The introduction of NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) rights was supposed to be a game-changer for college athletes. NIL deals allowed them to make money off their personal brand while still competing in...
Over the past decade, social media has become a major part of society. Social media has been criticized by many for having a negative effect on students but there are lots of benefits to social media....
Along the labyrinthine corridors behind Boler gym you can find the Band room, and if you climb the secret stairway off the Querbes hallway you enter into the Art room; in both, however, students supplement...
Do esports count as real sports? They take skill, practice and time, so they have many qualifications for being sports, but why aren’t they? According to the Oxford Dictionary, a sport is an activity...
Is standardized testing obsolete?
Standardized testing has been used for many years to evaluate a person’s academic abilities. Most of us have taken standardized tests, whether that be a placement test,...
Do you remember the last time you used public transportation? Unless you live in the city or need it to get to school, you can’t. Recently, it seems as though public transportation, especially in the...
PE classes have long been a core component of a student’s high school experience, promoting physical fitness, health, teamwork, mental well-being, and a class where kids could socialize with their friends....
How hard would it be to lead a life in complete isolation? Believe it or not, in the 21st century it’s not that hard. Working from home has become normalized, and food delivery services have made it...
Journalism is a path most people are familiar with—writing for a website, newspaper or magazine. Yet, as popular as journalism has been in recent years, is it still popular today?
In recent years, journalism...
The world has changed a lot in the past twenty years. Twenty years ago, people didn’t have social media accounts, phones, iPads or Airpods. The iPhone wasn’t even invented until 2007. Life twenty years...
In recent years, students, including myself, have advocated for the argument of later school times, specifically from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. For decades, students were expected to wake up early, sacrificing...
In recent years we have seen a rise in “mental health awareness.” The idea behind mental health awareness is exactly what it seems—once we start to bring attention to all the various mental disorders,...
