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The Evanstonian

The news site of Evanston Township High School's student newspaper

The Evanstonian

The news site of Evanston Township High School's student newspaper

The Evanstonian

Vigil held at Beth Israel Synagogue in Skokie on Oct. 29.

חצק חצק ונתחצק: Hate prompts emergence of peace

Zachary Bahar, Asst. News & Copy Editor November 10, 2018

In the span of a week, a gunman entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh killing 11 of its congregants during Shabbat prayers, two people were fatally shot in a racially motivated killing at a...

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Pritzker wins Illinois gubernatorial race

Mac Stone, News & Copy Editor November 10, 2018

Pritzker knocks off incumbent Rauner, Conservative Sam McCann and Libertarian Kash Jackson in IL gubernatorial race. In what truly was a battle of the billionaires, Democrat JB Pritzker defeated GOP...

Diverse results of Midterm Election make history

Diverse results of Midterm Election make history

Ella Kanter and Sabine Gratch November 9, 2018

The 2018 Midterm Elections brought into Congress the most diverse group of candidates -- both ethnically and gender-wise -- that the nation has ever seen. National Public Radio reports an all-time...

Dile no al día de Colon; Dile sí al día de los indigenas

Dile no al día de Colon; Dile sí al día de los indigenas

Mario Olvera, Escritora invitado November 9, 2018

El día de Cristóbal Colón es un día en donde muchos estadounidenses celebran porque fue él que “descubrió” América. Aunque muchos saben lo que Colón hizo, algunas personas todavía dudan si...

Varsity defense celebrates a sack.

Edwardsville ends Kits’ historic season

Chris Werner, Sports Editor November 4, 2018

In the opening round of the class 8A football playoffs, Evanston started slow and never recovered as the Edwardsville Tigers came away with a 44-27 victory. The loss ended Evanston’s season as they finished...

Evanston hopes to “rock the vote” at the upcoming midterm elections

Evanston hopes to “rock the vote” at the upcoming midterm elections

Eli Marshall and Noah Kayaian November 3, 2018

With the midterm elections just around the corner on Nov. 6, anyone old enough to vote will inevitably be surrounded by voting propaganda. However, historically, voter turnout in the midterms has been...

Previewing ETHS’ first home postseason game in seven years

Previewing ETHS’ first home postseason game in seven years

Eli Cohen and Hailey Fine October 26, 2018

What you need to know for ETHS football’s first home playoff game in seven years On Friday Oct. 26, the No. 10 seed Evanston will host the No. 23 seed Edwardsville, a 6-3 team that resides just outside...

ShowcaseETHS! raises funds to grow Fitness Center

ShowcaseETHS! raises funds to grow Fitness Center

Zachary Bahar, Asst. News Editor and Asst. Copy Editor October 26, 2018

The second annual ShowcaseETHS! will take place on Nov. 4, with all proceeds from the event going into the renovations to the ETHS Wellness and Performance Center. “[Showcase] gives students an opportunity...

President Donald Trump at campaign rally in Arizona in 2016.

Journalists must fight Trump’s silencing regime

Zachary Bahar, Asst. News and Copy Editor October 26, 2018

President Trump has never been supportive of media sources that oppose his administration, but his reaction to a recent tragedy, while hard to decipher, reveals his hostility in a new light. On Oct....

Disparity between boys’ and girls’ sports fan culture needs change

Maddie Coyle, Staff Writer October 26, 2018

On Sept. 8, Serena Williams and Japan’s Naomi Osaka went head to head in the finals for the US Open. During the match, a controversy erupted changing the tenor of the game. The umpire accused Williams’s...

Girls cross country- the race for the finish starts now

Sophia McCandlish and Will Travis October 26, 2018

For many fall sports, the season is finally coming to a close, but for the girls cross country team, the excitement is just beginning. After second place finishes at both the conference meet on Oct....

“Spooky Szn”: Halloween costumes are encompassing cultural appropriation

“Spooky Szn”: Halloween costumes are encompassing cultural appropriation

Meena Sharma, Staff Writer October 26, 2018

You’ve seen the Instagram posts, you’ve heard about it in the hallways, Halloween, or “Spooky Szn”, is among us. But before you get too excited about your costume, make sure that the sight of it...

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