While navigating the busy halls of BHS after summer break, you may have noticed a slight change in the style of many students. Flip-flops line the hallways in a way they haven't in years past. Class of...
We live in a time when it's easy to be mildly entertained, which is very unfortunate because boredom is a very driving force. I don't like when people harp about meditating or not looking at your phone because I never do it and I bet my readers don't either. So exploring this concept of boredom and creativity...
In the turbulent lives of high school students today, where academic pressures, extracurricular commitments, and social media scrutiny collide, a pervasive force takes hold: the energy drink epidemic. Coffee and tea is one thing, but the energy drinks that contain overwhelming amounts of caffeine, sugar,...
Homelessness is a dilemma that consumes much of Boulder. Walking downtown on Pearl, around the bandshell, or along the creek path, you’ll inevitably encounter an unhoused person. Even though this is a consistent part of life, many Boulderites are uncomfortable interacting with the homeless population...
In the last couple of years, #BookTok has exploded into one of TikTok’s most surprising and influential communities. What began as a niche corner of the app for passionate readers soon became a powerful force that could launch books, new and old, straight to the bestseller list. With that influence...
When I imagine success, I see an Olympic podium. Athletes proudly posing with their medals. I see a CEO in a luxurious house on a hill with their family. Yet, I can easily see myself standing before a vast college campus, awaiting “bigger” opportunities to present themselves. All this is to say,...
Picture this: I lean in. I bat my eyelashes. I inch closer to the mirror in the 29th Street Sephora until I am mere centimeters away. As I take out the Mascara wand (as I am told it is called) from the Mascara container, I expect to have long, thick lashes, and feel the rest of my problems slip away...
Do you know how long it takes to make a friend? In her novel All About Love, bell hooks writes that as children, we learn how to love first from our familial relationships, and then from our friends, which enables us to experience romantic relationships as we age. However, by the time we reach high...
In the turbulent world of technology in our world today, the existing innovations such as virtual reality which somewhat convinces one that they’ve had their “outside time” for the day and ChatGPT has replaced tutors have become the “new normal,” except one platform that stubbornly clings to...
