I grew up watching movies like “Free Willy,” “Soul Surfer” and “Dolphin Tale,” and I spent most of my childhood mesmerized by the ocean and all of its animals. Even though I somewhat feared...
In my first semester of seventh grade, I spent most of my lunch periods sitting in my counselor's office. I had moved friend groups, gone through family trauma and had an overload of anxiety. I started...
When I was in middle school, I struggled with binge eating and anorexia for three years. I was a dancer and gymnast for years — sports that focused on my body and how it looked, which created negative...
To live through the past year was to become intimately acquainted with anxiety and uncertainty. The reality of the situation came crumbling down all at once as COVID-19 went from a distant virus to one...
Against: Katie Parker
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more convinced that life is hard, stressful and startling. The only thing that makes life harder, more stressful and more startling is a prank.
Pranks...
I would like to preface this article by explaining that I consider myself to be a progressive libertarian who doesn’t truly identify with a political party, despite leaning left. I support a variety...
Growing up as a gifted and talented student, liking books and being a rapid reader became a pillar of my personality throughout my academic career. This self-proclaimed skill led to my love for literature...
2020 was truly something else — starting off strong with wildfires searing our planet, to new levels of political polarity and a pandemic that shut down the world, there wasn’t much more that could...
Though women have not always been well represented in world affairs, they have always been involved in some way, whether that be by raising a well-behaved family or protesting for their freedoms. In this...
Eighty-nine years ago, the U.S. adopted “The Star-Spangled Banner” as its national anthem, written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. Watching U.S. soldiers under bombardment from British...
Midterms were originally scheduled to be held March 4-5; however, due to inclement weather and a state-wide power crisis, LISD schools were canceled for one week. The school board will meet Monday to discuss...
This past week, I lost consistent power for nearly 30 hours and was put in significant danger because of my cold weather induced asthma, with no power to do breathing treatments.
Since I was...
