The war of plant versus meat has recently marched over to the battleground of everyday discussion. With strong arguments on both sides, debates on the pros and cons of plant-based diets have become as...
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...
People become (and remain) vegetarians for a multitude of reasons: religion, concern for animal rights, or simply because that’s the way they’ve been raised.
“I was raised vegetarian by my family...
St. Patrick’s Day is now a day of green, of leprechauns, and of luck. Today, we have all but forgotten the roots and reasons of the holiday. It all started when Saint Patrick went to Ireland.
At the...
“It’s not about how I was dressed, how I was acting, or any of the other excuses I’ve heard that have placed the blame on me,” senior Ella Harrison* said. “It’s about what happened to me and...
Shame. Guilt. Isolation. Fear. All feelings we would never wish upon ourselves and feelings we would never wish upon our loved ones. And yet, millions of teenagers experience this pain because of sexual...
Music has been a part of humanity since existence seemingly began. From Gregorian chants and Mozart to EDM and Justin Bieber, music and the way people listen to it, has changed dramatically over time and...
It is common knowledge that a flower will not fully bloom if it is not properly nourished. Likewise, MPS cannot flourish without the proper financial support. Currently, MPS resides in a large area of...
Fear can be defined as an unpleasant emotion which is caused by the belief something is dangerous, likely and capable of causing pain, or a threat to one’s well being.
According to AP Psychology...
ccording to the National Center For Gender Equality, transgender youth face significant challenges in school. A national survey has found that 75 percent of transgender youth feel unsafe at school. Those...
Chase Stokes
Senior
Transmale
When did you first realize you were trans? Had you ever considered it before?
It was the summer after my sophomore year band camp. We had done a gender swap for our...
As senior Alexander Schmitz thinks back to his sophomore year, there is one conversation that stands out in his mind. He was at a cast party sitting outside with a group of people. When the topic of transpeople...
