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With recent racially motivated attack of IU student, Indiana must do more to protect vulnerable communities, schools must combat harmful rhetoric

Staff Editorial • February 1, 2023

On Jan. 11, an IU student from Carmel was stabbed on a bus. According to court documents, the perpetrator, Billie Davis, said she targeted the student for “being Chinese,” adding “it would be one...

Students recognize social media’s impact on communication, social aggression

Chenyao Liu • January 24, 2023

Senior Eric Yang spends a lot of time on TikTok. However, though he said he enjoys being on social media, he also believes it can be harmful. “I believe (social media is) a very inevitable thing...

Students, teachers confront stigma, reflect on perception of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE)

Royce Brown and Chenyao Liu • February 17, 2022

Vanessa Rasaki, co-President of the Black Student Alliance (BSA) and junior, has spent the past couple of months planning for Black History Month. “(The BSA) met with the school administrators so...

Students form cultural awareness groups to combat racism, provide support

Tsion Daniel • October 24, 2020

Like most students her age, Gabi Bradley, Black Student Alliance (BSA) member and freshman, is in the process of becoming familiar with this school. However, throughout her education at Carmel Clay Schools,...

Students, counselors reflect the Harvard Affirmative Action Case

Viyang Hao • November 6, 2019

Earlier this year, a group of Asian-Americans filed a lawsuit against Harvard University and its admissions office, claiming its admissions process was discriminated against Asian-Americans. The federal...

Column: The Limits of Reenacting our History

Bethlehem Daniel • November 7, 2017

Growing up, playing dress up was one of my favorite pastimes. It provided me and my friends an escape from reality for a short time being. When we slipped Disney-themed dresses over our shoulders, we felt...

CHS students believe that Snapchat unintentionally displays racism

Darrell Cheng, Reporter • November 28, 2016

Ever since its release, Snapchat has continuously been one of the most popular social media outlets. Snapchat, unlike many other forms of social media, has a feature in which users can morph their faces...

“Whitewashing” in Media

entertainment • September 16, 2015

The words “Peter Pan” invoke images of a quintessential childhood fantasy movie: the fantastical island Neverland, the sly, charming titular character, the glittering pixie Tinker Bell and the tribe...

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Full version of ‘E-race-ing Stereotypes’

sports • February 20, 2015

Editor's Note: A shortened version of this article appeared in the Feb. 20 issue of the HiLite due to spacing concerns. Here is the full version. When Jonnathan Robinson, track athlete and senior,...

Graphic Perspective

perspectives • October 11, 2013

Miss Controversy. Why students should care about the new Miss America.

perspectives • October 11, 2013

“So Miss America is a terrorist.” “I swear I’m not racist, but this is America.” “Congratulations Al-Qaeda. Our Miss America is one of you.” These were just a few of the thousands...

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