Lauren Frias, co-editor-in-chief December 18, 2015
When I was eight-years-old, I was to play at my first piano recital. At that point, I had only been playing for a few months, and my teacher gave me the freedom to showcase any song of my choosing. Searching...
Jonathan Lee, asst. opinions editor December 18, 2015
As 2015 comes to an end, there are still many things that you haven’t done. I have listed nine things that I believe are essential to do before 2016. If you follow these nine, I think your year will...
Psychologists originally believed that attachment-—a strong emotional connection between two individuals—derived from paternal nourishment. After sufficient contradictory evidence, psychologists from...
I’ve been told I’m a generally positive person. Yet recently my friend told me that I’m positive about virtually everything except myself. I decided to put her to the test by counting how many times...
Lilly Ludwig, asst. opinions editor December 18, 2015
Let’s be real: talking about sex makes you feel uncomfortable. You’re not alone if you giggle in health class or die a little inside when things get steamy in a movie you’re watching with your parents....
The thing about adolescence, according to Erik Erikson, is that everyone struggles to find their identity among all of the roles around them.
The thing about Erik Erikson is that he, like many other psychologists,...
Ignorance is one of the worst characteristics a person can have. When neglecting the national and global information that saturates the social media platforms and the world around you, it’s harder to...
I remember my first homecoming. I was not yet disillusioned by the tremors of life, wore a black dress and spent three hours in the bathroom with my mom to style my hair. There was a rumor that someone...
There is a girl who takes six AP classes, leads three clubs, participates in two sports and works from 6 to 9 every night. She comes home, skips dinner and does homework for the next five hours. Then she...
The less clothing I wear, the more comfortable I am. In fact, when I was a toddler, every time my family wrestled me into sweaters and jeans during the winter, I squirmed out of them in exchange for a...
Regardless of the topic, my closest friends know that I have a natural tendency to passionately and blatantly speak of all the things that displease me. For example, I hate when I get kicked out of the...
It's over a month into senior year, and I still have yet to believe that I have come this far. I distinctly remember sitting in the auditorium during freshman assemblies, choosing my sophomore history...
