The sound of gunfire echoed in a neighborhood this August, leaving an innocent Uber driver dead. The shooters weren’t hardened criminals but children as young as 11, who had stolen guns from a pawn shop....

A few years ago, my parents were told their children would not amount to anything. Hosting a dinner one Saturday night, they had planned on an evening of relaxation; but during a conversation, a guest...

I gaze at my reflection in the mirror. Stretch marks litter my stomach. I feel eyes drilling holes into my skin. A faint whisper in my ear echoes, “Fat.” I feel as if a black hole sucked me in, and...

As the semester wraps up, a familiar foe returns to haunt students and teachers across MN alike. Choruses of pleas and tears fill the halls as teachers enter final semester grades. And they wouldn’t...

As the Disney theme fills the room with joy, you sit there, enthralled by the magic happening behind the screen. At that moment, life seems far too innocent as a kid. However, beneath the surface of these...

You went to the Eras tour at Arrowhead?  You’re not like one of those crazy Swifties?” I remember hearing these 16 words come out of people’s mouths after I told them about my summer break. It...

         On every legal and public document, my address is written as 15567 Hickory St. This is my house. My place of residence. But what sets this building apart from the next? What makes this place...

The Founding Fathers warned against a two-party system. Our country didn’t listen, and here we are today—a country with a two-party system that is more divided than ever. The Founding Fathers had...

It’s a cycle we know much too well. A humanitarian disaster happens. A mass shooting occurs. The media spends a week paddling non-stop headlines about the unprecedented nature of the event. Social media...

Gaslighting, romance, manipulation. A 2016 novel written by author Colleen Hoover tells the love story of Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid. Wait… did I just say love? After her abusive father passes away,...

Playing sports used to be fun. It used to be a way to get out pent-up energy after a long day of school, spend time with friends, and do the thing you love; sports encouraged personal growth and self-confidence. For...

Every student knows the feeling of receiving an in-class assignment that feels like it will take every amount of willpower you have left to complete. Avoiding the blank Google Doc, you flip to another...