The Purple Tide

A Culture that Kills: Rappers Should Be Mindful of the Drugs They Promote

February 7, 2020

To vote or not to vote

February 7, 2020

The current political atmosphere in America is incredibly polarized, but regardless of ideology, a fundamental value in American culture is participation in government and deriving governmental power from the people. It is vi...

Just Keep Swimming: Madison Kim reflects on her swimming career

Alyssa Lusk, Copy Editor

January 9, 2020

Trekking to practices before the sun has risen, senior Madison Kim dives into the water at 5 a.m., an hour at which most students are sound asleep. The smell of chlorine is all too familiar to her as she was introduced to the sp...

FCPS to Implement Electric Buses Next School Year

January 9, 2020

The glass ceiling continues to limit women

Sarah Raza, Editor-in-Chief

January 9, 2020

A woman is appointed CEO of a well-known company, and from the outside, it appears she is making great strides in her career. Later, the company becomes a bankrupt failure, and everyone blames the woman, using rhetoric implying ...