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Lighthearted pranks are an essential way to preserve the spirit of fun

Lighthearted pranks are an essential way to preserve the spirit of fun

Evelyn Foster April 1, 2025

If you’re not having fun, what’s the point?  In today’s society, there’s so much value assigned to staying busy, getting good grades and achieving as much success as possible. For the most...

Celebrities deserve our grace too

Celebrities deserve our grace too

Emma Hu March 5, 2025

Celebrity culture is weird. The relationship that the internet has developed with celebrity culture is weirder. These days, the second a celebrity moves, breathes, posts, speaks—does anything—on social...

Opposing Column: TV shows centered on sports humanize athletes, showcase struggles

Opposing Column: TV shows centered on sports humanize athletes, showcase struggles

Katie Maurer February 20, 2025

One of the most famous moments in Olympic history was when Simone Biles, now the most decorated Olympic gymnast ever, withdrew from the 2020 games. Biles, citing her struggles with mental health, decided...

Opposing Columns: Love Languages: Physical Touch

Opposing Columns: Love Languages: Physical Touch

Jasmine Y. Zhang February 14, 2025

I have always been told I’m a really touchy person by my friends. Whether it’s subtle, like instinctively hooking my arm around my friend’s arm in the hallway or something more visibly physical,...

Opposing Columns: Love Languages: Quality Time

Opposing Columns: Love Languages: Quality Time

Avani Gupta February 13, 2025

When thinking about someone you love, the first thing that pops up in your head often is your favorite memory you have of them. Either it would be the time you shared a side eye together when someone said...

Opposing Column: The new ACE schedule is a beneficial change

Opposing Column: The new ACE schedule is a beneficial change

Nora Mariano December 12, 2024

As of 2024, this school will switch its ACE times from midday to the regular start time, changing the optional study period from before lunch to after. Personally, I love this idea. No I’m not a morning...

Keep the New Gloves: Fighter Safety Is Non-Negotiable [opinion]

Keep the New Gloves: Fighter Safety Is Non-Negotiable [opinion]

Anoushka Jena December 11, 2024

Over the years, I’ve seen plenty of epic knockouts that left me speechless. There’s nothing like watching a perfectly timed strike connect, sending an opponent to the canvas. As thrilling as those...

As Thanksgiving, Black Friday approaches, consider negative impacts of commercialism, true meaning of holidays

As Thanksgiving, Black Friday approaches, consider negative impacts of commercialism, true meaning of holidays

Mady Kiser November 18, 2024

Despite the complex and rather dark history behind the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving remains, at its core, a holiday meant for family, friends and gratitude. As cheesy as it sounds, the true...

Online political rage-bait debates serve as a deterrent to constructive discourse

Online political rage-bait debates serve as a deterrent to constructive discourse

Mahitha Konjeti November 16, 2024

In the couple weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, my entire TikTok and YouTube pages were filled with tons of videos of conservatives debating liberals on hot topic issues that they disagreed...

Glorification of criminals is morally wrong, detrimental effects

Glorification of criminals is morally wrong, detrimental effects

Riva Jain October 25, 2024

In today’s culture, it feels like committing a crime can be a shortcut to fame. While most celebrities achieve fame through legitimate means, some become famous through crime and deceit. It is unethical...

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...

The cell phone ban is both helpful and detrimental to students

The cell phone ban is both helpful and detrimental to students

Laasya Avula September 19, 2024

With the implementation of the new cell phone ban in schools all around Indiana, students and staff are experiencing the benefits and drawbacks of the ban. The policy, Senate Bill 185, states that cell...

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