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The 411 on the 504: Students are challenged with obtaining necessary accommodations

Izzy Basso and Olivia Stitely • November 9, 2018

Individuals with mental illnesses, chronic illnesses and cognitive differences have faced a wide range of struggles when attempting to function in the school system not historically designed for them....

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...

The Blame Game: do video games contribute to aggressive behavior?

Noah Kayaian, Staff Writer • October 2, 2018

Ninety-seven percent. Approximately 97 percent of American youth play video games according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2015. Within those games, 90 percent contain violence....

Viewers classify Netflix’s Insatiable as fat-phobic

Izzy Basso, Staff Writer • October 2, 2018

As played out in Netflix's recent original, Insatiable, Hollywood's familiar plot line of: “bullied fat girl gets skinny and beautiful” sparks a controversy on the current beauty standards in our society. Starring...

Blue Crew: history of racial exclusion, tension compels students to make change

Ella Kanter and Sarah Parisien • October 2, 2018

Inadequate communication between white students and students of color, segregated friend groups, and a historically white student section leave ETHS seniors wondering if Blue Crew, a typically senior-lead...

Consumptions of Blackness in Academic Spaces

Quinn Hughes, Staff Writer • October 2, 2018

With an increasingly diversifying curriculum in school districts across the country, black and brown authors are appearing on more class reading lists than ever before -- James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates,...

Students protest for change over summer break

Meredith Herrick, Assistant Features Editor • August 31, 2018

June 2 Moms Demand Action Evanston Moms Demand Action Evanston organized a wear orange rally to memorialize those who have died because of gun violence. Wear orange is a national event held on June...

Kits & Cats: Marcus Campbell examines his relationship with Northwestern

Sarah Parisien, Staff Writer • August 31, 2018

On any given day during the school year, Marcus Campbell can be seen making his way throughout the student-filled hallways, but some may not know about his role outside of the schools’ walls as an Adjunct...

Sexual harassment survivors recount their experiences within ETHS

Trinity Collins & Ella Kanter, Features Editor & Public Relations Editor • August 29, 2018

In the wake of the #MeToo Movement, ETHS student groups such as the Sexual Assault Awareness club take actions to fight sexual harassment and assault; however, students report that many acts of sexual...

Students Without Borders pushes back on new immigration policies

Maddie Coyle & Maia Roothan, Staff Writers • August 28, 2018

Over the past several months, new immigration policies have been implemented, leaving many ETHS families reeling from the impact. It is important not to ask legal status because it is an invasion of...

ETHS alum, Pulitzer winner reflects on career

Callie Grober, Opinion Editor • May 24, 2018

Megan Twohey is known for her pulitzer prize winning work on the Harvey Weinstein scandal, but Twohey, now an investigative journalist with the New York Times, had humble beginnings right here in Evanston. While...