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Opposing Column: Living in the moment is more important than buying souvenirs on a trip

Opposing Column: Living in the moment is more important than buying souvenirs on a trip

Riva Jain December 6, 2024

Vacations are supposed to be about making memories, exploring new places, and taking a break from tedious daily life. But let’s be honest, how much of that time is actually spent standing in line at...

Opposing Column: Souvenirs are a worthwhile investment, rekindle treasured travel memories

Opposing Column: Souvenirs are a worthwhile investment, rekindle treasured travel memories

Keira Kress December 6, 2024

I recently went through a much needed deep cleaning of my bedroom, and I was delighted to rediscover some prized souvenirs from previous trips: an autograph book from my first visit to Walt Disney World,...

Technology has done wonders for sustaining communication, connections

Technology has done wonders for sustaining communication, connections

Evelyn Foster November 18, 2024

The first thing I do in the morning is look at my phone. My mother often rolls her eyes when she sees me do so, affectionately calling me a “screenager” or something similar, but checking my messages...

Virtual communication is undoubtedly detrimental to our social lives and mental health

Virtual communication is undoubtedly detrimental to our social lives and mental health

Aida Karim November 18, 2024

In today’s reality, communication is available for us all the time. It seems impossible to spend a day without a phone or laptop. The capability to perform our day-to-day tasks is dependent upon the...

OPPOSING COLUMN: Proposed diploma requirements are an excellent way to guide students after high school

OPPOSING COLUMN: Proposed diploma requirements are an excellent way to guide students after high school

Wynne BruBaker September 27, 2024

On Aug. 14, the Indiana Department of Education presented the state board of education with a draft for “base diploma” requirements, scrapping the previous GPS and GPS plus proposals. Later referred...

OPPOSING COLUMN: The new diploma option offered does not promote academic rigor

OPPOSING COLUMN: The new diploma option offered does not promote academic rigor

Aidah Brown September 27, 2024

With the high-achieving culture and academic excellence of Carmel, the proposed new Indiana diploma requirements, set to be effective for all seniors in the Class of 2029, have been a shock for many. The...

Putting away phones in classrooms allows students to focus better, leads to higher grades

Putting away phones in classrooms allows students to focus better, leads to higher grades

Katie Maurer May 17, 2024

In light of the recent Indiana cell phone ban, many students and teachers alike are wondering about the benefits and drawbacks of the law. Many students argue they need to have their cell phones on them...

Phones are not a detriment in classrooms

Phones are not a detriment in classrooms

Ayaan Nadeem May 16, 2024

The recent debate regarding the use of technology, specifically phones, in a classroom setting has sparked new legislation being passed in Indiana. Senate Bill 185 focuses on completely prohibiting the...

Having assigned seats at concerts helps contribute to a more relaxed, happy atmosphere

Having assigned seats at concerts helps contribute to a more relaxed, happy atmosphere

Evelyn Foster May 13, 2024

Since concert season is approaching fast, I’m finding myself spending more time online, looking for affordable tickets to see artists I love. Going to concerts is one of my favorite summertime activities,...

Pit tickets enable a more immersive, involved concert experience

Pit tickets enable a more immersive, involved concert experience

Arielle Fotso May 13, 2024

I’ve always cringed when people would return from concerts and claim that their lives were changed. I had been to several concerts, always having a good time, but never feeling that supposed “life-changing”...

Eating a healthy breakfast leads to many short-term, long-term benefits

Eating a healthy breakfast leads to many short-term, long-term benefits

Ivy Zhen February 16, 2024

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” is an outdated saying. A 2016 study published in the National Library of Medicine found that nearly one-quarter of individuals in the U.S. skip breakfast...

Traditional breakfast foods aren't starting your day off well

Traditional breakfast foods aren’t starting your day off well

Matthew Du February 16, 2024

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? Everyone says it, so it must be true. Unfortunately, that’s health propaganda spread by none other than John Kellogg, the same who also made breakfast...

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