Claire Greising

Claire Greising, Opinion Columnist

By Claire Greising

One last thing: Evanston’s Declassified Survival Guide

Claire Greising , Opinion Columnist • May 29, 2015

Advice is a strange thing. It hardly ever comes when we need it. When it does, we probably aren’t ready to hear it. Looking back on my four years at ETHS, I have done a lot of dumb things here. That...

Get loud and proud

Claire Greising, Opinion Columnist • March 30, 2015

It’s that time of year again. On April 17, the halls will fill up with students sporting rainbow wristbands, small notecards and fluorescent stickers. Passing periods will be a little quieter, teachers...

Warmer temperatures means colder winters

Claire Greising, Opinion Columnist • February 27, 2015

Somewhere Inconvenient Truth star and former presidential candidate Al Gore must be laughing at us all. Last year, Chicago experienced its coldest winter since 1872, according to the National Weather Service....

Thanksgiving is the best American holiday

Claire Greising, Opinion Columnist • November 25, 2014

I used to think that Thanksgiving was a pretty convoluted holiday. A day supposedly meant to commemorate the first harvest or make a friendly gesture to Native American tribes or whatever, it didn’t...