Olivia Shubak, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• November 28, 2023
France’s national motto “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité [“Liberty, equality, freedom”], can be seen on the exterior of every school in the country. However, in schools around France, a hotly...
It’s 7 a.m. You just arrived at school after four hours of sleep. You’re sleep-deprived, as are most teens. Time for some caffeine.
Caffeine is, of course, a completely legal drug. It is a stimulant...
It's a well known fact that the American public school system distances itself from religion as much as possible, with the Constitution itself prohibiting most forms of spiritual expression in schools....
This past summer, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman (D-P) co-sponsored the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023 . The bill–written by Bernie Sanders (I-V)-- would provide breakfast, lunch,...
In the frenzy for good grades, social acceptance, and a determined future, high school students consistently look towards any aid for peace of mind.
But when the pursuit becomes unhealthy, as it often...
Human beings are social creatures. Everyone craves companionship and connection to feel like they can thrive in life. The strength of these connections has a massive impact on a person's mental health....
On Friday, October 6th, Narges Mohammadi was announced the winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. She received this honor as a form of recognition to her fight for gender equality and activism in Iran....
The physicist Steven Hawking once said, “Success in creating effective AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization. Or the worst. We just don't know. So we cannot know if we will...
The bottom line is simple: vaping is bad for you. No one can argue with the fact that nicotine is extremely addictive. Yet the Centers for Disease Control reports that over 2.5 million American teens engage...
In today’s shaky political climate, one issue lingers in the air. A stigma has been unjustly silencing Americans for generations, stripping them of a fundamental human birthright. It’s time that society...
As of lately (and what I have realized has been my whole life), I have underestimated the power of my own emotions.
Often in life, we find ourselves in certain situations where we meet someone we almost...
Picture it: you’re waking up on one of the many mornings of summer vacation at 9:20 a.m. as opposed to awaking to the blare of a 5:00 alarm. You lay in bed for a couple more minutes, deliberating whether...
