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Arkansas High School Suspends Student Paper For Publishing 'Disruptive' Investigation Into Shady Football Transfers

Arkansas High School Suspends Student Paper For Publishing 'Disruptive' Investigation Into Shady Football Transfers
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Halle Roberts is the editor-in-chief of the Har-Ber Herald, the school newspaper for Springdale High School in Arkansas. The 17-year-old student was suspended after she wrote an investigative piece criticizing the transfer of five football players to a rival school.

Players are not allowed to be transferred to a different school because they would like to play for a different team. They are allowed to transfer only for academic reasons. So Roberts got to digging. Her paper filed FOIA requests and received official information from the Arkansas Activities Association saying that the students were transferred for academic reasons. However, the students themselves said otherwise.

Roberts quoted one student in her paper saying:

"We just want to go over there because we have a better chance of getting scholarships and playing at D1."

Another student told Roberts:

"I just feel like it's better for my future to go out there and get college looks."

Soon after the report was published, the superintendent of the district, Jim Rollins, asked the teacher advisor for the school paper, Karla Sprague, to take the story down. She obliged.

Rollins wrote a letter stating that the piece was:

"intentionally negative, demeaning, derogatory, hurtful and potentially harmful to the students addressed in those articles."

Roberts, undeterred, is still working on a new edition of the story that includes the school's censorship.

Mike Hiestand of the Student Press Law Center had this to say:

And Halle Roberts, who dreams of being an ESPN reporter, stated:

People were impressed with Roberts.




Some had harsh words for the school's administration.



And most had high praise for Roberts and the other student journalists working on this piece.




And Halle Roberts herself closed by saying:

Fight on, Halle!

H/T: Twitter, Buzzfeed, The Hill

People Are Roasting Trump Over His Mind-Numbing Observation About The Wetness Of Water 😂

People Are Roasting Trump Over His Mind-Numbing Observation About The Wetness Of Water 😂
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Donald Trump thanked the first responders who came to the aid of victims of Hurricane Florence. The storm devastated portions of North Carolina, dumping massive amounts of rain and damaging millions of dollars in property. Many natural areas were destroyed, some farmers lost everything and more than a few people have been left homeless. The first responders after this massive storm were literal life savers, and Trump was absolutely right to thank them. Unfortunately, the sentiment of his message was lost for many people because he didn't seem to put any effort or preparation into what he was saying. Then, in the middle of his off-the-cuff message, he confused everyone by talking about the wetness of water.

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Super Bowl Sunday: it's the only time when commercials are more popular than the show they interrupt. However, this year's best ad might not even be on TV.

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High School Administration Under Fire For Breaking Into A Bathroom Stall While Transgender Student Was Using It

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She is a student at Osseo Senior High School and recently had a traumatic experience at school.

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Kendall Jenner Wearing A Massive Winter Coat Is Like Lenny Kravitz's Scarf 2.0 😂

Kendall Jenner Wearing A Massive Winter Coat Is Like Lenny Kravitz's Scarf 2.0 😂
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We all love a good meme, and the best memes often imitate life. Model Kendall Jenner is the latest target of the Instagram account @itsmaysmemes, which photoshops celebrities in hilariously oversized outerwear.

At least it looks cozy...

Soon, Vogue France tweeted the image and all hell broke loose.

The caption reads:

"Winter is coming !"

Indeed.

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People made their own versions.




Some compared it to other strange fashion choices we've seen over the years.



And there were those who had some pretty interesting ideas about what this looked like.



Perhaps we loved it because it did seem just avant garde enough for Jenner to actually wear. Turns out we all can! Well, sort of. The jacket is a digitally enlarged version of The Super Puff jacket at Aritzia. Even the non-Photoshopped version looks pretty cozy!

H/T: Huffington Post, Twitter

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