Change is a concept that scares me. It makes me feel powerless.
The entirety of my junior year has been teetering on the word “uncertainty,” and I feel like I have no sense of stability.
The...
Bam!
Someone ran into me in the hallway. I saw them coming, eyes glued to their phone. I attempted to move out of the way but there were people on both sides of me. Immediately after we bumped shoulders,...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It is a question I’ve been asked ever since I was in kindergarten.
I would often change my answer to this question. When I was 10, I wanted to be an...
As early as primary school, students are introduced to the idea of the “gifted” class. These students are deemed smarter, more talented, and more likely to succeed. In elementary school, the “gifted”...
Once the leaves start turning and snow starts falling, I know it’s time to rewatch one of my favorite TV series: Gilmore Girls (warning: there may be spoilers).
Gilmore Girls follows the life of a...
Christmas is my favorite holiday.
Ever since I was little, I have counted down the days on my chocolate Advent calendar. I love the holiday because we get to spend time with family and friends, but...
Quality over quantity, a phrase all of our loved ones drilled into our minds is one that I find myself referring back to. The quality of what you have will always surpass the quantity.
The pressure...
Halal lunches can look different. It can even have a chicken sandwich with halal meat. But at South, a halal lunch consists of a mundane uncrustable or boring boxed salad.
When Muslim students like...
Every year, my family travels across the pond for Christmas. However, the Christmas of 2017 was unforgiving in the port city of Danzig, Poland.
Miles upon miles of frigid Baltic Sea waters battered...
Everyone tells us that senior year will be one of the most memorable years in our life, and sometimes, it lives up to this expectation.
Winning a tennis tournament, the homecoming football game, Halloween,...
Christmas is my favorite holiday.
Ever since I was little, I have counted down the days on my chocolate Advent calendar. I love the holiday because we get to spend time with family and friends, but...
Eggsum Holycow is a new Glenview-based restaurant that specializes in Korean corn dogs. Korean corn dogs are filled with beef, sausage, mozzarella, or cheddar cheese, then coated in a sweet flour batter.
Customers...
