When I was little, I used to read action stories and then try to imagine myself in the character’s shoes. I would ask myself if I could be brave like them; if I could survive. And I like to think that...
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill into legislation on Aug. 21 adding a civics course to the list of requirements for high school graduation. Details regarding which students would be affected...
When I was 14, during the summer of my freshman year, I was introduced to a girl who called herself “bisexual”. Though I knew what it meant, I had never met anyone who called themselves that before....
On Oct. 4th, 1957, a beeping, unlike any sound heard before, emanated from radios across the United States. The sound came from a small object traveling across the night sky, an object glimpsed fearfully...
“The Koreans are coming, the Koreans are coming!” my friend Jimmy exclaimed. In the summer of 2012, twenty-five native Korean students joined my church friends and me at a summer band camp. Though...
Lilly Ludwig, asst. opinions editor October 2, 2015
If you’re one of my 262 Instagram followers, you probably noticed something different about the way I was posting this summer. My posts tended to revolve around animals, because truthfully, I spend most...
To be honest, I was thoroughly unimpressed when I saw Shamu live. I recall telling my parents that Clifford the Big Red Dog was bigger and then suggesting that we get snow cones instead of watching. However,...
A student settles in to take the PARCC test, but instead of carefully reading the passages and typing up a well thought-out essay, he checks in random answers and writes absolute gibberish for the essay....
Dear freshman Claire,
Put simply, these four years of high school are going to fly by, just like everyone said they would. You will look up one day and be stunned that you are already facing...
This year Country Thunder will be taking place from July 23-26 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Compared to other festivals, Country Thunder has a more relaxed and chill vibe. While there is a stage and sitting...
For all enthusiastic alternative rock, indie, metal rock and even hip-hop fans, the Vans Warped Tour is a musical festival that can bring together a variety of music genres to a singular venue. This year,...
For the past month or so, the nation has witnessed the ongoing events in Baltimore, Maryland. Although most protests have been peaceful, when violence did occur in Baltimore, it became the main focus...
