On Tuesday, Aug. 25, during a night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an assault rifle-wielding 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, named Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly...
Confession: I traveled over the summer. It wasn’t very far, or for very long, but I visited friends in Delaware and met family at Starved Rock State Park. I’m not proud of it, and I wish my family...
On Wednesday, Aug 26, the Milwaukee Bucks were nowhere to be seen at tipoff time for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. At this moment, very few knew what was happening, especially the fans...
A year ago, almost exactly to the day I am writing this, I took my last AP test. It was the final essay on the final exam of what had been a truly exam-heavy year. The prompt was straightforward: What...
“I ate toast in the library and it was delicious. My friends and I also cut each other’s hair on the lunch table….”
“Never read The Odyssey.”
“Dear Ms. Fisher, I’m sorry, but even after...
There is no ignoring the mass call to justice for the black community that is being demanded across the world. I believe we may be on the cusp of real change, change which is long overdue.
But, as many...
To call the last few weeks overwhelming would be an underestimate. It’s evident from the myriad of disturbing TikToks I’ve scrolled past since quarantine that social distancing has gotten to the majority...
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, our world has seen millions of people make individual choices that help protect us all from the virus. Whether it means just staying home,...
A few days ago, I was texting with a friend and our conversation went something like this:
Friend: I can’t stand this whole social distancing and quarantine thing for much longer
Me: Haha ikr
Friend:...
Right now, as all of us are stuck in our houses, we may want a lot more out of the world. But it’s unlikely that getting more material things will satisfy us. However, a key value that many of us overlook...
It’s gray and chilly (because when is it not?) and I’m running down the sidewalk in a residential part of Wilmette. Twenty feet ahead of me, I see an elderly couple walking their dog. My mind immediately...
I remember dismissing my friends’ texts when the grey/blue/green schedule was announced as nothing to worry about. They said things like “I was doing perfectly fine managing my time in the first week...
