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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

Consumers, don’t be blinded by brand activism

Christopher Vye, Staff Writer August 20, 2020

When video of the police murder of George Floyd began to circulate, hordes of people consequently broke their quarantines for the first time in months to protest. At the same time, an equally jaw-dropping...

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Black Lives Matter

June 26, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery’s murder illustrated how the everyday, ritualistic activity of running 2.23 miles has the power to endanger a Black life. Breonna Taylor’s murder highlighted how, despite overwhelming...

Students should focus on high school, not college

Students should focus on high school, not college

Caroline Jacobs, In-Depth Editor, Public Relations Editor May 14, 2020

From a young age, I’ve been mesmerized by the idea of getting into and attending college. While my middle school peers were playing Minecraft, I was on Youtube binge-watching videos of students filming...

Its up to us to take action

It’s up to us to take action

Sarah Parisien, Staff Writer May 14, 2020

I opened up Instagram. The first thing to appear on my feed was a video posted by social media activist, Shaun King, deemed sensitive content. I felt a pit begin to build in my stomach. In the span of...

@ethswomensports supports female athletes

@ethswomensports supports female athletes

Phoebe Porter, Staff Writer May 14, 2020

Mr. Livatino, your search is over.  I am @ethswomensports on Twitter. I created the account about a year ago in a temporary moment of annoyance. At the very end of the basketball season, I had noticed...

My experience as an essential worker during the pandemic

My experience as an essential worker during the pandemic

Mathilda Hallstrom, Staff Writer May 14, 2020

Months ago, when I pictured myself writing for the senior issue of The Evanstonian, I did not expect to be addressing a global pandemic and its cruel social symptoms. Life comes at you fast.  It is...

Finding my group beyond ETHS

Finding my group beyond ETHS

Sophie Gomez, Staff Writer May 14, 2020

One thing I learned from my time at ETHS is that you may not find your so-called “group” and that’s okay. When I first started high school,I was anxious about whether I’d like my teachers or if...

Communicate to counteract home tensions

Communicate to counteract home tensions

Linnea Mayo, Staff Writer May 5, 2020

As we deal with the uncertainties of COVID-19, conversations between my friends and family have been focused on dealing with our new home environments. Personally, around my house, everyone seems to be...

Illustration by Saskia Teterycz

Remote learning needs to be better suited for pandemic

Christopher Vye, Staff Writer May 1, 2020

Of all the adjustments the coronavirus outbreak has forced people to make, undoubtedly the biggest change for students has been the transition to remote e-learning. Along with this transition, ETHS administrators...

Illustration by Ellie Lind

We really are not all in this together

Maddie Coyle, Assistant Opinion Editor May 1, 2020

The COVID-19 virus has taken over our world. It has impacted people across the world and because of this,  many have seen this pandemic as a time where we can all come together. More people have been...

Dont compare your quarantine to the Holocaust

Don’t compare your quarantine to the Holocaust

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer May 1, 2020

Another world crisis, another Holocaust analogy. As the coronavirus continues to keep us inside of our houses and away from people we love, many people are looking for a way to contextualize what is happening,...

Illustration by Saskia Teterycz

Coronavirus quarantine sparks mental health crisis

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer April 7, 2020

In the last few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has swept the nation. Restaurants and bars have closed, schools and colleges have shut down and moved to online learning, and the entire State of Illinois...

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