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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 […]
Waiving the COVID-19 Patent is a Good Idea
Is a desire for pharmaceutical profit from the vaccine killing more people than COVID-19 itself? Maybe. Maybe not. The issue is the most contentious ethical challenge of our time—health vs. wealth. As understandable […]
Beauty / Diversity/Inclusivity / Media / Racism
How Eurocentrism Impacts Our Standards of Beauty
For the past few centuries in the United States, the white population, specifically those of European descent, has been offered far more power in society than people of color. Consequently, the power […]
Diversity/Inclusivity / Human rights / LGBTQIA / Mental Health
Binaries and the Bathroom
As someone who is not cisgender, my life is very confusing at times. On the one hand, I truly love my identity as life has been a lot more enjoyable ever since […]
Why Are We Still Looking at the ACT?
I am a senior who has taken the ACT three times in my high school career. Growing up in a family of educators, I know how important education is, and I’ve grown […]
Diversity/Inclusivity / School / Self / Social norms
Sexist Implications to Student Dress Code
The student dress code has been controversial worldwide, with mixed feelings from staff and students alike. As a female high school student situated in Hong Kong, I have experienced and witnessed a […]