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Students worry TikTok ban shows signs of decomposing democracy

Riva Jain and Wynne BruBaker • February 24, 2025

The United States Congress banned the praised and popular TikTok app nationwide on Jan. 18 at 10:30 p.m. TikTok was removed from both the Apple app store and Google play store, and remains unavailable...

Students, teachers discuss shifts in political ideologies

Ayaan Nadeem • April 30, 2023

According to a study conducted by Penn State University in 2015, 51.2% of children reject their parents political ideology or political affiliations. Erika Lawrence, member of Young Democrats Club and...

Celebrate Black History Month, Every Month

Marissa Finney, Kent Fujita, Grace Guo, Kate Loper, Jillian Moore, Ayaan Nadeem, Ali Persinger, Helena Wang, and Safin Khatri • February 23, 2023

With political polarization increasing, students, teachers work to combat biases, improve governmental education

Maddie Misterka • February 7, 2023

In Indiana, all high school students are required to participate in a government or civics class in order to graduate. According to social studies teacher Mickey O’Toole, this requirement is one of...

Making a Fashion Statement: With Paris Fashion Week earlier this month, fashion, textiles students tackle idea of using fashion to make political statements

Grace Xu • October 25, 2018

"When you walk up to a person—when you first see them—the first thing you notice is what they’re wearing.” Those words came from Katherine Springston, a senior taking Fashion and Textiles...

Politically Active Students: Gabi Ruderman, Women’s March

Raiha Zainab, Reporter • February 10, 2017

Surrounded by streets full of people and signs held up high, sophomore Gabi Ruderman was one of over three million worldwide who marched on Jan. 21. In downtown Indianapolis, she proudly held her sign...

Liberalism appeals to many young people despite Carmel’s conservative tendencies

feature • March 18, 2016

Senior Moira Kehoe has always shared her father’s conservative political views. “I was like (my father’s) clone,” Kehoe said. However, midway through her freshman year Kehoe said her outlook...