As I sit in the Village Pointe movie theater, eagerly awaiting the start of “Avengers: Endgame”, movie trailers flicker by on the screen. One film called “The Hustle”, starring Anne Hathaway and...
The 10,000 spectators clad in shades of blue were dead silent. The only sounds were the squeaks of basketball sneakers on the polished hardwood of the CHI Health Center. Basketball teams Creighton and...
My Grandpa Mohr and I have always had a relatively close relationship. We would watch television together, look at photos, and I could always count on the fact that after dinner he would pull a gallon...
When my mother got home from her trip to Washington DC I immediately recognized her expression, it was a look of frustration. She told me about the thousands of people were at the rally she spent weeks...
Most people wouldn’t imagine that anything life-altering could take the form of three letters. However, for high school students everywhere, there are two words with three letters that can change everything:...
It’s a typical school night. After a long day, you’ve come home. You decide to take a little break before you start your homework. What do you do? You pick up your phone, click on Instagram, and mindlessly...
Hey girl, are you my subsidized student loans? Because you show a lot of interest and you're ruining my life.
For most of us, jokes like these seem far from reality. The stereotypical broke college...
My parents came to the U.S. with nothing but $200 dollars, a job opportunity, and a baby girl. They didn’t know anyone, their English wasn’t perfect, and their apartment consisted of an air mattress...
In 2016 sports leagues and programs around the nation were turned upside when NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, decided that instead of standing up for what he believed in, he was going to kneel down.
Kaepernick...
It’s 2:30 A.M., and I’m pouring over my chemistry textbook. Words are buzzing around my head, and I feel myself teeter on the brink of a breakdown. School has become the only in- gredient...
Our culture screams diet, and with it being the beginning of a new year, it’s screaming louder than we can bear. Everywhere you turn, there is a new product or plan claiming quick fat-loss and promising...
Student 1. 4.0 GPA. 35 ACT. AP National Scholar. Deferred. Student 2. 3.5 GPA. 31 ACT. Student Council President. Nationally ranked ice skater. Scholastic Writing Award winner. Accepted.
Although what...