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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...

Opposing Column: Posed pictures with friends take away from the experience

Keira Kress April 7, 2024

In today’s digital age, hanging out with friends is not like it used to be. Taking photos is more accessible than ever, and the photos we take can be shared instantaneously with friends and family through...

Opposing column: Chess, while not a conventional sport, is a sport nonetheless

Opposing column: Chess, while not a conventional sport, is a sport nonetheless

Ryan Sharp October 29, 2023

While chess does not require running around a field, rink or court and is largely played while sitting, it is still very much a sport. According to the Cambridge dictionary, a “sport” is “a game,...

Students should embrace hustle culture for future success

Students should embrace hustle culture for future success

October 21, 2022

The Great Recession of 2008 was a key moment when people started overworking to live in a difficult economic and financial climate. This promoted the idea of “hustle culture,” in that we should glorify...

Students should jump back into life post-isolation, be spontaneous, safe with friends to make up for lost time

Students should jump back into life post-isolation, be spontaneous, safe with friends to make up for lost time

Rhea Acharya August 13, 2020

Perhaps the most significant change since the pandemic hit has been screen time: many of the people I’ve spoken to spend almost three times as much time on their phones than before, some even in the...

Confrontation is oftentimes unnecessary, people should reassess conflict before being upfront

Confrontation is oftentimes unnecessary, people should reassess conflict before being upfront

Leah Tan February 21, 2020

When in an argument with a friend, I always make a conscious decision to take a step back and reassess the situation. In doing so, I often find many of the issues I was concerned over were small and petty,...

Grasping at Straws: Reusable straws trend may raise awareness but won’t make lasting impact in the greater scheme of environmental issues

Grasping at Straws: Reusable straws trend may raise awareness but won’t make lasting impact in the greater scheme of environmental issues

Da-Hyun Hong September 20, 2019

I don’t own a reusable straw; please don’t shun me. When the video of a plastic straw being pulled out of a turtle’s nose went viral on social media, using metal straws became a trend. More and more...

Grasping at Straws: Reusable straw movement sparks good conversation about plastic consumption, encourages mindful changes to reduce waste

Grasping at Straws: Reusable straw movement sparks good conversation about plastic consumption, encourages mindful changes to reduce waste

Rhea Acharya September 20, 2019

I am the proud owner of metal straws—six of them to be exact. My family keeps the set in our car, and whenever we go somewhere we try to use it instead of plastic alternatives. In case we forget to bring...

Students should wear more comfortable clothes to school

Raphael Li August 13, 2019

As someone who seems to wear sweatpants and a T-shirt almost every day, I can confidently say there’s nothing wrong with dressing comfortably every day to school. Formal—even semi-formal clothes—are...

Dress For Success: Students should recognize benefits of dressing nicely to school

Hari Patel August 13, 2019

I've been told this at least 300 times while in high school, “Whoa, you’re really dressed up Hari.” Usually, when people say this, I am wearing khaki pants with a quarter-zip or khaki shorts with...

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