I grip my pencil tightly as I scribble down what can only be described as a rudimentary summary of what I studied the night before. […]
Category: Opinion
The harsh reality of your fight: protesting on college campuses
On April 17, a group of students at Columbia University established an encampment of tents on the campus’s East Butler Lawn, calling for the university […]
Renaming finals week: a pointless change
Students sit in precise rows. Feet anxiously bounce. Eyes hastily scan. Students hear the dreaded line: “Five more minutes.” Kids give their friends uneasy glances […]
What does good government look like?
2023 has been a year to forget for the House of Representatives. On January 3, at the opening of the 118th United States Congress, the […]
Bluebook, no paper: is Step Up Day ready to go digital?
Instead of the usual pencil-paper Scantron, as juniors went into their designated classrooms on October 11, they pulled out their laptops and opened up Bluebook […]
Native American imagery in today’s sports culture
As February break began, my family and I decided to take a trip down to sunny Vero Beach, Florida. We left early in the morning […]
Affirmative Action: how to turn an unfair policy into an equalizing one
Affirmative action is a policy in which race is taken into consideration as a factor in applications for universities or jobs. It was first introduced […]
How national security just became a teen issue
Under the Trump administration, TikTok, the popular social media application that allows users to create and share short videos, came under fire for its possible […]
‘Cocaine Bear’: a compelling well-crafted exercise in absurdity
Loosely inspired by the true story of an American black bear that fatally overdosed on cocaine, Elizabeth Banks’ much anticipated black comedy “Cocaine Bear” was […]
SATIRE: the bewilderment of the high school clocks
In the first week of October, high school administrators announced the creation of WHS Standard Time in response to mass confusion over incorrect clocks and […]