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The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

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Screening the Screeners

Megha Neelapu December 4, 2016

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] woman impatiently taps her heel. A guy with a Trenta-sized iced coffee twiddles his thumbs. A baby wails in the background: Welcome to airport security. This holiday season, millions...

The Value of Third Party Candidates

The Value of Third Party Candidates

Arman Badrei November 1, 2016

In the election of two “evils,” some may have forgotten the quiet third party candidates. Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party Jill Stein have led relatively silent campaigns against the noise...

This lever (located to the left of the steering wheel) controls the turn signals on a car. Gently push the lever up to indicate a right turn, or push down to indicate a left turn.

Blinkers. Use them.

Allison Favaloro October 31, 2016

The absence of turn signals endangers everyone on the road [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ear Kinkaid community, The privilege of driving has introduced me to so many freedoms, but unfortunately, it has also introduced...

Camp rocks? More like camp sucks.

Ali Ammons October 25, 2016

Each year more than 14 million children and adults attend summer camps in the U.S., according to the American Camp Association. I attended camp for the first time when I was nine years old. My best childhood...

Camp is home away from home

Camp is home away from home

Katherine Berman October 12, 2016

The oldest campers’ cheers almost deafen me as my dad’s obnoxiously painted car with cringe-worthy camp slogans (“Mystic or Bust!” and “Honk if you’re a Tonk!”) sails through the iconic green...

How to Stop Trolling

How to Stop Trolling

Megha Neelapu October 8, 2016

Troll (according to the Urban Dictionary): One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument. There...

Does Your Vote Really Count?

Does Your Vote Really Count?

Kirk Hachigian October 6, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]urn on any TV news program and you are likely to hear the latest news on how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are polling among Latinos, college graduates, blue-collar workers, voters...

Keep Terrorism in Perspective

Keep Terrorism in Perspective

Kirk Hachigian April 17, 2016

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or the past few months, news outlets across the world have been filled with grim headlines from many horrific acts of terrorism. ISIS has conducted many of these recent terrorist attacks,...

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