Since I was little, I always wanted to take the Amtrak Empire Builder, the train line that runs across the Rockies from Portland. However, when nine other La Salle students and I piled onto it, heading...

I am notoriously bad at walking slowly. Rarely do I stroll through the school halls at a leisurely rhythm; it’s far more common to see me dashing from classroom to classroom, teacher to teacher, to...

On Jicarón Island, 30 miles off the coast of Panama, researchers from the Max Planck Institute captured footage of something many of us wouldn’t bat an eye at: an adolescent monkey carrying an infant...

Popular trust in the government — belief in the United States’ foundational institutions and values — has plummeted to historic lows. Lethargy and despair pervade the popular consciousness.  It’s...

Updated Sept. 19, 2025 I am an athlete, an actor, a musician, a student, a writer, a club participant, and so much more.  When I began my high school career, I had the intention of following in...

The American academic system is designed like a machine that forces students to act like cogs without questioning what happens to the students who get worn down by the constant use and strain. I feel...

When thinking of wildfires, what comes to mind?  Some may picture large blazes isolated in the depths of the California desert or smoke-producing fires emerging but quickly being extinguished down...

Music is a lifeline that weaves our memories, emotions, and every aspect of life together. The highs and the lows of life can be softly comforted by music.  Music itself creates a symphony within the...

The Industrial Revolution brought about sweeping changes in the way humans work. Cars went from being built piece-by-piece over many days, to being built on an assembly line in a matter of hours. Textiles...

Throughout our education, who were the adults many of us saw the most, other than our parents? Who were the people that taught us life-long skills from our ABCs to our addition and subtraction? Our...

Imagine waking up at 6:30 a.m. and not being able to get out of bed until 10 minutes before you leave for school because you dread leaving the comfort of your room. Once you get there, you hear people...

Does it matter if I’m sinking when everyone thinks I’m swimming? That is the question I’ve repeated nonstop in my mind since coming to La Salle, where the pressure and expectations of success...