If you happen to pick up a current fashion magazine, you may notice that the top runway trends for Spring 2014 fashion include pastel colors, iridescent fabrics, art-inspired prints, full skirts — as...
What peaked your interest in fashion?
When I was in grade school, I decided that I didn't necessarily want to dress and look like everyone else, so that really inspired me to look at fashion in a...
With the arrival of spring comes the arrival of various fashion trends. Take, for instance, light pastels, brightly colored patterns and glowing accessories. Spring trends are generally bright and simple;...
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...
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...
Every week this year, senior Jessie Meltzer developed a habit of turning on the TV to her two favorite shows: “How I Met Your Mother” and “Breaking Bad”. Despite the clear differences between the...
Let’s face it. We commonly see girls and boys together talking in hallways, classrooms and other places. Most students here, including myself, have close friends of the opposite gender they don’t consider...
SHOULD A COUPLE BREAK UP BECAUSE OF COLLEGE?
Taylor: It kind of depends on the relationship. College relationships are different from high school relationships. However, just because a couple isn’t...
Taylor Farmer, vice president of Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and senior, has used the clubs he participates in as platforms for making a difference. He is a member of Gay-Straight...
The members of this school’s football team are some of the strongest, most athletic guys in the whole school- except for one player. Sophomore Samantha Eastes is the only girl on the football team and...
Junior Jacob Swiezy fixed a sign board that had not worked for over 10 years. Acumen sat down with him to talk about the process it took to build it, as well as its effect.
So, what exactly is...