Today, our world is more polarized than ever.  We sort otherwise neutral ideas into two camps, paying no time to the thought of reaching across the political aisle. Purely to increase engagement, the...

The end of the first semester is nearly here, and with it, the time many students dread is looming: finals week.  Pressure to do well on exams, difficulty balancing workloads, and general uncertainty...

At its core, reading is an act of empathy.  When reading books, particularly works of fiction, you are compelled to think about situations unlike your own and people whose lives don’t mirror yours....

Most other industrialized countries have a centralized healthcare system within the government, but the U.S. has a privatized healthcare system to the detriment of the average citizen. People online...

Even as the number of employed high schoolers has dropped in recent years, currently sitting at 22.5% of all students, jobs are not only still a crucial and often time-consuming aspect of many teenagers’...

What does it mean to leave everything behind and start over in a new country?  For my grandparents, immigrating from the Philippines to the U.S. was a difficult but worthwhile journey. Even many years...

What happens when over-personalized algorithms guess wrong? Spotify learned this answer firsthand with its highly anticipated — and highly disappointing — annual Wrapped. This year’s Wrapped...

When Oregonians think about how much fresh water we have in the West Coast, images of the many lakes and rivers blur the bigger picture. According to Oregon.gov, Oregon is renowned for its water with...

As students are using iPads instead of paper, teachers should be aware of the consequences — such as not paying attention in their classes and the amount of time they are staring at their devices. Personally,...

Although drawing is frustrating and tiring, I’ve always had a love for art. In fourth grade, I remember spending an hour with my beat up clipboard, and drawing a simple face that never came out right...

Quinceañeras are a large part of Latin cultures, having been around for centuries. They are especially celebrated in Mexico, where fifteenth birthdays are seen as the transition into womanhood, but are...

As the school year progresses, whispers of the junior retreat, Journey, enter the halls. Each year many students ask the same question: What’s the big secret?  After reflecting on our time during...