Facts on Illegal Immigration
If you’ve been paying attention to the politics of the contenders for your vote in 2016, or perhaps if you have inadvertently heard their politics, illegal immigration is dominating debates […]
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If you’ve been paying attention to the politics of the contenders for your vote in 2016, or perhaps if you have inadvertently heard their politics, illegal immigration is dominating debates […]
By Elise Gorberg and Gabriel Yoder Shenk Last year, when we scheduled our science classes, we had the option to take either an AP class or a regular class. We […]
There are a lot of bad things about capitalism. It’s an economic philosophy that produces winners and inevitably losers, which is a hard pill to swallow, especially when the minimum wage […]
The other day, my mom said she was disappointed with how little feminism she sees nowadays. A feminist myself, I argued; “It’s different now, but it’s still here.” The culture […]
Underneath the tidal waves of blockbuster, billion-dollar budget artistic exploit is a quiet sea of small-scale, unique, and often unnoticed creations. From these little masterpieces grow huge phenomena, but our […]
Each day, students rush to and from classes in the narrow span of five minutes. We all spend this time in different ways: chatting with friends, listening to music, minding our business. But as with any system, there are always a few special, obnoxious people who cross the line and disturb the sacred balance. Meet the classic hallway disruptors: those […]
School-sponsored field trips come every year like clockwork. Upperclassmen relay stories to underclassmen of the pranks and incidents that occurred on their trips, creating a sense of entitlement among the younger students. They see these trips as their right, their opportunity to do what they like and indulge in the same misbehavior as their older peers, but these trips are […]
—By Shreya Sunderram— Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced her bid for the presidency—and I could not be less thrilled. Wait, hold up—a feminist liberal who isn’t over the moon about […]
Women have come a long way over the years, but we still have some ground to make up. Feminists are finding innovative ways to make their voices heard and messages […]
I love myself a good protest. Even if I don’t agree with the demonstrators’ point of view, the courage it takes to speak out against the norm is always inspiring. […]
Readers be advised: If you’re planning on liking or sharing this article online, as unlikely as I know that is, please protect your social media accounts first—apparently, our administrators can see just about everything, and might even punish you for it. You have been warned. It started years ago when authority figures of all kinds found out the Internet wasn’t […]
If you were a student at North last year, you probably witnessed the tremendous number of Knights Admirers posts, some of them cute, some of them funny and some of them just plain creepy. If you use only Twitter, you’ve probably seen the anonymous accounts trashing people and spreading gossip. There have been multiple accounts like this—some of which have […]
As the end of senior year draws nearer, students are ready to move on to the next exciting endeavor: college. Many look forward to the first step toward adulthood, a taste of real independence, and for many, this anxious anticipation is released in different ways. So like everything in our tech-savvy, Internet-crazed generation, these feelings leak onto social media, and […]
How many times do we need to apologize for ourselves? How many times do we need to say sorry for the actions of people we don’t know, for crimes we […]
—By Fariha Tamboli, Diana Tang, and Lei Lei Wu— 5 Quick Facts: The dress is actually black and blue. The trend started on February 26, 2015. The dress is from […]
I’m not a big fan of musicals. The contrived plots, the hammy overacting, the simplification of events and emotions all rub me the wrong way. It’s a uniquely American art […]