-
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 distract the public from the serious and important socio-political problems we face everyday. If people make drag queens the enemy, they focus their attention on them, as opposed to…
-
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 office aid burst through the door, thrusting a pale slip towards my teacher. My teacher then passed the flimsy slip to me, “This is a reminder that you are…
-
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 at her but she doesn’t. Her insecurities consume her, as she longs to look like the other girls in school, jealous of their “perfect” features. But what makes a…
-
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 useless. This is because my attention is being focused on things that I do not care about or enjoy. This damages my schoolwork, but more importantly to me, it…
-
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 Placement (AP) classes require deliberation over whether paying the exam fee is worth the college credit. AP exams should not cost as much as they do and budget adjustments…
-
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 product under the sun in order to have the perfect skin, perfect makeup routine, perfect body…but it’s impossible to achieve perfection in an ever-changing, over-consuming society set out to…
-
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 think of genuinely intrigued me. This made me want to start taking classes, and sooner or later I found myself watching TOK classes off of youtube. This became the…
-
Book banning damages students
•
“Charlotte’s Web,” “Animal Farm,” “The Giver,” “The Outsiders” and “Harry Potter,” are all books that have made enormous impacts on my life. Their messages have molded me into the person that I am today. They have taught me friendship. They have taught me tragedy. They have changed my perspective on the world around me.…
-
Stop naming your dogs human names
•
My first name is Brody, a pretty cool surfer name. You could almost picture a sun-soaked beach bro with six-pack abs and wavy hair, right? Well, think again, because whenever I tell people my name they always give me the same response: “Oh, Brody, that’s my dog’s name.” I doubt these people are naming…
-
Just in: Man Who Allegedly Tried To Overturn Election Is Free To Run For President Again
•
We the people hope that our elected officials, specifically presidents, will do whatever it takes to keep our democracy protected. Before a president is sworn into office, they must vow “to the best of [their] Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” (U.S. Const., article II, section 1.) What would…