Creative professionals generally require money and connections to fuel their practice regardless of their sources of inspiration and motivations for sharing their work. But in Boston’s competitive arts...

It seemed natural for Shalhevet sophomore Arielle Gueorguiev to sign up for a program that would connect her with a teenager in Ukraine. Her mother and father are from there, and she needed community service...

A McHenry High School student carrying an e-cigarette walks out of the bathroom when he notices a student resource officer staring right at him. Doing his job, the SRO issues a ticket to be resolved in...

In 2022 alone, there have already been more than 200 anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed, with about half targeting transgender individuals and most revolving around healthcare, sports equality or education. Following...

Just weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Stop WOKE Act and “Don’t Say Gay” bills into law, the Florida Department of Education has rejected 41% of adopted math textbooks, and according to the...

While the majority of North Allegheny students were relaxing during their spring break last month, NASH senior and member of the Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company Luke Gunnett helped save the life...

Almost a century ago, two teenagers murdered a little boy on the South Side. Their reason: to see if they could get away with it. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, both precocious and affluent, spent months...

Iowa nice: the term describes the overwhelming kindness members of the Hawkeye State practice. It refers to Iowans’ tendency to greet strangers on the street or make conversation while checking out at...

Visual artists have long been using their craft to call for social and racial justice. Now, the time has come for institutions to answer. Visual art is a forum for the public to come together to evaluate...

Sasha Konradi wears an orange vest in Przemysl, a town on the Poland-Ukraine border. All the volunteers wear orange vests. She’s there to help in any way she can. Translating between English...

T* wakes up to the sound of cars honking around her. Blinking her eyes, she stretches her arms and yawns. The air is fraught with the smell of gasoline. The crisp breeze is cruel and merciless, blowing...

On March 17, Russian artillery destroyed a school in Merefa, Ukraine. Just before dawn, bombs fell on the building, killing 21 people amid the chaos that encroached on the town near Kharkiv. 5,175...

In the last few weeks mask mandates and other COVID-19 regulations have been curtailed or dropped entirely. Overall, worldwide cases have steadily decreased in recent months. So is the pandemic almost...

As she stands tall with a mallet in each hand, waiting for her cue to start playing her steel drum, junior Sabine Collins sports her red and yellow 2018 Special Olympics jacket. She doesn’t walk into...

 harkeraquila · Winged Post Audible: ‘That's my country, and they're destroying it’ This is a developing story. Check harkeraquila.com for continuous updates on the development of the Russian-Ukrainian...

The irritating chug of the garbage truck before it screeches to a stop echoes through the street. Three bins stand, eagerly anticipating the truck’s arrival—one black, one green, and one blue. This...

Purim came to Ukraine yesterday as it did to the entire Jewish world, and was observed at Chabad-Lubavitch of Kyiv with a seudah in a building that has also become both a shelter and a storehouse. The...

With just an iPhone and her own vision, junior Cadence Callahan created a film entitled "Hair Care," which won "Best High Impact Film" at the MLK Unfinished Work Film Festival. Callahan recorded the short...

Jamie Vann was at Target in one of the food isles when she ran into her friend. Vann found out that she had just visited Morgan’s Wonderland, the only “Ultra-Accessible” theme park for every age...

Boys’ basketball and pep squad were subject to racist remarks at an away game against Laguna Hills High on Jan. 21, prompting community calls to action. “Where is his slave owner?”, “Who let...

“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 a park bench, the side of the highway, and even the parking lot of your high school, there is sure to be a disposable mask or two laying on the ground — soggy, dirty, and forgotten — waiting to...

A school resource officer escorts her toward her mother’s car, where her family sits in silence. A few minutes ago, she was in band class. Now, she watches her mother’s tear-soaked eyes and somber...

The model minority myth conveys an oversimplification that labels all Asian Americans as polite, law-abiding and scholastically high-achieving — especially in STEM subjects. Believing the myth erases...

In early January, a Sangamon County judge heard arguments from the DeVore Lawsuit seeking to overturn mask requirements in schools across Illinois. A ruling is anticipated to be released next week at the...

As billions of people from various cultures and backgrounds use the internet every day, digital language diversity continues to grow. Despite this, English still functions as the internet’s primary language...

Reporter Lizette Gonzalez conducted Marizabel Garibaldi’s interview in Spanish and translated it to English for the purpose of this piece. For junior Helen Solis, college applications have become...

“Cheerleading isn’t a sport.” It’s a phrase that’s been thrown around school hallways and locker rooms for some time now, much to the frustration of many cheerleaders who, understandably,...

UT Dallas puts-off the start of spring semester classes. Texas State University temporarily makes spring semester classes virtual. Thousands of U.S schools delay the going back to school post-winter...

Juliette Jaques watched her TV in awe. A rerun of the 1996 Olympics was playing on the screen. An aspiring gymnast herself, she looked in awe at the beautiful floor routines, nail-biting beam skills, and...

Austin housing prices skyrocket as pre-existing communities are being pushed out She has six brothers and two sisters. A father who works below minimum wage. She was told she would have to move out because...

Pencil moving across paper, I finish my worksheets in class. My teacher continues drawling on, filling a long class period with presentations and puns. My table partner turns to their friend quietly saying,...

Like many family homes in St. Louis, the people living in Joyful House enjoy spending time together cooking and sharing meals, watching movies or relaxing. But unlike many family homes in St. Louis,...

Music icons like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Stevie Nicks made their grand debuts decades ago, but remain household names after all these years due to their sheer popularity and innovation within...

The recent decision of a popular French dictionary, Le Petit Robert, to include a new gender non-conforming pronoun has highlighted the controversy around the efforts to make the romantic French language...

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the nation was forced to grapple with two verdicts. One brought justice to one life that was lost and subsequently spurred on the racial reckoning of the Black Lives Matter...

50 mule riders gathered in the parking lot of the old fraternity complex at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 23 to attempt to set a world record during the University of Central Missouri’s homecoming parade. UCM celebrated...

Ella sits in her bedroom, idly scrolling through Instagram and sees a message from a female stranger who liked her outfit. Ella texts back to say thank you, but soon, their conversation turns more personal....

Among TikTok's thousands of viral trends, there is nothing quite like the infamous 'pick-me girl' phenomenon. The term 'pick-me girl' can be defined as a girl who promotes herself to be against "feminine"...

As TikTok continues to grow in popularity, users across the globe have begun engaging with the social network multiple times a day. A variety of creators from multiple aesthetics have not only increased...

Visitors to downtown Tyrone have probably noticed the dapper new banners hanging from the light posts that line both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue and West 10th Street. The banners honor local veterans...

On the verge of tears, after living on the edge for weeks, barely grasping at straws for help, he was shoved away with the words: "be a man." Depression and suicide are ranked as leading causes of death...

As the world attempts to move to a post-COVID state, vaccine mandates are becoming popular across professions. On Sept. 2, as reported by AP News, President Joe Biden “ordered sweeping new federal vaccine...

After the death of junior Cooper Davis on Sunday, Aug. 29, the school has taken the opportunity to recognize the issues that come with the increasing availability and abuse of drugs. According to his toxicology...

On October 1, 2021, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened, and the metaphorical floodgates of my email burst. Subject line after subject line said the same thing: “Fill. out....

Walking down the streets of Iowa City, signs can be found taped up in the windows, each with the same message: Help Wanted. These signs reflect the effects of the nationwide issue, ‘The Great American...

With the autumn season in full swing, pumpkin sales are beginning to spike.  This annual surge in pumpkin sales brings about a whole new meaning to "spooky season" as a result of their potential for increased...

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. But does hard work beat monetary resources? Without proper financial investments, success in sports, music and other extracurriculars becomes far...