On September 1, 2014, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Bipolar Disorder. When I was diagnosed, my first thought was not of my health; instead, I immediately thought of the stigma surrounding the disease.  Just...

Recently, a man whom I greatly admire, Jon Stewart, decided to retire from his line of work. For 16 years Stewart has hosted Comedy Central’s “fake” news program, The Daily Show. And although satirical...

If something is retweeted thousands of times it doesn’t automatically make it true. Misconceptions like these embody the issue at hand in the rise of social media and its influence on the journalistic...

It’s not only a disservice to a senior student’s imminent collegiate experience but also to their general psyche when the definite pressure, the driving pressure of college acceptance vanishes and...

One of the latest fads that has spread across American colleges and universities is something called “trigger warnings”. Trigger warnings, in their formal definition, are statements, most often placed...

Zack Longboy: When I transferred to ASL, grades, scores and all of the other measuring sticks which are used to quantify a student’s learning, were foreign to me. Granted I came from an extreme scenario,...

There is something missing in the High School right now. Less obvious than community, but hopefully of equal significance: The lack of an effective feedback process for teachers is undermining our education....

If there’s one thing that everyone knows about and yet simultaneously knows very little about, it is the plan to implement a High School advisory system next year. What has been confirmed is the arrival...

In Grade 7, I participated in a write-off competition at the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) journalism convention. The topic? Year-round schooling. I remember at the time thinking it was...

Since day one of High School, the importance of a thesis driven five-paragraph essay and test-taking strategies have been force fed to me. And for what purpose? I love school, and I love learning, but...

I am a feminist. I believe in equality between men and women in every aspect. I don’t have a problem with the word feminism, or the meaning behind it. I do have a problem with the way society has changed...

Recently, one of my inspirations, Stuart Scott, lost a battle with cancer. Scott, a game-changing SportsCenter anchor, broke the norms of reporting through his unconventional dialect about sports while...