Coppell Student Media

Beauty from within

January 11, 2019

Society. It tells you that a perfect girl needs to be skinny like a twig, have pronounced curves and wear layers of makeup to cover the scars and acne naturally on her face. Who made society this way? Why is the ideal and perfect girl the most beautiful? ...

Don’t dress to oppress

Charlotte Vanyo, Staff Writer

January 10, 2019

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My mission in life is to make a difference - even a small one. Because of this, I try to be politically active in any way a 16-year-old can. I can often be found at town halls, rallies and marches. Many people laugh at my activism and ask, “Does she really think she’s making a diff...

Tags: activism, donate, Dressember, fundraiser, Human trafficking

Ringing in new year with resolutions

Christie Hernandez, Staff Writer

January 9, 2019

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Time is ticking until the clock strikes midnight, and the new year is about to begin. Minutes later, it is 2019 and time to make the next 365 days better than ever. With a new year comes new beginnings and most of all, a fresh start. Many like to reflect on the previous year and set new g...

Taking advantage of New Year’s Resolutions

Editorial Staff

January 9, 2019

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One of the highlights of the holiday season is New Year’s Day, and with it comes the time for New Year's resolutions. Whether it is hitting the gym everyday, spending less money on unnecessary items or simply complimenting others more, people should embrace New Year’s resolutions, despite certain...

Do what you are good at

Nicolas Reyes, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

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As a kid, I was always clad in Spiderman shirts garnished with hints of mud and paired with scattered marker stains and scraped knees. I wanted to be many things. For one, taller. Maybe an astronaut. Then, one day, I went home and proclaimed I would be a painter. With a smug little grin, I presented...

Rejuvenate over break for a better you

Shravya Mahesh, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

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The smell of peppermint, twinkling serial lights, fuzzy winter coats and scarves: all of these things characterize the holiday season, a staple of late December. However, December is not just these items. December is the end of the the first semester, meaning last-minute grades, crammin...

“Kids these days”: why older people should stop judging our generation as lazy

Shivi Sharma, Staff Writer

December 13, 2018

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As long as the Earth continues to turn, older generations will continue to look down upon their posterity, maybe with a look of disgust or a cliche “In my day…”. Though such thoughts are often expressed in agitation, it is important to look at the significance behind them. Are we real...

As loyal students, help out by picking up the trash

Umama Suriya, Staff Writer

December 4, 2018

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There is a piece of trash on the ground by many brown empty tables in the Coppell High School cafeteria. What would you do? I would pick it up. Many in this school do not pick up their trash, and it only increases the amount of work for our hard-working custodians. Custodia...

Ending “smart Asian” stereotypes

Pramika Kadari, Copy Editor

November 29, 2018

Filed under Opinions, Personal Columns, Showcase

I am Indian, and I am not enrolled in six AP classes. I am Indian, and I did not score well on the SAT my first try. I am Indian, and I struggle so much in calculus that I study for hours outside class just to understand basic concepts, because I cannot keep pace with the teacher’s lectures. ...

From sunny Florida to frigid Virginia to dry west coast

Anika Arutla, Staff Writer

November 29, 2018

Filed under Opinions, Personal Columns

Living on the southern tip of the northeast for most of my life, I grew up in what is the ideal holiday atmosphere. Christmas Day, it would be below freezing, with a few exceptions, with a light layer of snow covering the ground like a blanket. However, as my family traveled more during t...

Tags: Holidays, traveling

O’Rourke lost, but we are too young to be cynical

Nicolas Reyes, Staff Writer

November 16, 2018

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My name is Nicolas Reyes. I am constantly blasting my country music playlist, I drive a Honda minivan and I am too young to be cynical. I have grown up with vallenato (a style of Colombian folk music) playing in the kitchen and country music in the car. My music taste shows that I am very much a C...

Con: Raising the budget for NASA

Nolan Sanders, Staff Writer

November 15, 2018

Filed under Opinions, Pro-Con Columns

According to a study conducted by UNICEF, 20,000 children die from living in poverty each day. People all over the world are starving to death, and while those of us who are financially well-off wonder when we will have our chance to send a man to Mars, the people in poverty that are dying from hunge...