By Madison Dymond ’16 With exams coming up, there is one thing that is vital to ensure students’ success: motivation. It is the thing they need the most and the thing they can never seem to get. The brain capacity of a student means nothing if they are not motivated to learn and study the material. Exams are memory tests. … Read More
By Naomi Lawrence ’17 A man walks into a community college in Oregon. It sounds like a set-up to a terrible joke, but it’s not. While this man was there, he shot and killed nine people, eventually turning the gun on himself. Mass shootings have become so regular lately that many aren’t even phased by the innocent lives taken by … Read More
By Lauren MacFadden ’17 America was buzzing September 23 when Pope Francis visited the nation’s capitol. While he was here Pope Francis led a midday prayer with U.S. Bishops at St. Mathews Cathedral, he addressed Congress, and appeared at the West Front capitol. Herds of people got into their cars and sat through hours of traffic to be able to … Read More
By Jacob Golomb ’16 A Texas teenager named Ahmed Mohamed made headlines last month when, in an effort to impress his teachers, he rebuilt a clock inside a pencil case. One of Mohamed’s teachers, because she thought it looked like a bomb (and maybe also because Mohamed is Muslim), sent the student to the principal. Even though Mohamed had explained … Read More
By Kayla Cohen ’17 Many teens are in the process of getting their driver’s licenses, and they will be asked whether or not they would like to be an organ or tissue donor. Most young people likely have not given the issue much thought and might say no to being a donor. Each day, 79 people get an organ transplant, … Read More
By Meghan Proctor ’16 By now, many seniors have applied to some colleges. Some may have already finished the process. Whether someone has applied to one college or 10, that student likely had to pay an application fee, usually around $40 – $50. This payment may not seem like much individually, but they can add up to become a problem, … Read More
By Madison Dymond ’16 When students begin school, they have the creative capacity to be independent thinkers. This is the capacity needed to appreciate and analyze poetry in their own ways. At this age, however, they usually have not built up a strong vocabulary and have not mastered the English language well enough to properly understand poetic devices. This is … Read More
By Maya Koeppen ’17 Taking lead from a General Mills decision last year, Chipotle Mexican Grill recently decided to ban food containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, from their menu. The popular fast food chain made this decision on the argument that it is in the best interest of both its consumers and the environment. Powered by a public hysteria … Read More
By Steven Witkin ’16 The legendary senior prank. Ranging from playful to destructive, this classic yet controversial rite of passage is often fueled by seniors’ wish to leave their mark on the school in which they spent their teenage years. The only two visible “pranks” left by the class of 2015 so far, the random posting of “dog?” around the … Read More
By Christopher Sung ’18 As Iraqi government forces lose ground, ISIS has had arguably its best week this year with the capture of the key Iraqi city of Ramadi and further advances into strategic grounds in the war torn middle-east country of Syria. It has been nearly a year since the start of this regional crisis and even with U.S. … Read More