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A Personal Touch:  Aiding his father, Michael Fine, in applying his 3D printed prosthetic arm, senior Jacob Fine explains the myoelectric prosthetic arm he had created for Michael. After Michael had been involved in a car accident and lost his left arm, Jacob decided to use his passion for engineering to construct a lightweight, efficient prosthetic for his father.

Fine 3D-prints prosthetics for amputees

Maddy Ruos, co-features editor
February 10, 2017

In April of 2010, Glenview resident Michael Fine was involved in a tragic head-on car accident, causing him to lose his left arm from the shoulder down. Since then, Fine says the accident caused him to...

Half the Sky empowers women worldwide

Half the Sky empowers women worldwide

Maddy Ruos, co-features editor
December 16, 2016

Women hold up half the sky. This ancient Chinese proverb may seem obvious, but the reality of our lives is that gender inequality in society makes it feel like women have a smaller, less powerful role...

Individuals resist Islamophobic subtleties

Individuals resist Islamophobic subtleties

Maddy Ruos, asst. features editor
November 6, 2015

Ahmed Mohamed- a young Muslim student from Texas who was suspended and arrested recently when his teachers assumed the homemade clock he brought to school was a bomb- is not, as some may suggest, a rare...

Students explore career paths through South electives

Maddy Ruos & Olivia Sotirchos, staff reporters
June 1, 2015

As a five or six-year old that is enticed by the vast possibilities that could define their profession, when most young children are asked what they want to be when they grow up, their answers range from...

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