Often, especially in high school, I have found myself dealing with quite a lot of cognitive dissonance. On one hand, I want to express myself in different ways, through clothing or the arts or my writing,...

The coincidental meet-cute, fake dating to entice a jealous ex, a grand declaration of love, followed by a passionate kiss in the rain: these are characteristic of the romantic comedies we know and love.  The...

I live in the space between two words: Indian and American. On paper, they sit neatly together as “Indian-American,” but in reality, that hyphen represents the layered identity many second-generation...

Two years ago, I interviewed Ana Pereira for a story. I was writing for The Oracle on language liaisons at South. Our interview was full of warmth and connection, unlike anyone I had talked to before....

Throughout senior year, I have heard the same phrase over and over: “Make it count.” It comes from teachers, parents, and even older siblings who promise that this year will fly by. The message is...

In a perfect world, I would workout seven days a week.  My favorite part of my day is when I walk into a 92 degree room for yoga sculpt, taking interval training classes, or simply getting to go on...

“What is the most important physical object in your life?” Weird question. At the beginning of this semester I was tasked with making a “get to know you” slideshow for one of my classes....

As a lifelong musician, I never expected myself to be drawn to journalism.  Yet, when I was a freshman and first picked up my school’s newspaper, I was fascinated—I had never read a real newspaper...

Freshman year, adults will ask you how you are liking high school. Sophomore year, they ask you if you are thinking about college yet. Junior year, they ask you if you are looking at college yet. And senior...

I recently discovered why I love photography so much, and it changed my life. At South, I focused so heavily on my achievements that I didn’t need to confront my conflicts. I never followed any code...

Thanksgiving, Halloween, Fourth of July, St. Patrick’s Day, and New Year’s Eve. If I were to create a league for the best holidays, this would be my starting lineup. When sharing this with people in...

As the final Thanksgiving scraps get eaten and the snow begins to pile up, we officially enter the holiday season of Christmas, Hanukkah, and the countless other December holidays.  To commemorate...