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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

Culture vs Costume

Annabel Paulsen, Online Writer October 31, 2015

I love Halloween. I love Halloween, I love walking into a store and directly into a skeleton decoration, I love finding obscure cemeteries that are projecting horror movies on weeknights, and I love...

Put an end to inconsiderate costumes

Put an end to inconsiderate costumes

October 30, 2015

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....

Too politically correct?

Lydia Melnikov, Opinion Editor October 30, 2015

Evanston is liberal, and aspires to be forward-thinking and politically correct. By being politically correct, we discourage the creation of stereotypes, exclusion, and marginalization of socially oppressed...

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Freshman PE classes don’t need gender separation

Jane Mather-Glass, Opinion Editor October 30, 2015

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...

Defunding Planned Parenthood is problematic

Defunding Planned Parenthood is problematic

Annie Keenan, Opinion Editor October 30, 2015

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...

Let students evaluate teachers

Let students evaluate teachers

Eli Baum, Opinion Editor October 30, 2015

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...

AP classes overshadow other options

AP classes overshadow other options

Jane Mather-Glass, Opinion Editor October 5, 2015

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...

The pedestal problem: Be careful when choosing role models

The pedestal problem: Be careful when choosing role models

Eli Baum, Opinion Editor October 5, 2015

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...

Participation gives you power

Camille Allen, School Board Representative October 5, 2015

Wildkits need to be more involved in student government. As a senior, I’ve heard plenty of students moan about things they don’t like at our school. But here’s a heads up: if you don’t like...

Evanston displays true patriotism

Evanston displays true patriotism

Lydia Melnikov, Opinion Editor October 5, 2015

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...

Guns aren’t fully to blame for violence

Guns aren’t fully to blame for violence

Eli Baum, Opinion Editor September 16, 2015

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...

Wheres the T in LGBT

Where’s the T in LGBT

Gabby Smith, Opinion Columnist August 24, 2015

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...

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