BeReal?*
Social media users have a reputation of posting pictures that look doctored. Such shots may entail throwing a filter on a picture or...
Shreyasi Paudel
- Apr 6
Summer Pre-College Programs - Scam or Not?
Summer at Brown. The Harvard Summer School Precollege Program. These are just some of the prestigious sounding names of two of many,...
Avantika Singh
- Apr 5
Everything You Need to Know About Biden's SCOTUS Nominee
“I’m looking forward to making sure there’s a black woman on the Supreme Court,” President Biden pledged during a presidential debate in...
Henry Brinberg
- Mar 4
CDC Loosens COVID-19 Guidelines
On December 27th, despite the number of new cases surging because of the Omicron variant, the CDC cut COVID-19 isolation time from 10...
Justin Friedberg
- Mar 4
Singing Out Against Spotify
Emperor Spotify, the ruler of the music streaming industry, has a problem on its hands; the dissatisfaction of some listeners has spread...
Shreyasi Paudel
- Mar 3
To Go Remote Or To Not Go Remote? That Is the Question Schools In Chicago Were Forced To Ask
As both teachers and students stage walkouts in protest of a return to in-school learning, schools in that region question what is best...
Lexi Schwartz and Penelope Kraus
- Mar 3
Hostage Crisis in Colleyville, Texas
A sanctuary is a place to feel protected and an oasis from the hardships that occur in life. But what if that space no longer felt safe?...
Janice Lin
- Jan 20
Jill Biden vs. Melania Trump: Holiday Decoration Edition
Who did it better? We have seen four Christmases with Melania Trump’s decorations, but this holiday season is only the first of four...
Janice Lin
- Jan 19
That Was This Year?
At the end of 2020, people proclaimed that 2021 could not possibly be more turbulent or, to put the matter more bluntly, worse. Now that...
Chloe Strongin and Vidhan Bokaria
- Jan 19
Are Colleges and Universities Going Remote in 2022?
Just as schools hoped to return to at least semi-normalcy, mask mandates have been extended, people have been asked to put a limitation...
Lala Wu
- Jan 19
Diplomatic Boycott of the Winter Games in Beijing 2022
You must know the system of a normal boycott. Perhaps it was taught to you by Mrs. Brandon or Mr. Rendich in 7th grade. America boycotted...
Shriya Garg
- Jan 19
Inflation
Not only did the year 2021 have the most difficult challenges for many individuals mentally, but it also damaged the world financially,...
Shreyasi Paudel
- Jan 19
Larry Nassar and Sexual Abuse in Gymnastics
For gymnasts, coaches, sexual assault advocacts, and a large portion of the general population, December 13th was a crucial day of closure.
Henry Brinberg
- Jan 19
Cryptocurrency: Is it a Bubble?
The digital and decentralized currency called cryptocurrency is all the rage. The market reached $1.6 billion in 2021, and a whopping 16% of
Janice Lin
- Jan 19
Do You Remember Kyle Rittenhouse?
On August 23rd, 2020, Jacob Blake, a black man living in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was shot by the police multiple times, causing him to become...
Janice Lin
- Dec 22, 2021
Astroworld? More Like Astrowhirlwind Of a Disaster
Headlines such as “Astroworld Festival tragedy death toll rises to 10: ‘This was a bloodbath’” caused confusion and curiosity. People are...
Gianna Porco
- Dec 22, 2021
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2021
2021 marked the 95th year of the annual Thanksgiving Macy's Day Parade. Last year the parade was hindered by Covid regulations, but this...
Isabella Jabbour
- Nov 23, 2021
Another Surge in College Applications?
A student’s first quarter of the school year is a time to meet with teachers, make connections with his or her classmates, and possibly...
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...
Dani Brinberg
- Nov 23, 2021
An Update on the Texas Abortion Ban
The most restrictive abortion law in the country, the Texas abortion ban, took control of U.S. media about two months ago. Updated news...