As the Lenten season is underway, we are reminded of why it is important. Lent is a 40-day period during which Catholics remember the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. It is meant to be...

Among the freedoms promised in the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment is arguably the most crucial. From freedom of religion to the rights of the media, this amendment protects the open exchange of ideas...

One word. One meaning. One experience. College. The one word that single handedly altered my entire high school experience. Before starting high school, the concept of college felt like a fantasy,...

On June 6, 2007, OutKast made an appearance on UGK’s “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You).” The track served as a sending-off of sorts for both duos — December of that year saw the death of UGK’s...

27,000 dead. Entire neighborhoods leveled. Approximately 240 civilians taken hostage. And a spiraling humanitarian crisis that threatens to claim more lives from disease outbreak and a lack of clean water.  The...

This December marked the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, and to commemorate the occasion, Netflix released a documentary called “Captains of the World,” spotlighting the perspectives...

During the first day of freshman year, the call and response Lasallian morning prayer was being read on the intercoms just like it is every day. “Let us remember… that we are in the holy presence...

With many juniors and seniors being of voting age in this upcoming election, it can be a scary thought to vote for the first time. Regardless of how you are politically aligned, it's important to vote,...

Achilles — the strongest Greek mythological warrior — was given invulnerability when his mother, Thetis, dipped him into the River Styx as an infant, protecting his entire body from injury except for...

In the world of high school athletics, the playing field should be a space where skill, teamwork, and dedication are unaffected by discrimination or bias. However, the reality is that across the country,...

The first-ever Portland Public Schools (PPS) teacher strike in district history, which went on for 26 days, finally ended on Nov. 27. In its wake, it has left quite the impact in the PPS community, especially...

I am Native American.  However, according to the Colorado River Indian Tribe, I’m not, because of the amount of “Indian blood” I have.  To be enrolled into the Colorado River Indian Tribe,...