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Opinion

Senior Column | The significance of S103

Senior Column | The significance of S103

Izzy Paracuelles, Print Executive Editor May 13, 2025

S103. The carpet muffles the sound of footsteps. Each rolly-chair has hinges that squeak when you lean back—some are missing arm rests, the backboard crooked, the cushion permanently stuck a foot below...

Senior Column | Four movies that embody the teenage experience

Senior Column | Four movies that embody the teenage experience

Mary Maus, Staff Writer May 13, 2025

Ending your four years of high school is terrifying. The reality of finally celebrating your hard work while acknowledging your future is a mountain to climb compared to the tiny hill you braved. It’s...

Senior Column | The three most underrated places in Evanston

Senior Column | The three most underrated places in Evanston

Sam Froum, Print Executive Editor May 13, 2025

When people talk about the best places in Evanston, they usually only mention the lake, Northwestern or downtown. But Evanston is so much more than just these things. Here is my list of the three most...

Senior Column | Advice from my lifetime of journaling

Senior Column | Advice from my lifetime of journaling

Fiona Vosper, Sports Editor May 13, 2025

I started journaling when I was in elementary school. I’ve gone through 5 journals since then. All of them are full of memories, people, places, and even random drawings. I’ve never been great at speaking...

Senior Column | Diary of a caffeine addict: my top five caffeinated drinks

Senior Column | Diary of a caffeine addict: my top five caffeinated drinks

Marin Ubersox, Feature Editor May 13, 2025

I’ve lost plenty of sleep throughout high school. From pulling all-nighters cramming for calculus to waking up at five a.m. for morning practice, I’ve become all too familiar with the existential dread...

Senior Column | As the sun sets on high school, sunrise remains forever

Senior Column | As the sun sets on high school, sunrise remains forever

Eleanor Granstrom, A&E Assistant Editor May 13, 2025

In September, 2021, my freshman year of high school, I awkwardly stumbled around the ETHS Volunteer Fair. The Senior Courtyard was crowded with white plastic tables, colorful banners and sweaty teenagers,...

A regular season game at Field of Dreams in Dyersville (IA) between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees

Opinion | Constant through all the years

Mack Jones, Website Editor April 19, 2025

“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked...

Opinion | Hippity-hoppity: Who’s the Bunny?

Opinion | Hippity-hoppity: Who’s the Bunny?

Sammy Jain and Colin Cummings April 17, 2025

Every Easter, we all wake up in a splendid mood—the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and each and every one of us can’t wait to grab our egg baskets and get to hunting those Easter Bunny specialties.  However,...

Opinion | Just keep swimming... or don’t

Opinion | Just keep swimming… or don’t

Isaac Peng, Opinion Editor April 17, 2025

I never thought I would be a swimmer. I don’t think many kids do, growing up. I mean, most parents put their kids in swim lessons — perhaps their instructor even tells them their child is a natural,...

Editorial | Embracing AI in the classroom

Editorial | Embracing AI in the classroom

These days, AI seems to have seeped into every corner of society. From advertising campaigns that push a company’s new ‘AI powered’ product to not-so-far-fetched Internet memes about humans losing...

Opinion | Chemical craze: household items are more dangerous than you’d think

Opinion | Chemical craze: household items are more dangerous than you’d think

Ellie Hersher-Dale, Columnist April 17, 2025

When I was in elementary school, we would go to my Bubbie’s house most weekends. Often, she would end up cooking something. Like most people, my Bubbie had nonstick pans that she would use wherever she...

Opinion | Formula 1 proves Americanizing sports is a winning formula

Opinion | Formula 1 proves Americanizing sports is a winning formula

Ryder Bingaman, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

Let’s be honest, if we went back 10 years, and I asked you what your opinion was on sports such as Formula 1, soccer, or rugby, like many other Americans, you probably wouldn't have much to say....

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