I lost my mother to a heroin overdose on Halloween night⁠—just five months ago. At first I didn't know how to react. I cried but it didn't feel like it was real. My father held me as I mourned but...

Black hair in all its forms is integral to Black culture. As Black women in America have embraced their hair and the various locs, braids and twists it can be molded into, representation of Black culture...

Hydrocodone-acetamin 10-325 mg, Jessica Lin. The pharmacist might as well have handed me a bomb. I had spent my pandemic doing research about prescription opioids and writing a novel about addiction. After...

We try not to write about ourselves in this newspaper. It is our firm belief that our primary job as student reporters and editors is to highlight the students, families, staff and administrators who shape...

Imagine the pain of a person being bullied for their looks, lisp or accent. Something harmless that cannot be changed, cannot be controlled. Now imagine a law that banned the discussion of this bullying...

I was in fourth grade when my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. It was hard to accept that Kelley Glidewell—the loudest parent cheering from the stands, the brightest mom with big earrings...

At some point in the school year, I’ll be scrolling through Instagram when I notice a trend—post after post of colorful graphics announcing a new nonprofit organization started by fellow classmates....

A handshake. A high five. A pat on the back. A head against a shoulder. A hug. These are all simple, normal acts of physical touch that we don’t really give a second thought to. Touch is the simplest...

The past two years have been difficult for most people as Covid basically made the world spiral out of control. It’s made it harder for people to actively socialize with others with social distancing,...

Trigger Warning: mentions of guns, violence, school shootings, and police We were eating lunch in our usual spot, a table in the corner of the library, when at 12:30 p.m., a siren went off – an instantly...

Mobile homes are parked on streets until police forces remove them. Roads are lined with tents. People are holding signs in hope that someone might be generous enough to give them a dollar. Despite...

What would you do if your doctors stopped giving you life-saving medicine? How would you feel if you weren't allowed to play your favorite sport? Or even be banned from sharing who you are in school? These...

Faced with the urgency of a predicted $62 million budget shortfall, AISD is scrambling for a way out of it financial maze. Each time, however, that a plan has been proposed—whether a seven-period school...

In 2019, 26-year old Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was speeding at 85 mph in a 45 mph commercial vehicle speed zone on Interstate 70 when his truck slammed into traffic after the brakes allegedly failed, killing...

For the graduating class of 2022, March marks the beginning of the end; to celebrate, seniors have assembled together for a game called senior assassins. Senior assassins has been a DGS tradition for several...

You walk around them when you see them, you get scared whenever they walk by you, you think about them as if they were less of a human than you, and once you give them that title, they become as insignificant...

With the snow melting, spring sports season and thoughts of finals running rampant in everyone’s minds, it’s easy and almost unavoidable to fly through the month of March without even thinking about...

For over a century, the U.S. has inconsistently used Daylight Savings Time (DST) to save fuel and electricity. It has now become so normalized that we rarely think twice about how DST affects us before...

As I fidget with the elastic on my white cane, I’m often tentatively questioned about my “vision problem,” “situation” or “challenges.” I know what people are trying to hint at—they’re...

In 1566, the Venetian government distributed its first monthly copy of “Notizie scritte” — a handwritten newsletter used to spread information about political, military and economic news to a wider...

It’s not an exaggeration to call the last few years horrible. Many factors contribute to this verdict—COVID-19 pandemic, a politically fraught atmosphere culminating in a contentious election in 2020...

For the past two weeks, debates have raged on about the proper response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis. Unfortunately, the vast majority of America’s myriad responses to the tragedy will only exacerbate...

Content warning: This story contains language that pertains to sexual assault and drug use. Students’ names have been changed for anonymity.  As a freshman, junior Lacey put all of her energy into...

A book banning pandemic has swept from a Wyoming prosecutor’s office, which discussed banning books “Sex Is a Funny Word” and “This Book Is Gay,” to the Oklahoma state senate, where a bill was...

A 2018 survey by Schoen Consulting revealed that 15% of U.S. adults believe that people should be allowed to use Nazi slogans or symbols—in apparel, online, etc.—and 11% believe that it is acceptable...

With sweaty hands, I shook the hand of my neurosurgeon. I’ll never forget wheeling away from my mom, standing scared and alone. The image of my mother while her daughter’s surgery went over the...

When most people reminisce about their childhood, they remember bike rides, jumping rope and creating adventure games. The current generation of adolescents or “iPad kids” will have profoundly different...

Look at the drawing above. Study it closely. Do you see the green line? If you can't, you may be one of the one in twelve men who are colorblind. According to Healthline.com, 9% of the global...

Last week, the Supreme Court heard a case that has the fate of Roe v. Wade- and thereby the fate of reproductive rights in the United States -thrown into uncertainty. Fifty years ago, in 1973, the Court...

The eyes of the world are on Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on the nation. People are constantly glued to their news feeds and TV screens, watching for updates as missiles...

When I was in middle school, I had an intense hatred towards the song “Happy” by Pharrel. It always seemed out of place in my middle school life, especially when I was struggling with mental health...

Brandon Wood, a first-grade teacher at Manitou Springs Elementary School (MSES), came out as nonbinary last year. “It's been pretty good.  The other teachers/staff have been understanding as I transitioned...

There is a plague spreading across the U.S. Yes, as ominous and as hilariously ridiculous as that sounds, it's unfortunately true. The plague we speak of isn't physical however, at least not at first....

I have vivid memories of being a little girl nestled in my grandmother’s lap as she braided my hair. I remember the smell of the gel and hair grease she used as she parted sections of my hair and the...

“Sonya, how are you doing?” “Can you stay after class?” “Can you explain the situation in Ukraine to me?” As one of the few Ukrainian students at Whitman, my teachers and classmates...

On April 13, 2021, the Japanese government announced that they will allow Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant operator, to release 1.25 million tons of filtered...

St. Louis area school districts have once again made local headlines. As Rockwood parents descended into states of madness over the inclusion of books such as “Stamped” in their children’s curriculum,...

Rose quartz. Hematite. Carnelian. If these names are meaningless to you, chances are that you’re not on TikTok. The #Crystals hashtag has over 6.6 billion views on TikTok (as of Nov. 20, 2021) and...

“I’ve been living here for 18 years,” San Ramon resident Hiren Kotadia said . “I’ll be appearing for my citizenship interview this week.” After moving here in 2002 on an F1 Student Visa,...

Critical race theory is an intellectual movement of legal scholars that challenges mainstream ideas surrounding race and justice. As a whole, CRT posits that race is a socially constructed category that...

“That just sounds like you don’t want to do the work.” This is a statement I often hear whenever I express my struggles with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). I’ve heard similar...

The week of Valentine's Day started off like every other early February week in Texas last year. It was not freezing, but still fairly cold for regular Texas residents, and that was when already cool temperatures...

Ever since you were little, your parents have likely instructed you to look both ways before crossing the street. At first, you may have been hesitant to heed their instructions, for what could be so dangerous...

This article discusses eating disorders and disordered eating habits. What has turned into a body-positivity movement fighting for better treatment of each and every kind of body originally started...

When my mother was my age, she did not live a typical teenage life. She didn’t wake up at 6:50 a.m. to get ready and drive a Honda Civic to school. She didn’t live the typical suburban lifestyle. When...