Opinion
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The choices we have to make
I am 16-years-old. I turn 17-years-old in five months and 20-years-old is starting to look closer than it ever has before. College is just around...
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Christmas may have lost its magic
What makes Christmas the happiest time of year for most families in the U.S.? For some, it is the impossibly cheery music, or the relatives...
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Misconceptions of drag queens incite unnecessary fear
The main goal of a drag queen is to express themselves, while also being an entertainer. However, they are being used as a scapegoat to...
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The time I was sent to Saturday School and survived
9 a.m. on a Thursday morning: I was in the middle of Government class tending to my Snapchat streaks. All of a sudden, a student...
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The love written in our faces
The girl looking in the mirror sees a fat nose, thin lips, a double chin and pimples. She wishes to recognize the girl staring back...
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Managing Media Consumption
I have often filled the idle moments of my day with a steady stream of incoherent digital stimuli that have left me feeling empty and...
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AP test fees hinder the educations of low-income students
The correlation between wealth and education affects many students’ decisions regarding their future. When applying to schools, tuition is taken into consideration and even Advanced...
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Trend cycle encourages lack of individuality
The trend cycle encouraged by social media, namely Tik Tok, is inescapable in its efforts to convince the viewer that they need to buy every...
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TOK shouldn’t exclude upperclassmen
My freshman year, I started becoming interested in philosophy and how our minds worked. Asking such simple questions about life that we never seem to...
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“Guts” was a major hit, right?
Let’s go back to 2021. The album “Sour” was released, and people could not get enough of the breakthrough, ex Disney Channel-kid, Olivia Rodrigo. Fans...