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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

Opinion | ETHS needs to increase access to period products

Opinion | ETHS needs to increase access to period products

Hope Vezner, Staff Writer September 23, 2022

Anyone with a uterus has most likely experienced the struggle of not having access to period products in school. Products like pads and tampons are a necessity for half the population. Without having these...

Opinion | September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month

Ella Gutowski, Staff Writer September 23, 2022

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death in children and adolescents, but only four percent of all National Institute of Health (NIH) research funding...

Opinion | College Board is rooted in racism and discrimination

Opinion | College Board is rooted in racism and discrimination

Leah Johnson and Aaliya Weheliye September 23, 2022

While some students go into high school wondering if their experience will look like “Mean Girls” or “10 Things I Hate About You,” covered in glitter and a pop-punk soundtrack, other students are...

Opinion | Students have no reason to feel safe from gun violence while in school

Maddie Molotla, Opinion Assistant-Editor August 15, 2022

On May 24, America was faced with yet another story regarding gun violence. This time, children were the victims. Forty one days later, our neighbors in Highland Park were also victims of a mass shooting.  In...

Local artist uses art to heal during challenging times

Local artist uses art to heal during challenging times

Meg Houseworth, Executive Editor August 15, 2022

Art is more than materials, melodies or words conglomerated together to form intricate designs–it is an agent of healing. If it weren’t for Van Gogh’s time at the psychiatric hospital of Saint-Rémy-De-Provence,...

Stranger Things season 4 turns usual format upside down

Stranger Things season 4 turns usual format upside down

August 15, 2022

Stranger Things amps up the stakes in its fourth season but ultimately fails to find the charm that helped the previous seasons succeed. Without the sets, music or dialogue that helped create the 80s feel...

Opinion | Land of the Free: US ironic relationship with guns

Opinion | “Land of the Free”: US’ ironic relationship with guns

Romel Rojas Leon, Staff Writer August 15, 2022

While we were all enjoying our summer and preparing to celebrate one of the most monumental holidays in the country’s history, July 4th, the last thing we expected was terror to strike on a day that...

A summer-y of music

Ben Levy, Staff Writer August 15, 2022

This summer was filled with a new variety of music. Of the vast selection of music that I had the pleasure of hearing this summer, at beaches and pools, parks and parties and just around the web, these...

Screen or skip: the best and worst movies of the summer

Mae Luning, Charlotte Murray and Jared Tucker August 15, 2022

Top Gun  Top Gun: Maverick did not disappoint. The long overdue sequel to the classic 1986 Navy pilot movie hit theaters at the beginning of this summer and went viral. Tom Cruise and Miles Teller...

The best books for closing your summer chapter

The best books for closing your summer chapter

Charlotte Murray, Staff Writer August 15, 2022

As nice as it would be to pretend that summer is longer than three measly months, it is in fact, coming to an end. And with it goes the ability to truly enjoy a beach read, well, on the beach. Whether...

YAMO board works hard to prepare for fall show

YAMO board works hard to prepare for fall show

Mae Luning, A&E Editor August 15, 2022

YAMO is back in full swing this year for the 65th-anniversary edition of the classic Evanston tradition. The completely student-run comedy sketch show/musical extravaganza never fails to knock the socks...

Opinion | Stop exploiting peoples oppression for college applications

Opinion | Stop exploiting people’s oppression for college applications

Meg Houseworth and Simone Jacot-Bell August 15, 2022

With college application season fast approaching, many high school seniors are beginning to wipe the summer dust off their Chromebooks and start the Common App: a process which requires students to summarize...

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