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Irreplaceable magic of live music

Irreplaceable magic of live music

Liyana Bhaiji, guest columnist
December 20, 2024

The lights dim as the background music fades, and the crowd’s chatter erupts into cheers. The stage glows softly as band members step on, instruments ready to come alive. Restlessness shifts into a buzz...

Memories

Memories

Meredith Bill, asst. editor
December 20, 2024

Living in the moment is a very difficult ask of ourselves, especially in the digital age. Now, the urge to document and record our lives is common, when we have tools like phones to capture our memories...

Stay away, Sunday Scaries

Stay away, Sunday Scaries

The Editorial Board
December 20, 2024

Sundays are no longer a day of rest, but a day of dread for the upcoming week. The “Sunday Scaries” are a phenomenon that describes students’ mounting anxiety as the weekend comes to an end and...

Illustration by Daryna Brodyk

One snap away

Veronica Kolesnikov, Columnist
December 20, 2024

“OMG he saved my picture in chat!” “She sent me a full face pic, she definitely likes me.” “He left me on opened! It’s SO over.” These are the digital actions that teenagers now...

Illustration by Daryna Brodyk

Powerschool pressures

Ellory Moran, Co-Opinions Editor
December 20, 2024

This semester, I have checked PowerSchool nearly every day, and I will be checking it even more as finals season approaches. It feels addictive.  Every time I pick up my phone, I feel the need to...

How to keep up

How to keep up

Sarah Park, co-editor-in-chief
December 20, 2024

HEART. PINKY. These seemingly unrelated words are always my first choices in Wordle, The New York Times’ hit brain game, where users attempt to guess the word-of-the-day. Serving as a time killer for...

We are desensitized

We are desensitized

Zoha Suteria, co-opinions editor
December 20, 2024

You wake up, scroll through your phone, and see the latest headlines. A mass shooting at a school claims several lives. A report details worsening poverty rates and another warns of irreversible climate...

Is our society getting meaner?

Is our society getting meaner?

Sara Rahman, managing editor of web
November 25, 2024

Are we, as a society, growing meaner? It’s a hard question to answer. But it feels like divides in our perspectives have crept into our daily interactions more than ever. From politics to personal...

Thanksgiving tensions

Reese Foxman, asst. editor
November 25, 2024

How often do you hear someone use the words “skinny” or “fat” to describe someones’ body? I hear them everyday. For example, I check my phone and notice a few texts from my friends. One of...

Looking beyond the screen

Looking beyond the screen

Ellory Moran, co-opinions editor
November 25, 2024

Everyday life can feel boring. That’s why we flee to the vast internet instead of being trapped in our own mundane lives. We immerse ourselves in the online lives of more interesting people, from...

Taking time to embrace gratitude

Taking time to embrace gratitude

Editorial Board
November 22, 2024

As the bell rings, the sounds of books being jammed into backpacks, shuffling feet, and a chorus of “thank you” follows. However, there is an underlying emptiness to the “thank you’s” as they...

Influencers taking over the music industry

Emma Winer, asst. editor
November 22, 2024

As social media prominence continues, influencers, also known as content creators, continue to gain large followings and fans. With this increased attention on influencers, an interesting phenomenon has...

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