One Thursday out of every month you won't find me in Calculus or English. I might be exploring local businesses, putting on a mock trial, or taking a tour of our regional economy. But one thing’s...

  In the 21st century, it seems like there is a new technological invention everyday, or at least a big one every year. Whether it is a new iPhone or an Instagram update to make it even easier to communicate.    As...

   High school has not been what I expected.  People told me that friends change and classes get harder, but I didn’t really believe them.  I thought, “Maybe for them, but nothing will change...

It’s 2 a.m. on a Thursday and I’m slumped over my laptop again, procrastinating and seven thousand words deep in a story about an awkward secret werewolf, his mysterious secret vampire roommate, and...

Indoor track or outdoor track? Winter or spring? You would think that running inside in the winter is essentially the same thing as running outside in the spring. Until I went to my first indoor track...

   I have always loved Star Wars, ever since I was a little kid and I will probably still love it till the day I die. While I acknowledge that the franchise is anything but perfect, there is a certain...

   When it turns midnight on Nov. 1, most people start getting ready for the holiday season and skip Thanksgiving.  They either forget about the holiday itself, or really just do not care for it—they...

   20 people all staring at you, all waiting for their chance to speak, your voice barely coming out as a squeak. As daunting as it seems, experiences like these are what make you better and build you...

It is halfway through the semester and every school day seems to last 10 million hours (How is it still Monday?). Mid-term anxiety is yet to set in but you have finally adjusted to a new school year: What...

Just like a rubber band snaps when it has too much tension, we humans also reach a “snapping” point when the pressure around us just seems like too much. I’m sure if you ask my classmates, friends,...

The acception of refugees has always been a controversial topic. There are countries like Germany, who has once taken in 890,000 refugees in one year; but also, countries like Japan, who only took in 12...

Deep breath in, deep breath out. The serve hurtles towards my forehand; in a bid to end the point quickly, I slam the ball into the net person. The ball makes contact with her racquet and lands long. Game,...