In 1960, amidst ongoing Civil Rights protests and political turmoil, Charles R. Thomas, an ETHS alumni of 1951, became the school’s first ever African-American educator. Thomas would go on to earn a...
The NFL season is underway, meaning fantasy football is in full swing. Introduced at an Oakland hotel in the 1960s by Bill Winkinbach—at the time co-owner of the Oakland Raiders football team—the game...
Emir Bombaci, Opinion Columnist
• October 20, 2023
On the other side of the world, just short of the vibrant coast of southwest Africa, famine had overcome Malawi. Food had become a detrimentally scarce commodity, and as one empty dinner table led to...
Nicole Yao, Student Representative
• October 20, 2023
Hello good people, and happy end of the first quarter! Time has really flown by, and I hope you all are well.
On Monday, October, I attended the second Board of Education meeting since the beginning...
Senior Lyana Hyman was just thirteen years old when she was admitted into the hospital for the first time and diagnosed with depression. Since then, Hyman’s continuous battle with mental health has followed...
Eating lunch in the Hub is a different experience every day. Some days, there are barely any seats available, the tables filled with clamorous conversation, and the cubicles jam-packed with students....
Nicole Yao, Student Representative
• September 22, 2023
Hello good people and congrats on making it through the first month of the school year! Time has really flown by and I hope you all are well.
I am super excited to see all of the great things that have...
Isaac Peng, Opinion Columnist
• September 22, 2023
As I walked out of the cramped YMCA aquatics office for the first time in early June, done with my first day of swim instructor shadowing, I thought I had everything figured out. I would learn the ropes,...
Emir Bombaci, Opinion Columnist
• September 22, 2023
It’s nothing new that students have a wide array of interests outside of class. From physical activity to recreational games, ETHS offers an impressive list of extracurricular opportunities for all students...
Mara Matthews, Opinion Columnist
• September 22, 2023
Imagine this: It’s 5th period, and you’re feeling that out of nowhere hunger in the middle of your English class. So, you head down the hall to the vending machines during your break, There’s a colorful...
Evanston’s Guaranteed Income Program, often overlooked because of macroscale projects in Chicago and Cook County, began as a pilot program around 10 months ago, with the first $500 payments sent out...
Liam Hinkle, Assistant Sports Editor • November 21, 2025
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