South Lorain — My Home, My Pride

By Ashley Mott Growing up in South Lorain, Ohio was never easy. The streets had pot holes bigger than a basketball meaning that driving in the winter was always better because they were filled in with snow, my school system was redone so many times that almost all of the schools I went to were …

Being a suicide survivor

By Ashley Mott The thing about being a survivor of suicide is that it has permanently changed your life in one way or another. Being a survivor doesn’t just mean that you yourself tried to commit suicide. It also means that you have survived the aftermath of someone else taking their own life. I am …

Viking Ink: Has the world changed its view on tattoos?

By Ashley Mott, Arts and Entertainment Editor Over the past few years, the number of people with tattoos have grown exponentially. People have donned their bodies with this type of artwork for centuries, but they have only just recently became widely accepted in modern society. If you were transported back in time to say, the …