If you've scrolled through your Instagram Stories in April, you undoubtedly encountered clips of friends or family being doused by a bucket of ice water under the hashtag #SpeakYourMIND, a response to...

**Disclaimer: A student with ADHD chose to remain anonymous due to legal concerns arising from Regulations for the Misuse of Narcotic Drugs. A composed student, engaged in a friendly conversation with...

Respect. That’s the first thing we’re taught in school—respect your teachers, respect your peers, respect the system. But what happens when the people leading that system forget to respect each other? As...

I don’t care about gun violence. At least, that’s what my reaction — or lack thereof — might suggest. When news breaks of another shooting, my response is limited to a clenched jaw or a momentary...

Journalist Gayle King, pop star Katy Perry, film producer Kerianne Flynn, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and entertainment journalist Lauren Sánchez. You may be wondering...

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Since...

Every morning, students all over the world open their phones to the millions of headlines, updates and social media posts flowing through the internet. Whether it’s breaking news or fear of another global...

The Category 3 storm Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005 would later be ranked as the costliest natural disaster in United States history. The storm displaced an estimated 1.5 million...

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, was taken into custody after leading a protest at Columbia University. Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish citizen and graduate student at Tufts University, was taken...

On March 25, Turkish postgraduate student Rumesysa Ozturk was arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers before being shipped to the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile. Her crime:...

In Korea’s digital dining arena, delivery apps serve not just meals—but debt. Baedal Minjok, Korea’s dominant service  platform, feeds a system where local restaurant owners grapple to survive while...

Since President Trump took his oath of office on Jan. 20, the havoc he has unleashed on the very foundations of our government has been catastrophic. Under his leadership, scores of federal workers...

The CHNV is a humanitarian parole program that allows certain individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to be granted permission to stay in the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons....

“Where are you?” That once-common question has become obsolete. In an age of constant connectivity, cultural norms have transformed the location-sharing feature on many apps into normalized digital...

583 days. That is how long my brother, Devin Newcombe, fought for his life after being shot at a family party shortly after turning 16. He survived the initial wound, but ultimately lost his battle...

A 2023 Harvard faculty report revealed that 79% of the grades given out at Harvard in the 2020-21 school year were in the A range, an almost 20% increase from a decade earlier. Yale’s rate was even higher...

On March 4, 2025, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, saying, “I’ve stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America. It’s back.” However, many of his...

Sophomore Laila Alkhatib is at home with her family when she hears the sudden explosions of fireworks — or so she thinks. In reality, they are gunshots fired into the air by a 45-year-old man having...

This February, the White House revealed that its officials will determine which news outlets are granted regular access to their press pool. This decision arranged for the White House Correspondents’...

Reality has recently been sinking in for students and teachers in the West Linn-Wilsonville (WLWV) school district as the budget crisis has reached a point where goodbyes have begun. In March 2024,...

Despite Wheeling Park’s attempts to block all forms of AI on Chromebooks, students continue to find ways to abuse it. So, let’s make the obvious choice here: eliminate all technology. If students can’t...

During a conference regarding a fatal plane crash in Washington D.C. on Jan. 30, President Donald Trump claimed that the collision was due to the diversity, equity and inclusivity hires at the Federal...

For millions of Americans, from students to constituents, the previously-noble pursuit of knowledge has been reduced to a pursuit FROM knowledge. On multiple fronts, American society is scrambling over...

Thomas Jefferson once said, “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Jefferson’s words still ring true 一 today, as press freedom in the...

**Disclaimer: Some of the interviews featured in this article have been conducted anonymously to protect the safety and privacy of students and parents. Inside cramped hagwon classrooms, kindergarten...

Most mornings driving to school, I crave background noise filled by the news, but stories that normally spark interest leave me with dread as I listen to the most recent air strike, economic decline...

Every morning, the pledge of Allegiance echoes through the classrooms of Pleasant Valley High School. Students rise from their seats, hand on chest, and declare their “allegiance to the flag.”  The...

When discussing Trump-2.0, too often we don’t put the fundamentals of American democracy first. Donald Trump himself, devoid of any coherent ideology and bereft of any clear end-goal beside the most...

Just when we think we’ve succeeded, it all comes roaring back. On Feb. 19, an Orange County infant returned from South Korea with measles. Days later, an unvaccinated child in Texas died from measles—the...

My personal favorite aspect of Star Trek (besides watching with my father) was the Vulcan people, a fictional extraterrestrial species. Each time one was in a scene, their characteristic strict adherence...

Throughout human history, there has always been racism, and there will never be a time without it. We like to believe that it is not as large of a problem as it is even though 52.5% of the reported hate...

In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has already issued sweeping executive orders that strike at pillars of national public health. Changes like deleted data, disappearing webpages...

Currently, Hayes is undergoing many changes due to recently passed legislation, including the enacted Senate Bill 104 that limits where students may use the restroom to their assigned sex at birth. Subsequently,...

Last summer, the Granger Pines Facebook group exploded with excitement. The park playground was filled with enthusiastic chatter. The big news? A Domino’s Pizza was opening in front of the neighborhood. The...

We are witnessing a crisis—not just of literacy, but in our societal capacity to simply think for ourselves. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the percentage of U.S....

I remember it as if I had just experienced it all over again, 30 seconds ago. It was my first day as a freshman, and I wasn’t sure if I’d have to dress out. I was walking to the Green Wall to grab...

If you frequently travel along National Road, you may have noticed a group of protestors lining the street, holding signs that read “Defund Fascism”, “Support Trans Youth”, “Fight 4 Democracy”,...

Even though both groups are classified as Black, Black American and African cultures have very prominent differences. However, in the U.S., African culture has often been overlooked and lumped into Black...

It’s that time of year again; fourth-grade teachers are queuing up the BrainPOP video about Martin Luther King Jr., corporations that own slave mining operations in the Congo are tweeting about how they’re...

Micah Beckwith has emerged as the newly inaugurated Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, an extremely controversial figure in both state and national politics. He will now be featured at the Cass County Republican's...

“Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.” Although the experience of reading can be described in numerous ways, Dr. Rudine Bishop's analogy perfectly captures the essence. Bishop, an Ohio State...

*Disclaimer: This article discusses sensitive topics, including self-harm—reader discretion is advised.* “My chest feels so stuffy. I feel like I’m going to fall somewhere. I don’t even know...

When Americans think about the role of a journalist, they often imagine a human robot producing stories at their desk for hours or having an intrusive reporter shoving a microphone into someone’s face....

I am proud to be able to speak Flemish. It’s my mother’s native tongue, one she’s immensely proud of. I’ve been taught the language my whole life and grew to love it. Yet, in my everyday life,...

The president’s bodyguards cover the mouth of an angry STEM graduate and drag him out of student hall. This action encapsulates the government’s response to student unrest over its research & development...

The 2025 Texas legislative session put school vouchers on the table yet again, with Senate Bill 2 being passed on Feb. 5. In writing, the bill provides $10,000 annually per child or $11,500 per disabled...

Once the backbone of public discourse and community engagement, print journalism now teeters on the brink of extinction. With dwindling circulation, declining ad revenue, and a generation of news consumers...

I woke up to countless messages from my friends in the U.S. complaining about the ongoing TikTok ban Jan. 19. The previous night, users in the U.S. opened TikTok expecting to be greeted with yet another...

Trigger warning for topics of sexual assault. In discussions about military trauma, an oversimplified, distinct division is often made between combat trauma and sexual trauma, with the former usually...

“Breaking News: L.A. goes up in flames.” “Pray for L.A.” “Donate to the GoFundMe.” With every swipe, posts like these fill up social media feeds. Whether a natural disaster such...