The Evanstonian

By Peggy Giordano

Students should take the chance to study abroad

Peggy Giordano, Opinion Editor • May 29, 2015

Studying abroad changes you. The chance to experience a new culture enables you to connect with people on a deeper, and more meaningful level. College is a place where you will learn, and most importantly...

Students and teachers quibble over parking lots

Linnea Lipson and Peggy Giordano • March 30, 2015

In previous years students have been ticketed if they park in a lot not assigned to them, but this year problems have arisen that caused the parking lots to be wildly overcrowded. Recently, students...

PARCC testing limits students’ learning

Peggy Giordano, Opinion Editor • February 27, 2015

The PARCC test is supposed to determine students’ readiness for post-secondary education, but it is taking away from valuable class time to do so. PARCC stands for Partnership for Assessment of...

Gap years stimulate inspiration

Peggy Giordano, Opinion Editor • May 1, 2014

Gap years can provide students with a temporary sanctuary from formal education and should be a more popular alternative to jumping into undergraduate education. Students are increasingly choosing to...

Controversy over obesity has no merit

Peggy Giordano, Opinion Editor • March 31, 2014

Our school is ignorant. People are too misguided by whether or not obesity should be classified as a disease that they’re ignoring to problem of obesity entirely. The obesity issue has a single...

Sochi not a safe host for Winter Olympics

Peggy Giordano, Opinion Editor • February 18, 2014

Athletes are in danger. When Russian President Vladimir Putin passed the “gay propaganda” bill on June 30, 2013, violating three articles in the European Convention of Human Rights, Russia should...