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CO-EDITOR’S CORNER

Helen Fagan, Examiner Editor
September 22, 2016

This community is a great place to live, no doubt about it. There’s a reason why affluent citizens choose to spend their time here, a notion affirmed by the fact that the median household income of...

The thing is, breaking up it complicated

Melanie Mandell, Features Editor
April 1, 2016

“I just don’t want to do this any- more,” she said. “I think we should see other people.” “Oh, al-right. If that’s what you want. Can I ask why?” he responded. The two continue...

High school sweethearts reflect on their 67 years

High school sweethearts reflect on their 67 years

, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2016

It’s hard to find a more Nicholas Sparks-esque love story than that of Margaret and Bill Sethness. In a culture that now reveres instant communication over face-to-face interaction with apps like Snapchat...

Single, It’s complicated, Taken

Will D'Angelo, Staff Writer
April 1, 2016

One of my most vivid breakups occurred a few years ago, when a girl told me that she was ending things with me because she “wanted to have fun.” From that moment on, my perspective on relationships...

In terms of PDA, when and where is it okay?

Carly Travis, Opinions Editor
April 1, 2016

What’s fun about high school, as opposed to middle school, is that anything goes when you’re beyond the confines of the classroom. Walking through the halls of New Trier, you’re...

Sexting and Snapchat go hand in hand

Brooke Bernstein and Brooke Evans, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2016

Snapchat’s goal is to provide a form of safe and clean communication, but over the years many New Trier students have utilized the disappearing content to share crude pictures and explicit material. In...

Sharing the Igloo

Emma Willcocks, Editor in Chief
April 1, 2016

The concept of Eskimo brothers/sisters is not regarded consistently by the New Trier student body. While some consider it to be a gross and unnecessary acknowledgment of past hookups, other students find...

Sexually active teens on TV have real teens feeling inadequate

Elizabeth Byrne, Editor in Chief
April 1, 2016

The world of “Gossip Girl” is a supposed look behind-the-scenes of New York’s Elite. Set on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the characters spend their time attending a prestigious private school,...

Tinder is on the rise

Anna Ferguson, News Editor
April 1, 2016

Since Tinder’s launch in 2012, dating apps have become immensely popular, with Tinder alone garnering over 1.6 billion users, a small portion of which are New Trier students. More and more, New Trier...

1-800-HOTLINEBLING

Rachel Melancon, Sports Editor
April 1, 2016

Many New Trier students have ditched the idea of dating, replacing it with a less formal hook up relationship-- a booty call. According to one senior, a booty call is when you text a boy or girl late...

Netflix and chill

Adam Sheffield, Sports Editor
April 1, 2016

In recent years, Netflix has become not just a glorified time waster, but instead, a new relationship maker. The phrase “Netflix and chill” was not used until a tweet in 2009 from the user NofaceNina,...

Cheating: justified?

, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2016

“Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater….,” an old refrain we’ve heard since childhood is still relevant to this day. In childhood, cheating in a card game might’ve brought shame from your friends....

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