Picture yourself just getting out of the police academy and instead of getting sent to a city like Carmel, you get sent to a public-housing project in Detroit, Memphis, Tenn. or Oakland, Calif., cities...
Last month, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational waves for the first time, confirming the existence of black holes and Einstein’s theory of general relativity....
As an avid superhero fan, I was extremely excited when Mattel, Inc. released photos of its Wonder Woman Barbie for the upcoming “Batman v. Superman” movie. Although comic book Wonder Woman was drawn...
Some of my earliest memories, as well as some of my cherished memories, are special Saturday nights when my family and I got to go out to a restaurant for dinner. It wasn’t the food or the atmosphere...
There is no doubt the advent of ap courses has advanced the level of education among students in the United States. However, the corporation that runs the AP program, the College Board, has created a monopoly...
From a young age, we are trained to be perfectionists in everything we attempt. We aim to ace that spelling test, win that race, become the fastest, strongest and essentially, the best. Although this mindset...
Each day this winter, thousands of students pile into CHS in coats, gloves, scarves and hats—the latter of which they are immediately told to remove. According to the dress code in the CHS pathways,...
For my 17th birthday, I received an orange record player and vinyls of my two favorite bands, Arctic Monkeys and Walk the Moon. I had heard vinyls are the only way to listen to music the way the artist...
Over the course of my life I’ve lost an uncle, great uncle, great aunt and grandma all due to chronic illnesses. They somehow seem to come out of nowhere. It’s just an average week, and then when...
As I see more politics creeping into the news each day, I can’t help but cringe. Don’t get me wrong; this election will be one of the most critical decisions we’ve made as a nation in a long time....
#OscarsSoWhite. It’s the hashtag we have all seen at some point these past couple of weeks as the lack of diversity in this year’s Oscar nominees has been scrutinized by millions, including actors...
It’s pitch black. The door is barricaded. The students are huddled in a corner, armed with everyday school supplies that double as weapons in times of danger. As a student who has attended Carmel Clay...