first amendment

Banning TikTok isn’t a good idea

Chenyao Liu • April 24, 2023

In our current era of hyper partisanship, the Democrats and Republicans have united over a simple objective: banning TikTok. On March 7, senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD) proposed...

Know your rights. Students should be cognizant of the First Amendment rights they retain at school.

perspectives • August 15, 2012

This summer, the right to bear arms came under public scrutiny and incited a nasty debate across partisan lines. Considering the horror of the Aurora theater massacre, it’s certainly an important...

Two CHS students named to press rights commission

Author Archives • February 7, 2011

Two Carmel High School HiLite newspaper students, junior Caroline Zhang and sophomore Victor Xu, were just named 45words student partners for the 2011-12 school year. The Journalism Education Association’s...

(You’re not) welcome to my life

Beats • March 25, 2010

By Michelle Hu <[email protected]> When the story of the basketball team broke back in February, people who followed the story wanted to know everything from details of what happened to the two...

First Amendment essential to journalists

perspectives • December 14, 2009

By Sarah Sheafer <[email protected]> As 6,300 student journalists and advisers piled into the room, there was a mixture of excitement and nerves. From Nov. 12 to 15, students from all 50 states,...

Media center celebrates Banned Books Week, promotes First Amendment

Author Archives • September 23, 2009

The media center will celebrate Banned Books Week from Sept. 26 through Oct. 3. According to Bonnie Grimble, media center department chairperson, Banned Books Week commemorates the role of the First Amendment...