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Opinion

Good, but not enough: gender neutral bathrooms at ETHS

Good, but not enough: gender neutral bathrooms at ETHS

Jude Hollenbeck, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

For the vast majority of ETHS students and staff, the restroom is not a major focus of their day. There are male and female bathrooms in every wing, on every floor- in sight, out of mind. However, the...

Ability to pay > natural ability: athletes access to camps can limit achievements

Ability to pay > natural ability: athlete’s access to camps can limit achievements

Linnea Mayo, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

High school sports. A prime interest for several ETHS students. From volleyball to soccer to swimming to badminton, ETHS has a wide variety of sports to offer. However, the ability to play one of these...

Students need to fast-food culture

Students need to fast-food culture

Maddie Coyle, Assistant Opinion Editor September 27, 2019

We live in a world dominated by fast culture. Almost anything we want we can get with the click of a button, and while this fast-paced world we live in can sometimes be extremely useful, other times it...

My weight loss experience: skinny doesn’t always mean healthy

My weight loss experience: skinny doesn’t always mean healthy

Mathilda Hallstrom, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

A customer stands on the other side of the counter at my work, eyeing the menu. She’s older, and she stands like she’s holding herself in. “The food here is so caloric,” she laments, then takes...

Dual loyalty accusations perpetuate anti-semitism

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

Words matter, and words of people in power matter even more. In August 2019, President Trump said, “Any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat — I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or...

Illustration by Ellie Lind

Opinion | In defense of defense: ETHS policy, state law impedes woman’s right to safety

Lara-Nour Walton, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

Editor's note: The Evanstonian reached out to the Dean's Office for a comment on the incident described in this opinion article. They replied “In this day & age all schools must take precautions...

Illustration by Madison McGuire

Let’s talk, not text: technology should not be used to resolve conflict

Maddie Coyle, Assistant Opinion Editor August 21, 2019

Arguments. We all get in them. They can be extremely frustrating and problematic, especially when it is with someone we care about. Watching those three dots come up after you write a long paragraph telling...

Illustration by Grayson Charlton

Reachable or impossible: Complexities of the achievement gap in AP classes

Nakaiya Bias, Staff Writer August 21, 2019

As a junior of the 2019-2020 school year, I’ve learned a few things about my high school. For example, I’ve come to realize that ETHS prides itself on being in the top two academic percentages nationwide. ...

Evanstonians don’t know what equity is

Mollie Hartenstein, Guest Writer May 28, 2019

A quick google search of “District 65 equity” turns up 10 links to equity related issues on the D65 site on the first page, including a “commitment to Equity”, an “Equity Calendar” (with one...

The Good, the Bad and What We Could Be

Dylan Kull, Guest Writer May 23, 2019

NTK! We hate those wealthy, white, ignorant jerks! They are the bad guys, and in this rivalry that we have, that makes us the good guys, right? For as long as our schools have existed, that has been...

Reevaluating Antisemitism

Abe Frolichstein-Appel, Guest Writer May 23, 2019

Reevaluating Antisemitism For thousands of years, Jews have experienced persecution and oppression in a wide variety of forms. These range from direct assaults by imperial armies to apartheidal policies...

Not Latino Enough

Karina Rodriguez, Guest Writer May 23, 2019

“To identify oneself with the issues that Latinos confront in U.S. society today is also a conscious choice to acknowledge one’s history and sociocultural background, as well as the need to struggle...

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