To Go Remote Or To Not Go Remote? That Is the Question Schools In Chicago Were Forced To Ask
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As both teachers and students stage walkouts in protest of a return to in-school learning, schools in that region question what is best...
Emily Cao
- Mar 3, 2022
Op-Ed: Bring Back Home Economics (Kind Of)
I learned how tax brackets work through studying for the PSAT. Yes, I was 15 years old and had no idea how our tax system worked. And...
Troy Juhn
- Jan 19, 2022
Movie Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home Review: A Love Letter to Spider-Man
Spider-Man is one of the most well-known superheroes ever. I don’t think you can go up to any person without them at least knowing the basic
Avantika Singh
- Jan 19, 2022
2021 Sucked But At Least I Read Some Good Books
In many ways, 2021 shaped up to be a worse year than 2020 for me. 2020 was awful, yes, (beginning of the pandemic, yada, yada), but at...
Dani Brinberg
- Jan 19, 2022
The End of the World: The Cream Cheese Shortage
As the pandemic has continued, supply chain bottlenecks have limited our access to everyday products.
Justin Friedberg
- Dec 23, 2021
Get Back: A Review
The biggest band in the world is imploding. The recording sessions near the end of the Beatles are scarred with marks of contempt and...
Chloe Strongin
- Dec 22, 2021
Is 80s Music Making a Comeback?
Have you ever heard of Bruce Springsteen? Bon Jovi? Tears for Fears? Most likely you haven’t! While you might not be familiar with the...
Lexi Schwartz and Penelope Kraus
- Nov 24, 2021
“Devious Lick Challenge”: How Devious is it?
When walking into the school bathrooms what catches your attention? The missing sink knobs, the writing on the stalls, or the soap that's...
Troy Juhn
- Nov 23, 2021
The Overhype of Rookie Quarterbacks in the NFL
Every year, it seems that there’s one quarterback in the NFL draft that interests scouts, prompting them to shoot the player up their...
Janice Lin
- Nov 23, 2021
To Fraud or Not To Fraud: Elizabeth Holmes
Some may remember the name Elizabeth Holmes from her founding a start-up called Theranos. Some may recognize her deep voice and...
Avantika Singh
- Nov 23, 2021
Review: If We Were Villains
Equal parts murder mystery, love story, and homage to Shakespeare. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio is a novel that masters plot...
Shreyasi Paudel
- Nov 23, 2021
Starving Artist
A woman lives on the streets with nothing but a tattered jacket, a sketchbook, and some pencils to her name. Surely, she is in the depths...
Troy Juhn
- Oct 29, 2021
History of Homecoming and Why It's So Joyous
What exactly is Homecoming? It is a tradition celebrated at multiple high schools and colleges across the US and Canada, celebrating the...
Emily Cao
- Oct 29, 2021
The Secret History by Donna Tartt: A Review
“Does such a thing as the ‘fatal flaw,’ that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to...
Vidhan Bokaria
- Oct 29, 2021
A Call For a New Classroom Redesigns
According to research, children spend approximately 15,000 hours sitting down on hard plastic chairs during their school years.
Shreyasi Paudel
- Oct 28, 2021
Texas Abortion Law: Here's What You Need to Know
When does human life begin? At conception? At birth? Does it matter where it begins if it places someone who is decidedly alive in...
Justin Friedberg
- Oct 28, 2021
From Revered to Reprehensible
A legacy is a mountain; the towering piles of a life's work, in view for all to see. We all build mountains, some bigger than others....
Sophie Jost & Nandini Singh
- Jun 16, 2021
Justice Served: A Breakdown of the Derek Chauvin Trial
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was brutally murdered on the streets of Chicago, sparking a global conversation not only about police...
Janice Lin
- Jun 15, 2021
Is It Time For Amazon To Unionize?
Unions are pretty common in the public sector (government) agencies and in manufacturing, but unions are rare in the tech sector. Indeed,...
Dani Brinberg
- Jun 14, 2021
How Blind is Need Blind?
If you have applied to college or are applying soon, you have heard of need-blind and need-aware admissions. Need blind means that a...
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