Junior Sarah Shelton has been a consumer of vintage clothing from thrift shops for as long as she can remember. Her favorite outfit consists of a striped crop top, light wash mom jeans, a pair of worn...
It’s the statistic we all know. It’s the headline we all watch pop up on our screens. It’s the victim we are aware exists but too often fail to protect.
Dating violence. Relationship abuse. Intimate-partner...
One of the more exciting aspects of high-school life for many students is romantic relationships. However, few teens are aware of the dangers that abusive relationships pose, which has become an increasing...
Forests are being chopped away, oceans are rising, and landfills are filling up. These human inflicted issues are taking a toll on the earth but not many recognize it. Companies continue to use palm oil,...
Twenty-seven-year-old Lauren Singer is not the average New Yorker. Over the past four years, all of the trash that she has produced can fit into a 16 oz mason jar, while the average American produces...
Depression, generalized anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, all of these fit under the ginormous, blue umbrella that is mental illness. What do you feel when you hear this list?
Confusion?...
Heartbreak. It’s a word many wish they weren’t familiar with, the hurt of losing someone so important that a physical pain manifests itself deep within your chest.
Inevitably, you’ll have to...
It’s a warm Saturday morning, and you’re at the store picking up your weekly groceries. As you scan piles of crimson apples, you notice two figures in the corner of the aisle. A teenage girl fidgets...
It can happen at home, at school, or even with close friends. Movies romanticize this subject by portraying a dramatic, completely unexpected kidnapping when, in reality, parents can be the ones selling...
It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon and Niki Losse is at home with her family when a loud bang startles her. When she goes upstairs to investigate, she finds her stepson, Kyle, on the bathroom floor, barely...
It’s discreet enough to hide in your pocket for an extended “bathroom break”, about as eye-catching as a flash drive, and as quick as a puff of smoke. In the end though, it’s a quiet killer. It’s...
Following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, nationwide marches and walkouts sprouted up, and the heated debate on how to go about preventing school violence emerged in our dinner table talks and throughout...
