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Introversion necessitates perspective, understanding

Dana Sim, columnist
October 29, 2015

Sometimes, I get a text on Friday nights. I’m home alone watching a movie or reading a book, and this text would be my only link to the outside world. It would say something like, “Hey, come on out...

Israel’s underfunding of Christian schools defies youth potential

Grace O'Malley, staff reporter
October 13, 2015

Thirty-thousand Palestinian students were dismissed from their Christian schools in Israel, according to BBC News. These outraged students turned out into the streets, where they are holding rallies and...

Readers’ literary escape: Ishmael Beah emulates strength

Alex Sharp, co-Features Editor
October 2, 2015

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...

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPIRIT: Cheering on the varsity football team at their first home game, students demonstrate their school pride. Titan Nation’s presence is more appropriate at football games than in the GBS hallways.

Exploration of interests outweighs school involvement

Evan Sawires, co-opinions editor
October 2, 2015

When the ever-enthusiastic voice on the PA commanded me to open the doors/windows in preparation for the first Friday football game of the year, I was immediately met by a familiar sense of anxiety working...

Civics course implementation creates new options for students

Civics course implementation creates new options for students

October 2, 2015

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...

Reflection vital for understanding of sexuality

Katie Cavender, co-news editor
October 2, 2015

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....

Korean-American identity overcomes assimilation

Korean-American identity overcomes assimilation

Charlie You, columnist
October 2, 2015

“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...

October Sky launches otherworldly performance

Juliette Ovadia, theater critic
October 2, 2015

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...

Instagram culture curbs  genuine self-expression

Instagram culture curbs genuine self-expression

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...

SeaWorld animal mistreatment requires action

SeaWorld animal mistreatment requires action

Lilly Ludwig, columnist
July 17, 2015

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,...

Legitimate effort necessary in PARCC test

Dana Sim, columnist
June 21, 2015

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....

Letter to self: Senior Claire Fisher reflects on her high school career with guidance, wisdom to her freshman self

Letter to self: Senior Claire Fisher reflects on her high school career with guidance, wisdom to her freshman self

Claire Fisher, senior editor
May 29, 2015

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...

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