My Uncle’s Experiences as a Foreign Service Officer Overseas
Before he retired, my uncle John Cogdill worked as a foreign service officer at US embassies. “I was what’s called a criminal investigator. Sort of like an FBI agent-but for the Foreign aid program,” he tells me over zoom call from his house in Bethesda, Maryland. “And so we had to find out if people were trying to steal our money by bribing people to … Continue reading My Uncle’s Experiences as a Foreign Service Officer Overseas
The Lemon Street Pocket Park: A $750,000 Mistake
Let’s take a second to ponder the “pocket park” at 30-35 West Lemon street. It has so far cost the city over $750,000, it is smaller than a tennis court, and its installation required the demolition of three different houses. In 2014, the city redevelopment authority acquired the homes at 33 and 35 West Lemon street for $200,000. 31 West Lemon street was condemned in … Continue reading The Lemon Street Pocket Park: A $750,000 Mistake
Coping with Covid: the Beginning of a New School Year at McCaskey
The 2020-21 McCaskey school year began with an all-virtual environment. At 8:00 on September 2, High school students across the city opened up their iPads and logged onto their homeroom classes. Teachers, some at home, some in front of their blackboards at school, worked to provide an experience which loosely resembled that of normal school. The district’s blend of synchronous zoom learning and asynchronous independent … Continue reading Coping with Covid: the Beginning of a New School Year at McCaskey
Interview with Leigh Lindsay, Local Business owner
“I might own the three worst businesses right now: a hair salon, a movie theater, and a restaurant.” These are the words that begin my interview with Leigh Lindsay, owner of Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse and Salon Fin. “During the great depression, movie theaters and hair salons were the two businesses that did the best: because people wanted to escape reality and go to the movies, … Continue reading Interview with Leigh Lindsay, Local Business owner
Kid COVID
Image courtesy of Kawasaki Kids Foundation Since the start of the pandemic, doctors and scientists have seen that viruses drift away and don’t affect children as much. But in recent weeks there has been a spike in a disease called Inflammatory Kawasaki Syndrome. Doctors in New York started seeing a rise in cases between April 27 and May 4. Inflammatory Kawasaki Syndrome is a disease … Continue reading Kid COVID
Tara Reade Debacle Shows the Immorality of the Democratic Party
I believe Tara Reade not on the basis of convenience, or because I am a Bernie supporter, but because I am a survivor. What I have seen come from the Democrats the last four years, and especially in the last two years, has helped me make a very important decision. I will never again support a Democrat for any form of public office, no matter … Continue reading Tara Reade Debacle Shows the Immorality of the Democratic Party
Kim Jong-Gone: What Happened to the Supreme Leader?
In late April Supreme Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-Un seemed to have vanished in thin air. Questions began to arise when Kim missed the most important holiday in the North Korean year, the Day of the Sun, a significant holiday that celebrates the Father of North Korea Kim Iil-Sung, the Grandfather of Kim Jong-un. The Day of the Sun is … Continue reading Kim Jong-Gone: What Happened to the Supreme Leader?
DIY Fashion Under Lockdown
Stay-at-home orders are keeping people home, and have shut down the fashion world, but young people are still finding ways to create and express themselves at home. But how is the fashion industry changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? With young style hungry teens at home DIY fashion is spiking. High fashion designers have either postponed or canceled fashions throughout the world, and some … Continue reading DIY Fashion Under Lockdown
McCaskey Neighborhood Leader’s Academy Meets on Zoom
The Neighborhood Leaders Academy, or NLA, is a group of McCaskey students working with the Mayor’s office of Neighborhood Engagement to bring Lancaster neighborhoods together. Since the beginning of the year, we have been meeting monthly at city hall, the Police Station, and McCaskey Campus to figure out ways to help Lancaster residents. But the outbreak of Coronavirus has drastically changed when and where the … Continue reading McCaskey Neighborhood Leader’s Academy Meets on Zoom
How do we honor identity in pop culture?
In this polarized political moment, when American diversity is under attack, we are ravenous for diverse representation in pop culture. But when we reduce art to its value in a particular political climate, and when we commodify identity, we compromise artistic integrity. As the first Indian-American led TV show, Netflix’s Never Have I Ever understands that. The demographics of this country are changing—people of color … Continue reading How do we honor identity in pop culture?
All In This Together: A Gallery of Pandemic Art Across Lancaster
Roberto Clemente Field, S Duke St. Lancaster Ave. Mulberry and Arch St. Concord and Chestnut St. Lancaster Ave. at Lemon St. James and Mulberry St. Vine and Mulberry St. Fulton Theater, N Prince St. Penn Square South Prince St. Continue reading All In This Together: A Gallery of Pandemic Art Across Lancaster
Trump Freezes Funding to World Health Organization
by Landis F. May 1, 2020 The World Health Organization, or WHO, is a very important organization during this perplexing war with coronavirus. It provides healthcare to various countries around the world, helps to prevent communicable diseases such as Ebola and influenza, and researches different diseases by trying to find a cure and publishing data, reports, and fact sheets about new contagious viruses for an … Continue reading Trump Freezes Funding to World Health Organization
It’s Normal to be Unproductive During Quarantine
American is in crisis, and so are its teenagers. We are used to having our entire lives planned out. Our public education system’s cult of productivity instills in us a sense of urgency about whatever is coming next. High school is all about getting to college. College is all about becoming a successful member of the workforce. We choose our extracurriculars not for pleasure, but … Continue reading It’s Normal to be Unproductive During Quarantine
Coronavirus from a New Yorker’s Perspective
By Rose C. Question: How do you social distance yourself in a city of over 8 million people? Answer: You don’t. Erica Johnson, an English Professor at Pace University in New York city, spoke to me over the phone this past Thursday about the struggles of trying to survive life in the most crowded city in the country during coronavirus. “It is impossible…I live in … Continue reading Coronavirus from a New Yorker’s Perspective
Student Spotlight: Georgia Cox
For this week’s student spotlight, I got the chance to interview Georgia Cox, a junior at McCaskey who is currently making history alongside all of the seniors of 2020. Georgia and her mom have been going out, door to door, to all of the senior class members to take pictures of them. In her own words she, “wants to document history and give a gift … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Georgia Cox
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