‘Arts’ Archives
Machine Shop Class is Moving to Roosevelt Next Year
By HOLDEN LARSON, Staff Writer at The Southerner the alley is honored to continue highlighting news and articles from The Southerner, newspaper of South High School. This article is reprinted with permission. The current machining shop at South High before the move to Roosevelt. PHOTO: Holden Larsen The machine shop class at South is scheduled to move to Roosevelt for the start of the new school year next fall. It is a class that a lot of students really enjoy, and it can spark interest in many future careers. Moving a machine shop costs a lot of time and money, and many students are disappointed and confused about why the decision was made to move it to Roosevelt. The district has a plan to create elective centers, or hubs, at different high schools throughout the city. Roosevelt is planned to be the center of manufacturing because they already have automotive, construction, and welding classes, and the machine shop will be the next new addition to their arsenal of [...]
Pink-Jacketed Woman
By THOMAS R. SMITH No one could track all that was going on,but a pink-jacketed woman horrifically,dangerously close caught it on video.Alex Pretti beaten to the ground,shot in the back ten times in five secondsshe recorded through terror and confusion,and managed to escape without ICEseizing her phone. Helped by a womanwho gave her a different coat for cover,the “pink-jacketed woman” vanished,escaped to explode the regime’s lies.When I hear the word “cowardice” I thinkof muscle-bound, gun-toting thugs claimingself-defense against protesters with signsand whistles, and how Homeland Securityshields them from legal accountability.When I hear the word “heroism” I thinkof Stella Carlson, the “pink-jacketedwoman,” who absorbed the trauma up closeand with nothing but her braveryto shield her gave the whole world the truth. THOMAS R. SMITH is an American poet, essayist, teacher and editor. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals in the U.S. and [...]
