I recently finished watching the new (and overwhelmingly popular) Netflix original The Queen’s Gambit, which I highly recommend if you haven’t already seen it. The show follows the life of chess prodigy...
As the first semester of the 2020-21 school years comes to a close, many students have been able to reflect on their semester, mostly online this year. Other than the two short weeks back in the building in the middle of October, students have had to navigate the world of online learning, with many students...
Now that 2 very effective vaccines are close to being released in the USA, we have to look ahead at the process of reopening the country. With such a major change in daily life, it won't be easy to get the country back to where it was before and there are many steps that we must take to make this process...
First Name, Last Name, Birthday, Gender. That already feels like a lot of information to give to connect on a widely popular social media app, but Facebook and other tech companies learn much more about their users than the few things they ask for when creating an account. Our generation has become...
While taking the SAT, I came across an article that attempted to dissuade parents from steering their children away from artistic passions and careers. The article explained the negative stereotypes surrounding artists—that they can’t make any money or struggle to find work. What intrigued me most...
Recently, a friend of mine recommended an article to me from his school newspaper in Michigan. The article had a title regarding being kind to others, so I was expecting another cliché piece about being a “bucket filler” and spreading kindness. However, I was surprised to find that the article was...
On November 20th, Boulder and several other Colorado counties moved the level red due to the drastically increasing number of Covid-19 cases. This moves us to the second-highest level on the state dial, meaning we are at severe risk in terms of the virus. This comes with several changes, including most...
The traditional college experience and dream have been shattered. But I’m starting to ask myself if I would’ve ever been ready. If colleges were business as usual throughout the school year, would I be able to cope with the idea of leaving home? I sat with my family the other day in my living...
Some of my favorite TV shows and movies are those that feature the anti-hero: an unconventional and unheroic protagonist. This character is intended to be enjoyed, but not necessarily rooted for by the audience. But what happens when the intentions of these characters are misinterpreted? What happens...
