While curiosity is often described as the heart of education, the pursuit of strong grades and college admissions has inevitably crept into our daily lives and shaped how we think about learning. At times,...

Helps human intelligence Even though AI empowers a more productive, creative, and innovative world, most media about AI is filled with concerns. Pessimists worry that it will facilitate student cheating,...

As most of us have experienced here at ETHS, Shakespeare is a core part of most English curricula, but does that mean that his plays still hold value? Every year, hundreds of freshmen at ETHS pore over...

On October 1st, 2025, the U.S Department of Education sent out a letter to nine universities titled the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”, the newest edition of the Trump administration's...

This year, the government has experienced the longest shutdown in US history, spanning the course of 41 days. Congress, which was mired in major gridlock, was unable to pass a budget, resulting in millions...

Five years ago, in November of 2020, Democrats across the United States were basking in their victory after months of campaigning in what had proved to be one of the most tumultuous years in decades. The...

As the heat of the summer begins to fade and fall is upon us, every year, something always stays the same. Retail stores overflow their shelves with Christmas galore. Why is this? Is it because they want...

The Evanston community, like other cities nationwide, is facing severe challenges: from immigration raids to the impact of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a federal food purchasing...

Fall Break is right around the corner, meaning Thanksgiving is on the horizon. Every holiday season seems to have its own theme: October is scary, December is festive, but November always circles back...

From Sept. 17 to Sept. 25, Jimmy Kimmel was jobless. His late-night show was pulled off the air after a controversial monologue about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. ABC and...

I still remember the first time I watched a women’s sports game. I was 8 years old, and it was the US Women’s National Team’s (USWNT) first game of the 2019 World Cup. I was immediately engrossed....