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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

City High's neighborhood is great. But what if we had unlimited funds to improve it?

How to Maximize Your Neighborhood’s Potential

Jethro Michaelson, Reporter November 21, 2024

In my last article, I discussed the planning issues with Iowa City and specifically City High’s neighborhood: Morningside-Glendale. I proposed some relatively cost-effective changes, primarily traffic...

The level of traffic around the neighborhood is more than an annoyance–it's a danger.

A Beginner’s Guide on How to Improve a Good Neighborhood

Jethro Michaelson, Reporter November 15, 2024

On May 31, 2019, I left the original Herbert Hoover Elementary School for the last time. However, I wasn’t graduating. Since before I started going to Hoover, it had been announced that “Old Hoover”...

Art by Kaelyn Langdon '23

The EARN IT Act and What it Means for Your Internet Privacy

Forrest Estes, Reporter February 16, 2022

Senators Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) have reintroduced the massively unpopular EARN IT act, originally proposed in 2020, back onto the Senate docket. As of February...

Photo by Harrison Burke

[One Year Later] Boston Strong: Former Little Hawk Editor Writes from Boston

Harrison Burke April 17, 2014

The following is a letter from former Little Hawk opinion editor Harrison Burke. He currently attends Boston University and has lived through the recent events. To my former fellow students, The...

Cody Owen

Music’s New Normal

December 22, 2013

By Cody Owen The feedback of the amps dies slowly. The crowd is silent for several long seconds, standing still in the cold mud and damp from the icy New York drizzle. As the performers file off the...

Reflections on Walk/Bike Day

Reflections on Walk/Bike Day

October 4, 2012

Environmental Jumble Assorted stories and thoughts from the ongoing pursuit of a greener environment as pursued by your locally grown Little Hawk, Eli Shepherd. ; Although the prizes available consisted...

Wasteful Thinking

Wasteful Thinking

September 21, 2012
‘Waste not, want not.’ It’s the old adage, up there with the likes of ‘early to bed, early to rise...’ and all the other wisdom cliches. It represents the belief that those who think of others first and don’t dispose of potentially useful things, are better off for it. It’s so simple that it’s difficult to disagree with. Naturally, I don’t hear a lot of disagreement with the statement.
The Kids Do Stand a Chance

The Kids Do Stand a Chance

September 6, 2012
On the evening of September 4th, 2012, the Twitter icon on the top right of my computer burned a steady bright blue. Every time I clicked on the glowing birdie to catch up on fresh tweets, I found a new take on the evening’s hot topic: The Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A bicycle sits locked to a lamp post in College Green Park in downtown Iowa City. Photo by Eli Shepherd.

Addressed to You: Cycling Solutions

August 31, 2012
Assorted stories and thoughts from the ongoing pursuit of a greener environment as pursued by your locally grown Little Hawk, Eli Shepherd.
Iowa City Summer of Solutions members head out to the fields, volunteering on a farm in Solon. Photo by Eli Shepherd

Green Hot Iowa City Summer of Solutions

August 24, 2012
The first in a column series entitled: Environmental Jumble Assorted stories and thoughts from the ongoing pursuit of a greener environment as pursued by your locally grown Little Hawk, Eli Shepherd.
What is Up with "Gangnam Style?"

What is Up with “Gangnam Style?”

August 24, 2012
PSY's "Gangnam Style" has broken 50 million views in one month. What makes this song and video so viral?
Todd Akin Congressman from Missouri.  Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Todd Akin: America Rewards You No Points

August 23, 2012
If you ask the average American on the street about what they think about the country’s leadership, the answer will probably be something along the lines of “incompetent,” “terrible,” or “overtly destructive.”
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