In honor of the shortened year, the staff lined up outside the school on April 24 while it was lit and greeted students as they drove by. Teachers made posters, rung bells, played music, and handed out balloons to students. Many students decorated their cars and held posters as they […]
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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 […]
Uncharted Territory: How COVID taught me the importance of my actions
It’s pretty incredible looking back on yourself and thinking: “oh my god, I was so stupid.” That pretty much sums up my reflections on my trip to France this past week. I’ve never felt as deeply afraid as I did when my sister shook me awake and told me to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Laying a Foundation: Looking Back on Buzz Williams’s First Year at Texas A&M
by Ian Curtis, staff reporter On April 3, 2019, Texas A&M announced the hiring of Virginia Tech’s Buzz Williams as the next head coach of the Aggies men’s basketball program. By December 8, the Aggies had just endured a brutal four-game losing streak, including a loss to Fairfield. Fairfield is […]
Stuck at Home: Ways to Enjoy Life Under Quarantine
by Ian Curtis, staff reporter We are in the midst of a historic time in our society. Covid-19 has cancelled pretty much every event in the country. If you don’t already know about that, I hope the rock you’re living under at least has air conditioning. (And some hand sanitizer.) […]
Olivia’s Book Corner: The Kitchen God’s Wife
Beat the summer heat with a breathtaking story of love, strength, and overcoming sorrow.
A Moveable Feast: Cinnamon chocolate chip cookies are simple chewy goodness
A quick and easy recipe.
Q&A: Sophomore Sydney Criscitiello reflects on vacation to Europe
The sophomore visited both France and Italy.