I recently had the unfortunate experience of leaving the school and witnessing two students, lying down one on top of each other. While they at least had their clothes on, it seemed somewhat strange...

On Aug. 11, beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams committed suicide. He was 63. CNN later reported that Williams had been suffering from severe depression, and had recently made several trips to drug...

Two weeks after the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, an article by The New York Times, “Michael Brown Spent Last Weeks Grappling With Problems and Promise,”...

9/11: One day, four planes, 19 militants, 3,000 deaths. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four planes in an attack that rattled the entire nation.  At 8:46 a.m., 13 years ago on this very date,...

The icy water envelops me and I gasp. Millions before me have already taken that same plunge. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is the most recent in a long line of social media activism campaigns. However,...

At the end of last school year, I felt as though students shared the similar idea that Carmel High School is a "prison." I heard it in the halls, read in on Twitter and felt as though I couldn't escape...

On Tuesday, April 16, 2014, 230 schoolgirls, as reported at cnn.com, were kidnapped by the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram. The entire world reacted in horror and shock at the abduction. People...

Every year, I attend a few Pacers games. At the games, I always see many jerseys of popular Pacers players from the present and past—Paul George, David West and Reggie Miller, just to name a few. This...

As you probably noticed when you picked up your HiLite this morning, the issue looks different. Last spring, the staff decided to undergo some major changes to our print publications and website, the most...

Recently, I was reading a piece of literature when I came upon a surprising realization - I was actually enjoying what I was reading. That’s actually not a common occurrence for me. Well, perhaps...