Zephyrus

Just recently, I picked up a copy of Zephyrus, our schools newspaper. I think they print one every month to distribute to the high scholars. In this issue (the 2nd one out so far) the newspaper was mainly about politics, which is explanatory because the elections are coming up. I thought the writers did a good job with the layout of the paper. They displayed all the political candidates, which was nice to look at because I didn’t know much information about all of them. The newspaper also had large printouts taking up two pages for separate points on McCain and Obama.
Some of the stories in the paper were the Purple Grounds survey, the sophomores learning more about the candidates and whom teenagers care about, and a student opinion section. I thought this was the most interesting.
On the last page of Zephyrus, staff writers Robbie Latta and Teddy Hoffman both took stabs at John McCain and Barack Obama in “Liberal liars VS Conservative con-men”. This was the best part seeing the criticism both took part in. Robbie Latta is for John McCain and I have to admit, he has some good points. He talks about how Obama has no experience and for the days he’s been in the Senate, he’s done nothing productive. Latta also humored me when speaks of Obama saying, “It is as if he’s trying to say “I’m with you,” but he is attempting to be king. And what kind of presidential candidate gives speeches on mountain tops? Does he suggest we address him as “Your majesty?”
Latta also believes there’s no reason to be talking about Sarah Palin when Joe Biden asked a “wheel-chair bound Missouri state senator to stand up”. Latta also notes that Biden needs “a pair of bifocals and a history lesson”. Yikes.
Then, Teddy Hoffman comes right back in his own story against McCain and how Obama is the right president. He says he wants a smart, experienced president and that McCain is not an example of that. Hoffman doesn’t believe women should just vote for Palin because she’s female. He also refers to Palin as a “conservative Barbie”. Ouch! Hoffman points out that Biden “DESTROYED” Palin in the Vice President debates and that Palin says “Maverick” too much. Overall, I thought both writers had good points on the political candidate they were for that could make some people think twice.