Opinions – Page 5 – The Westwind

Why the R-word should not be used

November 28, 2017

Op-Ed: Why I advocate for education

October 5, 2017

As I walk through the hallways of A-West I commonly hear, ¨I hate school.” Over and over, these three simple words flow into my ears, and take over my mind. Now let's be real, there are days where I just really do not wan...

The FACS of life

Jack Roberts, Reporter

May 3, 2017

Op-Ed: Why I Went to the Women’s March

February 15, 2017

“Show me what democracy looks like? This is what democracy looks like!” These words echoed through the streets of downtown Denver as over 100,000 people of all ages, gender identities, races, sexualities, rel...

John Fielder: Capturing the Minds of the Future

Noah Wehr, Editor in Chief

November 20, 2016

Media to blame for growth of sexy costumes

Sage Peterson and Taley Smith, Reporters

October 30, 2015

Sexy costumes have been on the rise since the 1970s and are more popular now than they have ever been. Though they have become especially prominent in recent decades, the sexualized costume can be traced back to the very ...

To dominate world, first get pizza…

April 20, 2015

Standardized Pests

by Grace Davis, Reporter

December 8, 2014

“Part of my salary relies on how well 5 and 6-year-olds test,” quoted Jani Judson, a Jefferson County kindergarten teacher. Welcome to the truth of standardized tests. The subject of standardized tests has always been very...

WHAT THE FRACK?!?

by Miranda Schiffbauer, Reporter

December 8, 2014

There has been a lot of debate about fracking recently. Commercials flood the television and citizens fight with drilling companies over land use. Although environmentalists try to push the U.S away from fracking, the country...

Nash Grier: is this teenage internet craze sexist and homophobic?

Michaela Cameron, Reporter

April 15, 2014

Everytime I enter the realm of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, or Vine, Nash Grier’s boyish charm and huge eyes peer out from the screen. Grier is a teenage social media mogul from North Carolina who uses Twitter, Facebook, an...