Like the ticking of a clock in a noisy room, secularism’s steady existence has blended into the background of my life—always there, just not always noticeable. As the winter holidays approach, the...

As I was coming home from school one Monday afternoon, instead of going home and spending the next hour attempting to do my homework when, in actuality, I spend it eating everything I can find in my house...

A time of year where we should be united, we are divided. After witnessing the aftermath of the 2016 election, the riots as well as the peaceful protests. It struck me how divided the country really was...

When Bernie Sanders was campaigning, he created a dream of free college that many young people latched onto. Die-hard Bernie fans still rallied around the idea after he lost the primaries, and lowering...

In American tradition especially, family is emphasized to a greater degree than in other cultures. Thanksgiving is a prime example of this. People coming in from out of town to have a meal together maybe...

As a human being, bias is unavoidable. It’s impossible to hear someone’s name without immediately thinking about how they look, sound or act and whether or not we like them. This applies to everyone,...

With a population of over 5,000 students, CHS is one of the largest high schools in the nation, and in a sea of so many students, it is frighteningly easy for faces to be forgotten and voices to be lost....

Last November, I hoped to participate in No-Shave November but alas, I was wholly unable to grow any facial hair of substance. This year, though, with the compliance of my hair follicles, I will grow a...

One in four female college students will experience sexual assault on campus, according to the Association of American Universities. That means in an average class of 28 at Carmel, over seven girls sitting...

Freedom of speech and self-expression are the fundamental principles upon which the U.S. was founded on. To say everyone must stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem is hypocritical in...

Last year, I joined the fight against the Keystone XL Pipeline; I wrote letters to the senators and signed online petitions, as well as donated to environmental groups. The pipeline would have run through...