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Administration should reconsider new restrictive lunch room policy for students

perspectives April 24, 2014

While CHS has always had stringent hallway policies, the administration has gone too far with the newest change. According to Principal Williams, the school has recently implemented a policy preventing...

Officer Phil Hobson discusses the issues of safety brought up by the new law that allows guns in school parking lots. The bill was signed by Gov. Mike Pence on March 26 and will go into effect on July 1. SWETHA NAKSHATRI / PHOTO

Indiana state law to allow guns in locked vehicles in school parking lots

News April 24, 2014

On March 28, Gov. Mike Pence signed a law allowing adults to keep guns locked in their vehicles in school parking lots. However, guns are still not permitted in school buildings or on school buses. This...

THE JAZZ AGE: Jakub Walerstein, Jazz Band I member and junior (in purple), practices with the jazz band before school in preparation for Jazz a la Mode. Band director Michael Pote said he expects this performance to be one of the best yet. ALICE ZHU / PHOTO

Jazz bands to host Jazz a la Mode from April 24 to 26

entertainment April 24, 2014

The four Carmel jazz bands will perform at Jazz a la Mode in Room P105 from April 24 to 26, according to Director of Bands Michael Pote. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7:30...

Why fashion shouldn’t be as significant to us as it is right now

acumen April 18, 2014

CHS is relatively fashion-forward. Because everyone has his or her own sense of style, we see a spectrum of clothing that epitomizes the diversity of our school. However, I recently witnessed a darker...

Fashion is an art and form of outward expression

acumen April 18, 2014

No matter how much we try to convince ourselves that we are above our animal instincts, the undeniable reality is that we are not. From an evolutionary standpoint, animals are innately programmed to judge...

U.S. 31 will close starting April 4 and will remain closed for most of 2014. The construction will affect students who work or volunteer at buildings along the road as well as affecting bus stop times. SWETHA NAKSHATRI / PHOTO

U.S. 31 road closing starts April 4, affects students’ jobs, bus routes

News March 27, 2014

Starting on April 4, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will close U.S. 31 between Old Meridian Street and 136th Street due to construction. Ron Farrand, director of facilities and transportation...

Financial Necessity Pushes Some Students to Self-Sufficiency

Financial Necessity Pushes Some Students to Self-Sufficiency

feature March 27, 2014

Ever since senior Tristan Schilling was 10 years old, he assumed he was broke. There were times when his parents could not pay the bills. There were nights they spent without electricity. There were days...

CHECK THE CHANGE: Mark Tague, Kolache Factory employee and junior, packs kolache for a customer at the new Kolache Factory. The store is owned by Tague’s parents. NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / PHOTO

Perspectives editor Aster Samuel reviews the Kolache Factory on East 116th Street

entertainment March 27, 2014

On Feb. 12, a Kolache Factory opened in Carmel on East 116th Street, bringing with it a whole new way to enjoy breakfast, lunch and everything in between. There are many benefits to eating at the...

Isabella Liu (right), TEDx co-president and sophomore, talks to sophomore and member Samantha Hunter (left) during a TEDx Club meeting. The April 19 conference will feature adult and student speakers and discuss simplicity in life. ALICE ZHU / PHOTO

TEDx Club to host TED conference on April 19

News March 27, 2014

The CHS TEDx Club plans to host an independently organized TED conference on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Studio Theater, according to Isabella Liu, club co-president and sophomore. Ticket prices...

Be humane. Dissection should not be mandatory.

Be humane. Dissection should not be mandatory.

perspectives March 27, 2014

I have a pretty amazing body. You do too. Actually, most people do.  I know this for a fact because I’m taking human anatomy and physiology this year. Every Gold Day morning, I learn a little bit more...

Sacrifice. Dissection is necessary for progress.

Sacrifice. Dissection is necessary for progress.

perspectives March 27, 2014

Has anyone in your family been affected by cancer, diabetes or frankly any other disease that they needed medical assistance for? If so, you know that the people in the medical field are truly heroes....

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