How I survived quarantine during COVID-19
By Ally Ortolani Opinion Editor Let me first say this: living with my parents for an unexpected six months wasn’t something I fancied. Don’t get…
The Hunger Games: My struggle with eating disorders
By Ally Ortolani Opinion Editor I have it under control. These are the words I would tell myself at 14 years old before I would forcibly…
How to practice social distancing during the pandemic
By Ally Ortolani Opinions Editor With these unprecedented times, some of us (like myself) may be going crazy not being able to go and do the…
Young people: please find your empathy
By Delaney Geraghty Staff Writer “If I get corona, I get corona,” spring breaker Brady Sluder proclaimed in a CBS News video that subsequently went viral.…
Break the Stigma: The Nicholas Negron Mental Health Foundation
By Matthew Dill Staff Writer When I had received the text, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I quickly replied, ‘no way,’ as if my friend was…
What should be done about climate change?
By Jordan Rankin Staff Writer Earlier this year, Swedish 16-year-old Greta Thunberg made international headlines with her strike from attending school to confront the world’s major…
Standardized Testing Not the Answer
By Alyssa Molan Staff Writer You’re sitting at a school desk, palms sweating, heart racing, staring at a test that is going to measure your academic…
The argument for adoption
By Delaney Geraghty Staff Writer When I tell someone I want to adopt children rather than having biological kids, sometimes I’m met with support or a…
Intermittent fasting: a new health approach
By George Perkins Staff Writer Most Americans agree that we should wake up each morning and eat a hearty breakfast. We should wait until around noon…
A student shares her #MeToo story
By Ally Ortolani Opinion Editor Are you okay, Ally?” said my friend via text message at approximately 3:53 a.m. I did not answer. “Where are you?”…