Category: Opinion

Campus Life, Opinion

The Complex Nature of the IB Diploma Program

If you’re a McCaskey student, teacher, or community member, chances are that you have heard of the IB diploma. The internationally recognized program allows students to take college courses while in high school and “aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help create a better and more peaceful world.”  Students who decide to pursue this path will graduate with an additional diploma, … Continue reading The Complex Nature of the IB Diploma Program

Unknown's avatarSophia Kessler
Campus Life, Opinion

What I’ve Learned as a Student during a Global Pandemic

For me, and many others, this school year has been excruciatingly difficult. Between having a constant flood of assignments and a severe lack of motivation, my junior year has been a rollercoaster. Until now,  I’ve always been an A-B student, and it was one of the most frustrating things to experience.  Seeing my grade drop but having no motivation to fix it was hard, but … Continue reading What I’ve Learned as a Student during a Global Pandemic

Unknown's avatarJanette Blain
Campus Life, Opinion

2020-21: a Real Learning Opportunity

While this school year has been different and nothing close to “normal”, I learned things about myself that may not have come up in any other situation. This school year has brought challenges, learning curves, new opportunities, amazing friends and many other positive things.. I learned things about myself that may not have come up in any other situation. Being on your own the majority … Continue reading 2020-21: a Real Learning Opportunity

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Campus Life, Opinion

2021: a Reflection

This year I learned how to cornrow, distinguish how my laundry should be done correctly, and face my horrendous sleep schedule. But what did this year teach me about myself personally? Well, if you haven’t been able to tell, I’ve been focused on the external things rather than the internal. After acknowledging that this has been going on during this pandemic and possibly before it … Continue reading 2021: a Reflection

Unknown's avatarDarlin Paulino
Opinion

How do I Summarize a Year of Pain in 200 Words?

I’m not good enough. I’m not good enough. I’m not good enough. It used to echo in my mind all the time, this aggressive rhythm on a loop. Still does, when I’m walking around town or in my room alone staring at the ceiling, letting my mind drift. Less these days though, which is kind of ironic since this is the year our collective mental … Continue reading How do I Summarize a Year of Pain in 200 Words?

Unknown's avatarFrances BroganLeave a comment
Opinion

Pandemics: the New Normal?

“I can’t wait to go back to normal.” You’ve probably heard your friends and family say it a million times, putting on their masks with a sigh, longing for this amorphous concept of “normal.” But not only was normal unsustainable for anyone besides a privileged few, it’s also unlikely to be attainable.  The rapid proliferation of coronavirus variants, as well as alarmingly low vaccination rates, … Continue reading Pandemics: the New Normal?

Unknown's avatarFrances Brogan
Arts & Culture, Opinion

Khloe Kardashian and the Danger of Accepting Illusion as Reality

Most of us can probably relate to struggling with our body image because of the pressure put on us by society.  These issues are upheld and reinforced by the media, which can overwhelm us with perfectly sculpted and airbrushed bodies. Celebrities have whole careers based on what they look like, for example, the Kardashians. The jobs of the Kardashians are to look good and create … Continue reading Khloe Kardashian and the Danger of Accepting Illusion as Reality

Unknown's avatarEllen HaverstickLeave a comment
Opinion

Complicating Gender and Sexuality Norms Helps People to be Themselves

I never knew what or who I was. I couldn’t even decide which bathroom to use, much less how to approach one. They would stop me before I could. I’d say I was mistaken and power walk away-except it was a walk of shame. I know some of you felt like this. You’d spend hours trying to figure out what genderfluid meant and what’s nonbinary? … Continue reading Complicating Gender and Sexuality Norms Helps People to be Themselves

Unknown's avatarstephaniedelpino
Arts & Culture, Opinion

Hollywood’s Fairytale Relationship with Divorce

Mainstream Hollywood always tries to smooth over divorce – whether it be by way of ignoring it completely or mending it up and tying it with a safe, neat little bow. And America eats it up. We love to see our problems fixed and our lives represented as more simple than they actually are.  A prime example of this is the 1998 remake of the … Continue reading Hollywood’s Fairytale Relationship with Divorce

Unknown's avatarRose CarlsonLeave a comment
Opinion

Urbanization: The Future Dystopia

Urbanization occurs when more people move from rural areas into cities. This increase in population density leads to poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste-disposal issues, and high energy consumption.  A large boom in urbanization in the United States occurred during the industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries. Factories increased in productivity and the development of more efficient tools for farming … Continue reading Urbanization: The Future Dystopia

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