I glance at my clock; it is already ten o’clock at night. Darkness seeps through my window, blanketing everything in sight save for a small yellow lamp on the corner of my desk. The wind rustles outside,...
On January 6th, 2023, first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was reading a book to her students when she looked up to see another of her 6-year-old students with his hand wrapped around the trigger of a handgun.
Zwerner...
The Hoofbeat, Staff Editorial
• September 25, 2023
Imagine being passionate about an opportunity but finding out that it’s no longer available for you. A field or profession you wish to dive into as a student, but the options are limited. A class that...
You grab your ball and approach the lane. Bending your knees to achieve the perfect angle, you swing your arm back before releasing the ball in a perfect swoosh. The bowling ball glides down the lane,...
Nothing gets me more pumped-up than a good Rihanna song. Whether I need to lock in on sports or school, the music motivates me.
This motivation helps me to focus on schoolwork, boost my mood, and inspire...
An average American household can contain upward of hundreds of thousands of items, which can range from a desk to a book. Some of these items we own multiples of: six water bottles, twelve lip glosses,...
The expression of your identity is what makes you unique as an individual. It changes what others think of you, but more importantly it lets you be who you are, and helps you convey who you are to the...
Most kids realize by the end of their freshman year that high school is nothing like the movies. Each teen flick we watched gave us an unachievable idea of what our high school lives should look like....
On January 31st, across Omaha, adults return to their homes exhausted from their seemingly never-ending work day, which is about to get longer.
Lazily, they sprawl out on their couches and flick on...
Conflicts, natural disasters and polarized views consistently top the charts of news stations. There is a constant scroll that only seems to show the world in a negative light. But why? Why do my social...
Every student knows the feelings that come with staring at a stark white page with a small black cursor blinking as if it is taunting you. We all have agonized over a screen for countless minutes wondering...
Valentine's Day: A holiday that comes with overly sweet candy and sappy couples…it's got to be one of my least favorite days of the year. No, it’s not because I’m single, or because I’m morally...
