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For safety officer, job is to help, not to intimidate or penalize

Izabella Paracuelles, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

At 8:00 am, bright and early, H-Hall is already flooded with students; groups with their heads together crowded in the lobby, down and up the stairs, lingering in front of lockers and classroom doorways....

Evanston Police Department, 1454 Elmwood St

New police chief aims to build partnership with residents

Milo Slevin, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

On Sept. 23, East Dundee Deputy Police Chief Schenita Stewart was announced as the new Evanston Police Chief. Stewart, an Evanston native and ETHS graduate, is the first fulltime police chief since Demitrous...

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?...

Decoded: The student who pushed ETHS to remove its sexist dress code

Decoded: The student who pushed ETHS to remove its sexist dress code

Izzy Rudolph, Assistant Feature Editor December 16, 2022

As the crisp air swept past then-junior Marjie Erickson when she left her house to head to school in 2015, her mind wandered to all the excitement for the play she would take part in at school that day....

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On your marks, get set, row!

Alexis Rogers and Owen Chiss November 14, 2022

Rowing, the newest addition to ETHS’ roster of sports, has launched this fall, introducing 50 athletes to a traditionally exclusive sport with the intention of establishing diversity and inclusion from...

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Individualizing instruction: ‘student-centered’ special education

Jessica Sehgal, Bridget Baker, Marin Ubersox, Paula Hlava, Zoe Kaufman, Kate Myers, Executive Editor, In-Depth Editor, Assistant In-Depth Editor, Staff Writers November 14, 2022

Fifteen pages. As Claire Smith* persisted through the fatiguing eighty-five minutes of her AP Language block, her hazel eyes fixated on two words resting on the screen of her Chromebook: fifteen pages....

The prioritization of politics in a pandemic-riddled world

The prioritization of politics in a pandemic-riddled world

Isaac Suarez Flint, Staff Writer November 14, 2022

In the early days of the pandemic, it became apparently clear to junior Giles Gilbert Bartell that the media was going to be difficult to trust. Hearing different things from various news outlets, social...

The location for the Evanston mental health living room is just a block away from St. Francis Hospital.

Bringing Evanston’s mental health living room to life

Milo Slevin, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

Just south of St Francis Hospital stands a small brick house with a cement pathway leading to a brown wood front door. If you peek through the front window, you can see a completely bare room with...

ETHS eSports takes gaming to the next level

ETHS eSports takes gaming to the next level

Christopher Vye, Sports Editor October 14, 2022

Walk into the South Technology Center (STC) this year and you’ll notice something different. Juxtaposed against the fluorescent overhead lights and dull styrofoam ceiling tiles lies an all new assortment...

Serving validation, connection ... and caffeine!

Serving validation, connection … and caffeine!

Jilian Denlow and Izabella Paracuelles October 14, 2022

Clusters of teenage girls collect at the tables in the corners, their notebooks and computers strewn across the furniture as they type and talk simultaneously. Nearly every seat in the cafe is filled;...

Protecting gender affirming care on the North Shore

Protecting gender affirming care on the North Shore

Isaac Suarez Flint, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

Since its opening in February 2013, the Lurie Children’s Hospital Gender Development Program has provided a safe haven for transgender youth on the North Shore. In a country that has become increasingly...

Reviving downtown Evanston

Reviving downtown Evanston

Charlotte Geyskens, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

It’s three in the afternoon on a Monday, and downtown Evanston is alive. People walk around Fountain Square, to the library, to whatever small business they may be frequenting or to grab a bite to eat....

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