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Reviews: Podcasts

by Medha Sarin, staff reporter Source of photos: NPR Podcasts are like friends: they come and go, but the best ones last forever. They’re talkative but fun to listen to, and they help you grow and learn. So, whether you’re an avid podcast listener, or you’re just looking for some […]

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Extracurricular Groups Respond To COVID-19 Crisis, Plan In Face Of Semester’s Disruption

The current online list of AMCHS’ clubs and organizations includes over 40 distinct entries. Senior Mona Birgisson, dissatisfied with her options of discussion-based clubs, decided instead to create another.  “The discussions were very brief,” Birgisson said. “You just went there at four o’clock, someone presented something for 15 minutes, and […]

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Speak But Listen Too

Typically, conducting and engaging in a conversation is not hard at all. But unfortunately, the same cannot be said about a political conversation. For the last 3 years of my life, I have been a part of speech and debate, an organization focused on teaching individuals how to use their […]

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Social distancing measures cause innovation in obligations, social life

I’m terrible at selfies. Like, so bad. Like, dear-God-I-don’t-actually-look-like-that-do-I, I-might-need-to-destroy-this-entire-phone bad at selfies. I’m the type of person who covers up her webcam with packing tape. But the times, they are a-changing. Needless to say, in light of recent events I’ve had to suck it up and peel off the […]

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The Need for Gender Neutral Language

by Medha Sarin, staff reporter Way back before this whole coronavirus thing, when school was still a regular occurrence and I was still wondering how I’d possibly survive freshman year—before all that, I distinctly remember hearing this question as I walked into class: “Are you guys boyfriend-girlfriend?” This wasn’t directed […]