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

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

The Evanstonian

Opinion | ETHS needs to keep students aware of safety incidents

Aliya Gillon, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

When it comes to safety at ETHS, there are different ways to evaluate the level of security that students feel within the school walls. In my experience, ETHS, for the past few months, has not been concerned...

Illustration by Kupu Sumi

Literature teaches students the reality of the criminal justice system

Nathan Kane, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

Crime and criminal justice are some of the only issues in this world as complicated as the human mind itself. Every individual has their own views on where crime comes from and how it should be handled....

Opinion | ETHS’ lack of communication creates panic for student body

Bennett Jefferson, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

One of the biggest issues I have with the safety system is how the school manages informing the students about events that happen in school. For example, early in November, ETHS officials discovered a...

Photo courtesy of Corey Winchester

History teacher, SOAR coordinator talks school safety, the dangers of increased security

Meg Houseworth, Executive Editor December 16, 2022

Teachers are vital to school safety. From the reassuring gestures given before unit tests to the warm “hellos'' uttered in between passing periods, educators help students feel safe and seen in a space...

Opinion | A relook at last year’s lockdown

Mary Lister, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

Dec. 16, 2021: COVID-19 cases were doubling, and it was somehow not that cold outside yet. It was early in 3rd period when, suddenly, a code red was announced. At that moment, the school goes on lockdown,...

Opinion | A cry for community: Implicit bias in discipline

Amira Grace, Guest Writer December 16, 2022

When I first decided I wanted to write this article, I was enraged and dumbfounded at the apathy of ETHS administration. Through a GroupMe chat for the ETHS Student Union, Mayra Bazan-Gonzalez, an ETHS...

How hip-hop discusses safety and the criminalization of Blackness

Ben Levy, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

Hip-hop has always had two very distinct ways of approaching social issues, lyrically speaking. The first is through sharp, observant and precisely crafted lines and songs. Take for example Chicago artist...

Illustration by Meg Houseworth

The newest evolution of mass incarceration begins in the classroom

Sam Froum, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor December 16, 2022

The United States has the largest prison population in the world, with nearly one out of every 100 people in America behind bars. This is primarily due to unfair laws and practices that were created to...

Illustration by Kodie Winkler

From school to cinema: how exclusion and regret impact our lives

Lily Roback, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

Through pain overlooked or forgotten in years of history, some directors showcase the concept of safety in communities of marginalized groups. Art can allow these situations to be examined under a small...

Opinion | Safety isnt black and white: a look into the intersectionality of discipline

Opinion | Safety isn’t black and white: a look into the intersectionality of discipline

Aaliya Weheliye, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

What does safety mean to you? Do you picture men in blue with loaded guns trained to serve and protect? Is it a school surrounded by buzzing metal detectors that you have to walk through before first period?...

Opinion | History classes are Eurocentric

Stella Davis and Ashlyn Rogowski November 10, 2022

ETHS is well-known for the wide range of classes that the building offers, but it seems to be lacking in its representation of different views in history. The white, European side in textbooks is often...

Opinion | Grading policies lead to burnout, over-prepare students

Fiona Vosper, Staff Writer November 10, 2022

Grades are the biggest cause of burnout among students, as well as the most useless part of our education systems. Grades do nothing but distract students from education’s true purpose: learning.  Intellectual...

Donate to The Evanstonian
$0
$2000
Contributed
Our Goal