Opinion

  • I have to meet my future self

    In typical procrastinator fashion, 40 minutes passed between me opening this Google doc and me writing the first word. The funny thing is it never feels that long…so either I’m moving much slower than the speed of light or I just really want to avoid doing the inevitable. Some say time flies when you’re…

  • Apple’s Hardware falls behind its competitors

    Despite iPhone X preorders backing up to well over 2018 in the first hour of its release, it seems that the excitement regarding Apple’s new handsets has sharply declined. With reports of the iPhone 7 doing better than Apple’s current top-of-the-line the iPhone 8, the iPhone X is the brand’s savior, a revitalization of…

  • Required classes stifle educational pursuits

    Four years of English, three years of math, two years of PE and one year of a language are required for every student at NP. Although these requirements are supposed to ensure that we become well-rounded students, they have led to counterproductive results instead. Students do not have the liberty to decide what our…

  • Walking can wait

    We have all had those days where we are running just a little bit late and want to avoid getting marked tardy at our first class. We make a conscious decision to sprint across the middle of Reino, jump over the little Newbury Park river in the ditch, then book it across campus to…

  • I seem to better recall the little things

    It is November again. For me, it is nothing but another month. Attached to this month is: that one dwindling family gathering, a half-month’s worth of leftovers, and, as my tenth grade English teacher would call it, “Turkey Genocide Day.” And, with Turkey Genocide Day, comes all of my teachers asking, “What are you…

  • Stop being passive about going green

    During the Obama administration, it seemed as if government would take charge in regards to environmental issues. The United States agreed to the Paris climate accords and Obama passed the Clean Power Plan. However, these progressive decisions were disregarded with the arrival of a new president. President Trump himself called climate change a “hoax.”…

  • A simple hashtag can spark a movement

    I was recently informed about the #metoo trend that seems to be parading around all over social media as of late. It originally stemmed from all of the sexual allegations towards American film producer Harvey Weinstein as a multitude of women seeking a profession in acting came forward and replayed the stories of their…

  • Amazon dominates the market

    The world wouldn’t be the same without two-day deliveries from almost everyone’s favorite online shopping site. Over the years, Amazon has acquired several other companies and recently, they even bought Whole Foods, a popular organic grocery store. Many don’t know of the long list of popular companies that now belong to Amazon. This list…

  • Spend more time with friends

    After school? I was studying. Weekends? I was studying. Summers? You guessed it, I was studying. Ever since I can remember, I have spent all my free time on school and extracurriculars. Even when it was unnecessary, I found myself staying at home in attempt to get further ahead and study more (even though…

  • Embrace your Halloween spirit

    People set out jack-o-lanterns to fend off ghosts. Starbucks is selling their famous Pumpkin Spice Latte. It’s that time of year again– Halloween! With Halloween comes candy, and with candy comes children. But how old can you be to celebrate Halloween before you get “too old?” Many people stop dressing up and going out…