I don’t know about you, but I cringe every time I see yet another girl walking through the halls wearing shorts with a two-inch inseam or guys that look like they’ve just rolled out of bed.
Let...
Imagine waking up on a rainy day in the middle of a frigid December morning wanting to slip on your favorite pair of Ugg slippers and SoLow yoga pants, but you can't. Instead, you have to wear a school...
Claire Lewin, Associate Managing Editor
• April 12, 2013
Ever since I was younger, I was told how few Jews there are.
It’s a fact: Jewish people are a minority, making up about 2 percent of the population in the U.S. But, despite the facts and the statistics,...
Is it ever OK to say that word?
Can you say it if you’re a gay rights activist? Can you say it if you’re Ellen DeGeneres? Can you say it if you’re a senior boy who isn’t opposed to homosexuality...
Your friends are skiing in Colorado, tanning in the Bahamas, and sightseeing in Paris. You on the other hand, are bored out of your mind, stuck at home catching up on Breaking Bad and watching The Walking...
In my family two is the magic number: it is the month that four of the five family members were born in and the number of dogs we have. And, finally, the number of second semester seniors who live under...
The week before spring break most Staples students are just about done. Tests, homework, projects and just about anything school-related have taken their toll on students who made it through March—the...
Simon Stracher, Social Media Managing Editor
• April 8, 2013
Before I begin this review, I would like to point out that I was forced against my will to read this book. My co-editor, the ever-imposing Bailey Valente, decided that she wanted to read Daria Snadowsky’s...
Let’s be real: no one likes waking up for school in the morning.
However, according to School Transportation News, every morning 53% of all students between Kindergarten and 12th grade in the country...
Once again, a blistering epidemic has swept through the halls of SHS. As in past years, a shocking number of seniors have been felled by the rather debilitating affliction known as senioritis.
Its...
My great grandparents toiled and stomached the turbulent Atlantic Ocean on their voyage towards America so that future generations could live free of the oppression and constant unjust persecution that...
On any given day in Washington D.C., groups of protesters can be seen demanding their rights. Whether these individuals are fighting for gun rights, same sex marriage or gender equality, it is clear...
Claire Lewin, Associate Managing Editor
• March 15, 2013
It’s 7:30, Wednesday morning. I only got six hours of sleep last night and I find myself sitting in chemistry class being asked to take a test on chemical bonding.
Since there’s no chemistry between...
