In middle school, one of my favorite pastimes was coming home from school on Thursdays and getting to read the police blotters. Most of what I read were traffic violations and petty theft. Occasionally...
As I trudge up the stairs, burrito and Clif Bar in hand, I arrive at the platform of the stairwell in the back of the cafeteria that serves as the midpoint between the 2nd and 3rd floor. Upon my summiting...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, which means that we’ve already started to see stores filled with heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, teddy bears, and candy hearts.
If you’re single, Valentine’s...
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November 9 by Colleen Hoover is the perfect book if you are looking for a contemporary romance novel for Valentine’s Day.
I’ve read many of Colleen Hoover’s books, but this has...
Rock star Neil Young has pulled his music from Spotify because of vaccine misinformation in the podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
Young, in a letter sent to his management team, demanded Spotify...
As of 2021, the vast majority of travel in the U.S. is by road. If it isn't immediately apparent, this is a huge problem. The U.S. automotive industry is a major cause of pollution in the U.S. today. Whether...
Last week, on Jan. 10, positive Covid-19 cases plummeted to 107 total, 31 of which are new cases. With many of the positive students from last week returning to school, all has seemingly returned to controllable...
On Jan. 11, the Chicago Bears parted ways with head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace. Nagy had been the Bears’ head coach for four seasons, while Pace had just finished his seventh season...
In November 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Trump administration announced the China Initiative, a law intended to crack down on intellectual property crimes, such as economic espionage...
A new law allows Illinois public school students ages 7 to 17 to be excused from school for five mental health days without being required to present a doctor’s note. this is a productive, large-scale...
Many students might remember almost four years ago walking out in solidarity with the victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
At New Trier, specifically, over 1000 students walked...
On Nov. 19, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges. After 25-hours of deliberation, the jury came to the verdict that let him leave the court a free man.
From the charges and through...
