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The Kirkwood Call

TKC staffers explore the pros and cons of being quarantined.

Quarantine Pros and Cons

Amelia Hurley and Rachel Finan April 13, 2020

Mayor Lyda Krewson and County Executive Sam Page’s stay at home order for St. Louis City and County went into effect Monday, March 23. This county order is set to last until April 22, requiring people...

Dont use a common excuse; get out there and vote.

Well, here’s why.

Olivia Silvey, opinions writer February 10, 2020

2002 babies, this year is our time to shine. Well, as long as you’re born before Nov. 3. We are the next wave of Gen Zs turning 18, which comes with a lot of privileges — you’re able to sue someone,...

The face of democracy has changed a lot over the last 50 years.

Dear Mr. Richard Nixon

Olivia Silvey, opinions writer February 6, 2020

Dear Mr. Richard Nixon, My first question for you might seem a bit rude, but bear with me. Since 1994, your body has rested at your birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif., but I wanted to ask you this: if...

Snow day woes: A call for Kirkwood to adapt finals

Snow day woes: a call for Kirkwood to adapt finals

Lily Bartin, VoK editor December 17, 2019

A snow day is usually a cause for universal excitement among students, but on Sunday, Dec. 15, the announcement was met with widespread anxiety. Monday’s snow day would eliminate a valuable day of review...

Anyone who says something like “those poor kids in Africa” is, intentionally or not, upholding the same mindset shared by colonizers on a mission to ‘civilize the savages.’

“Those poor kids in Africa”

Thomas Birmingham, print editor April 19, 2019

The first time I remember hearing it was in fifth grade. “Those poor kids in Africa.” When the Student Council leaders at my Catholic school said those words, they were presenting the latest...

In our household, my moms work very hard to parent each of us to our own needs.

Go ask your mom

Olivia Silvey, staff designer March 31, 2019

We were in the car driving back from one of my weekly therapy sessions, and my mom started talking about Suzan, her best friend at the time. She took a deep breath and said she had to tell me something....

The humiliation that comes with a public promposal rejection can sting, especially if the person asking spent a lot of money on it.

Promposals

Catherine Butler, opinions writer March 29, 2019

He holds a giant stuffed bear in one hand and a sign in the other. The shiny white poster board decked out in bright block letters spells “Prom would be unBEARable without you.” As he approaches her...

Every year, Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition brings in about 7 percent of revenue for the renowned publication, according to Forbes. But what does it have to do with sports?

Sex has no place in sports

Benji Wilton, sports editor February 26, 2019

It’s an easy sell: sculpted supermodels posing in exotic locations wearing little to no clothing, right at the fingertips of anyone willing to fork over a few dollars. Every year, Sports Illustrated’s...

Writing sentences that confuse people is generally not the goal of writing.

In defense of the Oxford comma

Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor February 25, 2019

It shows up in elementary school classrooms, in books, and on the reading and English sections of the ACT. Among the publications that dislike it are The New York Times, Time Magazine, and The Kirkwood...

Though it’s January and the holidays have ended, reminders of the giving season linger.

Seasons of giving

Catherine Butler, opinions writer January 17, 2019

People wait to take strings of twinkling lights down from their front porches, and leftovers from a family potluck sit in the fridge. Frost still coats the window panes, and many children still suck...

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