For the longest time, I was adamant about not making any new friends, and keeping to myself. I don’t know what changed that, but it started with my interest in a person in my World Cultures class. I wasn’t really sure about how to approach this, so one day I just asked to sit next to them. Since that day, we’ve been friends ever since. … Continue reading Kai Rowe: The Power of Friendship and Food
Kanye West has been receiving a lot of backlash in recent years, from his political viewpoints to his messy divorce from his soon-to-be-ex-wife Kim Kardashian. On February 16th, West released his documentary on Netflix where his life story is narrated by decades worth of unreleased and rare footage that documents how he has become so illustrious in today’s generation. The series of events that took … Continue reading Kanye’s Misunderstood Genius
When a person close to you says that they have become a “free thinker”, it probably fills you with dread. Kanye West’s family might feel the same. The horrible truth of mental illness is obscured, because the noise Kanye is making is much more interesting to pay attention to. The constant fashion updates, unhinged rants, and arguments with former friends are certainly a spectacle, but … Continue reading The Severity of Kanye West’s Irresponsibility
Homeschooling—what comes to mind? Most likely, you’ve heard at least one of the myths surrounding homeschooling, but as someone who has been homeschooled from kindergarten to eleventh grade, I can testify that a lot of those myths and stereotypes aren’t true. Being in public school this year has certainly been different, but both options have pros and cons. With more parents looking at other options … Continue reading Busting the Myths of Homeschooling
Released back in January “Pokémon Legends Arceus” is the most recent game in the series and is easily the most ambitious Pokemon game to date. It’s completely switched up, taking familiar elements both gameplay wise and story wise and completely flipping them on the head. It has a level of harshness in story and difficulty that has never been seen before in the series.. Pokémon … Continue reading Pokémon Arceus: A Legendary New Take
Especially in this generation, labels, specifically identity labels, have become a topic of great importance. From the second people are born they are assigned a label. Categorized. Numbered. Girl. Boy. Healthy. Unhealthy. Weight. Height. Wealth. And from these labels come assumptions, which are often used to turn large groups against each other, unintentionally or not. You may have been taught to avoid people of lower … Continue reading Are We Evolving Past Identity Labels?
Trauma. A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. A Greek word for “wound,” which in present time refers to emotional wounds. Slave. A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. Oppression. A prolonged cruel and unjust treatment or control. Neglect. Failure to care for a being or thing properly, to be uncared for. Segregation. The action or state of … Continue reading Black Americans’ Mental Health Matters
Type 1 diabetes is growing more prevalent among children and youth, but many remain uneducated about what it is and how it affects daily life for those who have it. A lot of people also don’t realize how it is different from type 2 diabetes. An understanding of this chronic illness will help to clear up common misconceptions. As a type 1 diabetic myself, responding … Continue reading Understanding Type 1 Diabetes
When thinking about investing in the stock market or wanting to buy stocks, there is a lot to know and a lot of little details that can make or break your experience. Hopefully, after reading this, you will have a better idea and understanding of the ins and outs of investing and investing as a teenager. So what exactly is stock? Stock is where you … Continue reading The Stock Market and Teenagers: What to Know
Assimilationism and Respectability Politics, perhaps the same theory when bound to the black body, are both relative to the concept Dr. W.E.B DuBois coined as “double consciousness”. However, his claim “One ever feels his twoness, — an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder,” can be … Continue reading Respectability Politics and the Black Body
Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year. Or that one holiday you don’t know anything about but support awkwardly anyway. Lunar New Year is supposed to be a season of celebration but for me it’s just a culmination of all of the aspects of my culture that I can’t appreciate. That culture, the Vietnamese community who travelled by sky and sea to get to a … Continue reading The Isolated Immigrant: A Narrative
The current scarcity of quality rock music within the mainstream during the last decade has certainly been felt. Although there are many rock-influenced fusions that produce quality music, it seems that the self proclaimed “rockstars” of this generation are cash-grabbing derivative clowns that attempt to tear a piece of cloth away from a bygone era of music. Many critics claim that the lack of sonic … Continue reading The Glowing Man: A Masterpiece of Progressive Rock
Lunar New Year is the most significant holiday for those that celebrate the lunar calendar. It’s different from the calendar we are used to and was used before the 12 month calendar. Depending on where you celebrate it, the duration of the holiday varies from country to country. As for me, I had spent most of my Lunar New Year’s Day alone. I had not … Continue reading One Asian American’s Lunar New Year
Our Testimony. This book is a message in a bottle. This book is a letter. This book does not let up. This book is awake. This book is a wake. For what is a record but a reckoning? The capsule captured? A repository, An ark articulated? & the poet, the preserver Of ghosts & gains, Our demons & dreams, Our haunts & hopes. Here’s to … Continue reading Amanda Gorman’s New Book is a Necessary “Message in a Bottle”
This article was written by Guest Writer Xyla Carlson. Xyla is a Junior at McCaskey and a Youth Leader of Troop 99, a Gender Inclusive Scout Troop in Lancaster County. Recently, the Boy Scouts Of America adopted a new name for their flagship program (Scouts BSA), and more controversially, opened to children of all genders. Many opposed this historic change due to the belief that … Continue reading The Century-Long Relationship Between Girls and Scouting
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