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In Case You Missed It: Issue 5, 2026

In Case You Missed It: Issue 5, 2026

Maia Weissman, Co-Opinions Editor
February 27, 2026

Each issue, the Editorial Board’s votes on some of our new favorite pieces of media to watch, listen to, or read. So in case you missed it, take a look! Sunrise on the Reaping - Read Suzanne Collins’...

Finding growth, friends, beyond comfort zone

Finding growth, friends, beyond comfort zone

Jonnie Devine, co-opinions editor
February 27, 2026

As I approached the doors of Glenbrook South for the first time my freshman year, I was greeted by a group of friends that I had known since kindergarten. I was exceptionally grateful for that familiarity,...

Classroom aesthetics, environments matter

Classroom aesthetics, environments matter

February 27, 2026

Sitting at the faux wooden tables, your eyes strain at the fluorescent lights beaming into your irises. You mindlessly space out as your teacher lectures to a hollow classroom.  For many, a headache bleeds...

Award shows: awe-inspiring or awful?

Award shows: awe-inspiring or awful?

Ellory Moran, Co-editor-in chief
February 27, 2026

Last year, I dedicated three straight weekends to meticulously moving clay figures at a molasses pace while carefully snapping a photograph of each one. I stayed in my friend’s blacked out dining room...

Is 2026 the new 2016?

Is 2026 the new 2016?

Evelyn Junia, asst. editor
February 27, 2026

It was the bottom of the tenth inning and all the Chicago Cubs needed was one out to win, presenting them with a chance to break a 108-year World Series drought back in 2016. All Cubs fans, including me,...

How to be the change you want to see

How to be the change you want to see

February 27, 2026

Chants echoed through the streets as Chicago and suburban high school students came together recently in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to abc7chicago.com. This...

Grief in a culture that prefers closure

Grief in a culture that prefers closure

Amani Saudye, co-a&e editor
February 27, 2026

A couple weeks ago, my friend casually mentioned that her father had died. Not that morning, or the night before, but nearly two weeks later after he had passed. She later told me that she had not told...

Burned out on bowls

Burned out on bowls

MAIA WEISSMAN, co-opinions editor
February 27, 2026

Chipotle bowls have made up a major portion of my diet for as long as I can remember. They were once a constant craving and the default choice for dinner with friends or family. They felt fresh, but mostly,...

Distractions cause crashes

Distractions cause crashes

Maia Weissman, co-opinions editor
December 12, 2025

Every morning and afternoon, I drive to and from school on East Lake Avenue along with hundreds of other students. Most of the time, we drive in sync with one another, listening to music or carrying siblings...

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