Elizabeth Strout Guest Writer It seems that every other person I know wants to enter the medical field. It is no wonder, since men and women in these careers perform some of society’s most honorable and high-paying work. In the years since I was diagnosed with a chronic illness, I have had the good fortune […]
Category: Opinion
OPINION: An American Land of Opportunity
My story of family poverty in the most expensive region of the United States
SATIRE: Conflicted voter decisively swayed to vote for candidate upon seeing 45 flyers on the same wall instructing her to do so
What worked—and what didn’t—in the recent class council elections
The Silent Minority: The Unheard Voices of AHS
Freedom of Speech is a promise guaranteed in the Constitution and as the young people of AHS rise to speak on political issues, not everyone feels free to have a voice
Your Data Might Be In Danger
On December 14, 2016, Yahoo announced that 500 million email accounts were hacked in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history. Additionally, the 2016 election shed light on the possibility of foreign hackers manipulating the election votes to add up in President-elect Donald Trump’s favor. Issues like these bring up the question: how safe are we from hackers and security risks and what can we do to prevent this?
Vine is Slowly Dying
Twitter announces that the mobile app Vine is being discontinued Allan Sainz Staff Writer On Thursday October 27, 2016, Twitter announced that in coming months the beloved mobile app Vine will no longer be in service. This does not mean that all the iconic vines are going to be deleted. Vines like, “Damn Daniel,” “Look […]
STEM or Humanities, an Ongoing Question
American Students tend to choose STEM courses over humanities Max Broberg Staff Writer At the end of every year, students from 8th to 11th grade participating in course selection have been following a certain trend: prioritizing STEM classes over humanities. This trend is caused by the growing value placed on more technical careers ranging from […]
What factors to consider when choosing a college
Jacky Tsang Editor-in-chief My friend Pooja Sakthivel was accepted to the University of Chicago and Drexel University last year. For most people, the obvious choice is to attend the former because it is ranked as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. However, Pooja chose the latter. You might be thinking: “Is she […]
