My English teacher recently gave our class an assignment to write about a specific memory in our lives. I immediately became excited, trying to wrack my brain of all of the important memories I had accumulated...

Through evolution, a part known as the Amygdala, a walnut-sized part of the brain that controls our “flight or fight” response to certain external stimuli was developed. It is an ingenious innovation...

Genuine relationships are built on authenticity and mutual interests. I am doubtful that the advisory program, implemented by the administration for the upcoming school year, will effectively foster these...

The Mellon library is a space that is incredibly useful for students. Whether you want to cram for an exam or socialize with friends during conference time, it is a place that nearly every student utilizes. Yet...

In my four years at ASL, I’ve taken in a lot. I’ve learned valuable lessons both in the classroom and out that I will take with me into university. Some of these lessons have been taught to me intentionally...

The Standard’s Editorial Board has, in the past, called for uniformity in grading policies across academic departments.  And, while the administration has agreed that this is important, we have seen...

I’m not going to lie, I love a cute and romantic promposal as much as the next person. However, my love affair with prom ends there: I despise the event and all the values it teaches us.  The most...

During this past summer, through my computer screen, television, and newspapers, I was exposed to the atrocities committed by the Islamic State (IS) throughout the Middle East. I was particularly afflicted...

Along with the current goals of both Student Council (StuCo) and the administration being to foster connections between all four grades in the High School through events such as the back to school bash...

“Alright guys, let’s call it a night.”  It’s 10 p.m. on a Tuesday, and I’m still at school. Exhausted and famished, the few students who remain slowly begin to clean the mess in the Design...

The least a British man or woman can make in the U.K. is £6.50 per hour. That adds up to be £52 per day for the typical ‘nine to five’ worker, £364 per week and, for the average U.K. worker, £12,000...

Recently, a teacher recommended that I read Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Hirsi Ali, who is Somalian born and was raised strictly abiding to Islamic culture, became a refugee in Holland in 1992 in order...