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Stereotypes faced by twins shape expectations, identity

Evelyn Foster and Avani Gupta March 11, 2025

Junior Luke Boyce would describe his identical twin brother, junior Andrew “Drew” Boyce, as a built-in best friend. The two of them share a multitude of interests and have many friends in common, and...

Ethel Cain’s Perverts is off-putting and deeply disturbing in the best way possible

Ethel Cain’s Perverts is off-putting and deeply disturbing in the best way possible

Riva Jain March 11, 2025

Ethel Cain’s most recent album, Perverts, is not for the faint of hearts. It is a 90-minute, 9-track-long anthology that probes the heart of complex feelings like shame, pain and regret. The whole album...

In increasingly political times, world leaders should emphasize fostering empathy, unity

In increasingly political times, world leaders should emphasize fostering empathy, unity

Riva Jain February 27, 2025

Within the last few years the political and social climate of our country has grown increasingly tumultuous, from the uprising on Jan. 6 to the violent Portland protests, both poles of the political spectrum...

Senior Sara Perez Penaloza looks at the Colombian landscape as a child. “While the changes in immigration policy don’t directly affect my family, it still affects our opinion of the government,” Perez said. (Submitted Photo: Sara Perez)

Immigrant students, teacher reflect on struggles, future goals in the United States amid recent changes in immigration policy

Riva Jain February 27, 2025

Junior Marcos Rodriguez and his family fled Venezuela in a frenzy. Rodriguez said he can still remember the rushed good-byes he gave his close friends and family. It took a total of two weeks for a once...

Students worry TikTok ban shows signs of decomposing democracy

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...

Freshmen Phillip Shin and Benjamin Holcomb work together for their genetic counseling project during biology class on Jan. 30. The pair was assigned to research breast cancer as part of a role-play scenario designed to simulate counseling an individual with disease. “Working on this project has made me realize the reality of breast cancer. And it has made me more aware of the habits that I make that might affect my health in the long-term.” Phillip said.

Widespread health literacy helps reinforce healthy habits amid rising cancer incidence in young adults

Riva Jain February 13, 2025

Senior Drew Reed was 1 year old when he was diagnosed with a rare type of childhood cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. For Reed, it started with body pains and could have escalated into something far worse if the...

Nature determines an organism’s characteristics more than the nurturing it receives

Nature determines an organism’s characteristics more than the nurturing it receives

Riva Jain January 22, 2025

The question of nature versus nurture is regularly debated by the scientific community and although there is no definite conclusion, scientists widely agree both factors determine and organism’s behavior...

Senior Priscilla Smith hugs her friends and celebrates the Black Student Alliance "Friendsgiving" event on Nov. 25, 2024. Smith said Black Student Alliance is a club dedicated to empowering Black youth in Carmel.  (Submitted Photo: Priscilla Smith)

Carrying the Dream Forward: Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy inspires new generations of student activists

Shawn Feng and Riva Jain January 20, 2025

For Priscilla Smith, Black Student Alliance co-president and senior, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s beliefs of racial equality through nonviolent resistance have shaped her, even from an early age.  A...

Sophomores Shreya Kumar and Vaishu Parnasala practice their team multimedia presentation (TMP) for AP Seminar during class. Kumar said, “In AP Seminar we spend a lot of time on research. Most of class is spent on work time for our upcoming research papers.”

Research-based classes aim to teacher deeper learning/critical thinking skills

Charlotte Moser January 14, 2025

Sophomore Ellen Rozmaryn was hesitant to take AP Seminar this year. Rozmaryn said she didn’t know what the class would be like and how helpful it would be. But one semester in, she said she felt like...

Opposing Column: Living in the moment is more important than buying souvenirs on a trip

Opposing Column: Living in the moment is more important than buying souvenirs on a trip

Riva Jain December 6, 2024

Vacations are supposed to be about making memories, exploring new places, and taking a break from tedious daily life. But let’s be honest, how much of that time is actually spent standing in line at...

Superficial holiday volunteering leads to long-term detrimental effects

Superficial holiday volunteering leads to long-term detrimental effects

Riva Jain December 2, 2024

As the holiday season rolls around, I find it is increasingly difficult to find places to volunteer, whether that be at a humane shelter or food pantry. During the holidays, these places are inundated...

Review: A devilishly brilliant stage adaption of "The Screwtape Letters" [MUSE]

Review: A devilishly brilliant stage adaption of “The Screwtape Letters” [MUSE]

Riva Jain November 30, 2024

In just a 60-minute production, directors Max Mclean and Jeffrey Fiske captured the very heart and soul of C.S Lewis’ most classic work, The Screwtape Letters. C.S. Lewis’s book is widely considered...

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