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Administrators consider advisery technology ban

Northwestern hoax tests school safety

Walkout unites students in activism

Women’s Day seminars explore facets of feminism

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News

Science Olympiad 18th at Nationals

Elizabeth Johnson

May 24, 2018

On May 19, Science Olympiad competed at Nationals at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, placing 18th against 59 other teams. “It is not as good as we...

‘What’s it like to be’ sparks reflection and empathy

Rhea Mech

May 24, 2018

Student Voices in Equity sponsored the installation of panels throughout the halls allowing students to share their perspective of identity at New Trier. The panels were...

New technology policy will not include iPad ban

May 24, 2018

It has officially been confirmed that there will be no iPad ban during the 2018-2019 school year, according to administration. However, the school will...

FDA to curb teen Juul usage

May 11, 2018

Last Apr. 24 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a five-step plan to reduce the use of tobacco products, particularly Juuls and e-cigarettes,...

Admin considering changes to advisery after three year review

May 11, 2018

The School Board heard results of a three year long review of the advisorey system on April 16. According to the Adviser Program Study Board Memo, the...

May 24, 2018

While many of New Trier’s seniors are thinking about the college they will be attending next year, more than a handful of seniors are excited not to be going to college....

ROTC combines academics and service

Eli Lieberman

May 24, 2018

Each year, approximately ten New Trier seniors receive a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship from one of the branches of the military. These students attend...

Wininsky in the spotlight

Hans Schmit

May 24, 2018

New Trier’s Johannah Wininsky won the Dance Teacher of the Year Award from the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, as well as Midwest...

Why does the Destinations issue matter to students?

May Paddor

May 24, 2018

The second-to-last annual issue of the Newspaper is almost always the Destinations issue, which shows students where most of the senior class is off to after graduation. This...

Teacher nominated for Best New Podcast award May 24, 2018

Art students travel to “mecca of glass” May 24, 2018

Teamwork makes the engineering dream work May 11, 2018

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Sports

Q&A with field hockey player Jenn Kirby

David Heiman

May 24, 2018

Q: How long have you been playing field hockey? A: I’ve been playing field hockey for four and a half years. Q: What was your role on the team this year? How did you...

Boys lacrosse eyeing state repeat

Jack Soble

May 24, 2018

New Trier Boys Lacrosse won the State Championship in 2017 and judging by their current record, it will take a valiant effort by an opponent to change that this year with...

Varsity track wins IHSA Sectionals fourth year in a row

Millie Winter

May 24, 2018

Girls Track and Field participated in their Sectional Meet on May 10. qualifying for 8 events and taking a total of 15 athletes to the State Meet. The qualifiers included:...

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Opinions/Editorials

Dear freshman self, the world does not revolve around you

Rebecca Lee

May 24, 2018

Brace yourself for what I’m about to tell you. It will cause you to question all that you think you know and force you to change your outlook. It will likely be the most...

Dear freshman self, let yourself take a risk once in a while

Arjun Thakkar

May 24, 2018

I really had no idea what I was doing freshman year when I walked into the Northfield campus. Like that circus clown who your parents invited to your birthday party but repulsed...

Dear freshman self, it’s time to embrace the embarrassments

Mia Sherin

May 24, 2018

It was a few weeks into freshman year, and I was sitting in my assigned study hall. The room, per usual, was dead silent, and our study hall monitor sat perched at the front,...

Dear freshman self, no matter what happens, you will survive

May 24, 2018

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articles from The NY Times

Defense Dept. to Help Justice Dept. Prosecute Immigration Cases June 21, 2018
Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands May Remain Apart June 21, 2018
Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States June 21, 2018
Hundreds of Separated Children Have Quietly Been Sent to New York June 21, 2018

Examiner

Rebels unite South Side
Upon hearing the words ‘South Side of Chicago,’ most individuals think of the ongoing cycle of gang violence. There’s some truth to these tho...
Bumpstock debate hits legislatures around the country
According to WTTW Chicago Tonight, state rep. Marty Moylan’s bill to ban “bump stocks” did not pass on Oct 26 failing by a vote of 48-54. Moy...
Movies change how we think about guns
When I watched the Korean zombie thriller “Train to Busan,” what was most shocking to me was the relative absence of guns. In the two hour movi...
Nation unfazed after tragic shootings
It’s practically an expectation these days to pick up your smartphone, open your preferred news app, and bear witness to a provocative headline abou...
Inconsistencies in Trump’s responses to tragedies shed light on double standard
The recent stream of mass shootings and terrorist attacks, and the ways that President Donald Trump has responded to them, have created controversy. ...
New building’s modern style raises safety concerns
U.S. has highest rates of gun violence among developed countries
It is no secret that the United States has one of the highest rates of gun violence in the world. While it is definitely true that the difference i...
Laurie Dann’s 1988 school shooting hit close to home
On May 20, 1988, Laurie Dann from Glencoe, Illinois executed a premeditated plan involving poison, an array of guns, and the New Trier community. A...
Generation Z’s guide to talking about gun control
Gun control is one of the most, if not the most, dividing issue in the contemporary United States. There are those who believe that the ownership a...
Conservation controversies in hunting for sport
Soon after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) moved to lift former president Obama’s ban on the imports of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and...