Those who have banned and burned books have never gone down in history as the heroes. To pretend otherwise is exactly why books cannot be banned.    Proponents of banning books argue that parents should have control over what their children...

Even though there is still a long way to go, society has made huge leaps in progress when it comes to civil rights in recent years. However, it seems we have regressed to the way we used to view the queer community before the 21st century. In a show of...

Dual POV   Even though I was the kid when I was younger that thought they would take all APs throughout high school, I have only taken one AP class in my high school career, and I have no regrets.    I took my first AP class–World...

The chill is left at the door, frost biting at the windows and doors, with a warm cup in hand you turn the tv on to watch the Winter Olympics…Or so it would be if we didn't live in Arizona. Still, the Winter Olympics’ impact can be felt.   Alpine...

One of the most fundamental parts of a high school identity has significantly lost its popularity as the 21st century graduates the new generation of high schoolers.    Parents of current students could rip out a handful of colorful stories...

Pajama day, anything-but-a-backpack day, color day…it’s always a fun and festive week during school spirit week! Look around you, though. How many people do you actually see wearing silly costumes and lively attire in the name of school spirit? Unfortunately,...

The events of the 20th, 21st centuries all would not have happened without one person. This person can be seen as a hero, terrorist, a misguided child, or the man responsible for billions of deaths worldwide. On June 28, 1914, A 19 year old boy shot and...

“GOALASOOOOO!!” Announcers scream as players bury electric goals in the back of the net. Dedicated crowds let out deafening cheers and players celebrate in grass slides and rapid high fives. But outside of that sphere, people at home are oblivious...

3…2…1…Happy New Year! As the world welcomes in 2022, most people hope to start the new year with positivity and the desire to be kinder to others. Unfortunately for Korean-American NBC news anchor Michelle Li, the new page turn of the calendar greeted...

Oh no! It’s that time of the month again when the teacher tells the class what day their Socratic Seminar will be. Your stomach twists and flops just from the idea of  having to awkwardly sit in a circle with all of your classmates to talk about something...

For the land of the free, capitalist greed sure has an iron grip on us all. Why else do we continue to allow the amoral practice of planned obsolescence?    Planned obsolescence, or when a product’s expiration is pre-planned, is a dirty...

219 million people worldwide have gotten COVID-19, and out of that total, 4 million people have died from it. This might not seem like a big deal to some since 215 million people recovered from the virus, but that is—with all due respect—a privileged...