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Fast Fashion: How a Cheap Price Tag is Costly for the Planet
The newest waves of fashion are taking the streets, popping up on influencers’ feeds, and stocking the racks of clothing stores. Brands like Shein, Zara, and Forever21 have the market cornered on […]
My Plan is to Study Without a Plan
My family members are highly organized people who stick to schedules. Take my elder sister as an example. During weekends, she wakes up at eight o’clock in the morning the second the […]
Diversity/Inclusivity / Education / Racism / School
More diverse history needs to be taught in American schools
Diverse history needs to be taught in U.S. schools to eradicate racism, and students of color could learn about something that actually relates to them. As a student of color, I find […]
Health / Mental Health / Self
Does Nostalgia help define your good days
Think of times like 2016, flower filters, Drake’s One Dance playing, and a great summer. When you think of that time, do you go back and say, “was that my best time […]
Mental Health / Relationships / Trauma
Understanding trauma
Having trauma can influence how someone can behave towards others. Depending on what they’ve been through in their past, it reflects on them in their present/future. Trauma can cause us to be socially […]
Holidays Should Not Be Longer
Holidays are the days everyone looks forward to because they are considered a break. Most adults look forward to breaks like spring breaks since they see a week where they can get […]
COVID / Health / Vaccinations
Protecting Ourselves and Loved Ones
Why isn’t everybody taking the precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones against the deadly COVID? This terrible virus stopped us from going to school for a year and a half, […]
Zip Codes Are Setting Students Up For Failure
According to the ChildFund organization, eleven million children live 50 percent below the federal poverty line, and 37% do not finish high school. So one out of nine children in the United […]
Admissions / School / Testing
Standardized Testing Needs to Change
Standardized testing, a haunting test. A test that determines your college admissions, whether you will get scholarships, and in a way, rates your intelligence. Over 64% of Americans feel like these tests are emphasized […]
College / Economics / Inequities
Why College should be less expensive
Many people wish to seek a good education at a school, but they just don’t have the means when college tuition in the U.S. ranges from $15,000-$80,000+. Some reasons for this issue […]