It’s time to abolish the British monarchy September 29, 2022 — by Sunny Cao While thousands of people have taken to the streets to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth last week, some critics of the British monarchy have taken this chance to protest against the monarchy. And to be honest, they’re not wrong. The monarchy should be abolished. The royal family of Britain has experienced their fair share […] read more » Trying to get rid of the royalty is a waste of time September 29, 2022 — by Parav Manney The death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 on Sept. 8 sparked wide-spread mourning and demonstrations of loyalty across Britain. The event, however, also brought light to a long-persisting question: Is it time for the monarchy to dissolve? In the age of democracy and representative bodies, common sense may imply an affirmation. But when taking […] read more » Inspire PCR testing: a resource that shouldn’t go to waste September 28, 2022 — by Nicole Lee Upon returning to in-person school in the 2021-22 school year, we saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases affecting our peers and staff. We were fortunate to have Inspire PCR Testing on campus to help us identify positive cases and make sure they were isolated before cases spread. Now, it’s much harder to know if there’s […] read more » Dear seniors, get a grip September 25, 2022 — by Allison Tan Dear Senior Class, I am tired of hearing about your top school — which you probably won’t get into — or seeing your maroon red hydro flask with an obnoxious Harvard sticker because someone in your extended family went there a decade ago. And quite frankly, no one wants to talk to walking LinkedIn profiles […] read more » MOSAIC: why the school can’t teach life September 24, 2022 — by Parav Manney If you tell a group of kindergarteners returning from recess to sit down for a math lesson, the results will obviously vary. Some may ignore you and others may listen, but overall, your instructions are probably not enough to force each child into their seats. I predict something similar will happen with Making Our School […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has many upsides September 24, 2022 — by Skyler Mao This year, students have begun to see the effects of the district’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which encourages students to bring their personal devices, such as laptops and tablets, to school with the expectation that they will use them daily in classes. The old model relied on providing MacBook and Chromebook carts to […] read more » Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
Trying to get rid of the royalty is a waste of time September 29, 2022 — by Parav Manney The death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 on Sept. 8 sparked wide-spread mourning and demonstrations of loyalty across Britain. The event, however, also brought light to a long-persisting question: Is it time for the monarchy to dissolve? In the age of democracy and representative bodies, common sense may imply an affirmation. But when taking […] read more » Inspire PCR testing: a resource that shouldn’t go to waste September 28, 2022 — by Nicole Lee Upon returning to in-person school in the 2021-22 school year, we saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases affecting our peers and staff. We were fortunate to have Inspire PCR Testing on campus to help us identify positive cases and make sure they were isolated before cases spread. Now, it’s much harder to know if there’s […] read more » Dear seniors, get a grip September 25, 2022 — by Allison Tan Dear Senior Class, I am tired of hearing about your top school — which you probably won’t get into — or seeing your maroon red hydro flask with an obnoxious Harvard sticker because someone in your extended family went there a decade ago. And quite frankly, no one wants to talk to walking LinkedIn profiles […] read more » MOSAIC: why the school can’t teach life September 24, 2022 — by Parav Manney If you tell a group of kindergarteners returning from recess to sit down for a math lesson, the results will obviously vary. Some may ignore you and others may listen, but overall, your instructions are probably not enough to force each child into their seats. I predict something similar will happen with Making Our School […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has many upsides September 24, 2022 — by Skyler Mao This year, students have begun to see the effects of the district’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which encourages students to bring their personal devices, such as laptops and tablets, to school with the expectation that they will use them daily in classes. The old model relied on providing MacBook and Chromebook carts to […] read more » Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
Inspire PCR testing: a resource that shouldn’t go to waste September 28, 2022 — by Nicole Lee Upon returning to in-person school in the 2021-22 school year, we saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases affecting our peers and staff. We were fortunate to have Inspire PCR Testing on campus to help us identify positive cases and make sure they were isolated before cases spread. Now, it’s much harder to know if there’s […] read more » Dear seniors, get a grip September 25, 2022 — by Allison Tan Dear Senior Class, I am tired of hearing about your top school — which you probably won’t get into — or seeing your maroon red hydro flask with an obnoxious Harvard sticker because someone in your extended family went there a decade ago. And quite frankly, no one wants to talk to walking LinkedIn profiles […] read more » MOSAIC: why the school can’t teach life September 24, 2022 — by Parav Manney If you tell a group of kindergarteners returning from recess to sit down for a math lesson, the results will obviously vary. Some may ignore you and others may listen, but overall, your instructions are probably not enough to force each child into their seats. I predict something similar will happen with Making Our School […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has many upsides September 24, 2022 — by Skyler Mao This year, students have begun to see the effects of the district’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which encourages students to bring their personal devices, such as laptops and tablets, to school with the expectation that they will use them daily in classes. The old model relied on providing MacBook and Chromebook carts to […] read more » Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
Dear seniors, get a grip September 25, 2022 — by Allison Tan Dear Senior Class, I am tired of hearing about your top school — which you probably won’t get into — or seeing your maroon red hydro flask with an obnoxious Harvard sticker because someone in your extended family went there a decade ago. And quite frankly, no one wants to talk to walking LinkedIn profiles […] read more » MOSAIC: why the school can’t teach life September 24, 2022 — by Parav Manney If you tell a group of kindergarteners returning from recess to sit down for a math lesson, the results will obviously vary. Some may ignore you and others may listen, but overall, your instructions are probably not enough to force each child into their seats. I predict something similar will happen with Making Our School […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has many upsides September 24, 2022 — by Skyler Mao This year, students have begun to see the effects of the district’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which encourages students to bring their personal devices, such as laptops and tablets, to school with the expectation that they will use them daily in classes. The old model relied on providing MacBook and Chromebook carts to […] read more » Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
MOSAIC: why the school can’t teach life September 24, 2022 — by Parav Manney If you tell a group of kindergarteners returning from recess to sit down for a math lesson, the results will obviously vary. Some may ignore you and others may listen, but overall, your instructions are probably not enough to force each child into their seats. I predict something similar will happen with Making Our School […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has many upsides September 24, 2022 — by Skyler Mao This year, students have begun to see the effects of the district’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which encourages students to bring their personal devices, such as laptops and tablets, to school with the expectation that they will use them daily in classes. The old model relied on providing MacBook and Chromebook carts to […] read more » Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
Bring Your Own Device policy has many upsides September 24, 2022 — by Skyler Mao This year, students have begun to see the effects of the district’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, which encourages students to bring their personal devices, such as laptops and tablets, to school with the expectation that they will use them daily in classes. The old model relied on providing MacBook and Chromebook carts to […] read more » Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast
Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » firstprevious...10...1920212223...3040506070...nextlast