Opinion – Page 4 – Hellgate Lance

ASMR: A Massage for Your Mind

Jason Upton, Sports Editor

March 6, 2019

Since when was cutting a slice off a piece of soap satisfying? Or wringing out a sponge? Biting into a piece of fried chicken? Tapping a wall? With new technology, autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) has taken the Internet b...

Bernie Sanders Should Not Run in 2020

Dylan Yonce, News & Op Ed Editor

March 5, 2019

I will be the first to admit that when Bernie Sanders ran in the Democratic Primary in 2016, I was one of the first people at his rally, in the first row, and yelling ‘feel the bern’ at the top of my lungs. Now, as Bernie...

The Mars Opportunity Rover Ends its Mission After Almost 15 Years

Elijah Weston-Capulong, Sports Editor

February 28, 2019

"My battery is low and it's getting dark." These were, apparently, the last words of the Mars “Opportunity” Rover, who, on February 13th, NASA announced, had spent its last day roaming the surface of Mars. The Opportunity Rover ...

Why the Diversity Week Assembly Was Disappointing

Luke O'Connell, Sports Editor

February 28, 2019

It's safe to say that the Diversity Week assembly was sub par. Here's why.

2019 State of the Union: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, and Trump is not Acting on Behalf of the ‘American Agenda’

February 19, 2019

Why You Should Write for the Lance

February 8, 2019

Nobody Cares About Your Airpods

January 24, 2019

Why You Should Support Later School Start Times

January 20, 2019

The Frustrations of the ‘Trump Shutdown’

Dylan Yonce, News & Op Ed Editor

January 16, 2019

A portion of the United States Federal Government has now been shut down for over twenty-three full days. Even as just a partial shutdown, over 800,000 workers are either working with no pay, or not able to work at all. Amon...

Why Are We Still Having the ‘Gun Control Debate’?

November 15, 2018

When Did We Start Judging People Not by Character, but Their Political Affiliation?

Matthew Knight, Editor-In-Chief

November 7, 2018

It’s no secret that we live in a considerably liberal town, of which, we attend the most liberal high-school. Yes, Hellgate, Missoula, and certainly Montana has its fair share of political diversity, however, we always seem...

Taking Action – Why should high schoolers be politically involved?

Madeline Swanberg, News Editor

October 24, 2018

Being a high schooler means being on the brink of lots of opportunities - college, work, and perhaps most importantly, the right to vote. With national voter registration day last Tuesday, as well as the upcoming midterm elec...