Don’t be surprised if someone comes to your door dressed as a school-shooting victim. Pop culture and politically inspired offensive Halloween costumes shed a bad light on the seemingly harmless holiday....

Mix it up. Freshman PE classes should be co-ed just like they are for every other grade. The gender separation of freshmen physical education classes doesn’t really have much of a reason, and...

It’s more than pro-life. One’s opposition to abortion should not affect another’s accessibility to judgment-free healthcare. The current movement in Congress to defund Planned Parenthood is motivated...

Student evaluation of teachers should be a part of the school’s teacher evaluation process. Under the current teacher evaluation system, which ETHS adopted in 2013, teachers are evaluated only...

Don’t feel pressured into AP. Students shouldn’t feel so inclined to take harder classes that they forget about all their other options. Going to ETHS is a unique experience because students...

Celebrities may be talented at their profession, but that doesn’t make them good role models. Several recent news stories have involved actions taken by both athletes and entertainment figures that...

What is patriotism? At first, patriotism may seem like simply plastering the American flag on the porch of your classic suburban white picket fence two-story and going to the ballot box once every few...

Gun violence isn’t just guns. Acting as if guns are the only major cause of gun violence in the United States ignores the reality of American society. More of the mass shootings that are depressingly...

The ‘gay rights movement’ is a sham. There are countless issues with the gay rights movement, one of the largest being that trans individuals are being left without a voice. At ETHS there is a growing...

Start earlier. End earlier. It’s time to readjust our daily time schedule. Most schools in our area start before 8 a.m. and get out before 3 p.m. Imagine the amount of things we could do with an...