Adam Marquardt – The Evanstonian

Adam Marquardt, In-Depth Editor

My name is Adam Marquardt and I’m a senior at ETHS. This is my second year writing opinion for the Evanstonian, and have also done some work in features this year. I am responsible for the controversial feature piece “Six Questions for a Drug Dealer” which was censored earlier this year. Journalism has given me the opportunity to write about politics in and outside of Evanston from a variety of angles which will serve me in future endeavors. I am the captain of Evanston’s policy debate team and hope to pursue a career in academic writing.

By Adam Marquardt

We need to make good on the promise of radical change

Adam Marquardt, Opinion Editor • March 23, 2018

This month, Evanston students made an important political demonstration with a bold message. We need to expand and extend that message. By expressing their political will, young people are establishing...

The race is on!

Adam Marquardt, In-Depth Editor • March 23, 2018

At the end of a close primary on Tuesday, J.B. Pritzker and Bruce Rauner came forth to secure their respective party nominations. The primary alone has been one of the most expensive in U.S. history,...

[Photo] Studying harder isn’t worth the cost of sleep deprivation

Eli Cohen, Feature Writer • January 9, 2018

Rising water threatens Evanston coast

Adam Marquardt, In-Depth Editor • November 21, 2017

The Pot Thickens

Adam Marquardt, Ella Kanter and Rachel Krumholz • November 3, 2017

While the Evanstonian and ETHS do not condone the use of marijuana, the legalization and use of weed has grown to be a highly contested topic, and recreational marijuana use has become more common (and...

White Students: Stop talking over students of color

Adam Marquardt, Opinion Editor • April 21, 2017

You may believe that more voices make a conversation better, but that doesn’t mean you’re entitled to discussions about issues that don’t affect you. Now that films like Get Out and 13th are provoking...

Punching Nazis

Adam Marquardt, Opinion Writer • March 17, 2017

Common wisdom tells us that violence is never the answer, but when our friends and family are threatened by genocide, we cannot respond with business-as-usual. Punching a White supremacist does not make...

#DAPL is more than a Facebook issue

Adam Marquardt, Opinion Writer • November 22, 2016

Being aware of an issue and being an activist are two different things. You may think that by checking social media you have done your part, but social injustices, specifically the Dakota Access Pipeline,...

Third party candidates are no joke

Adam Marquardt, Opinion Writer • October 28, 2016

American politics is dead. Democracy in this country must be revived by greater representation in politics for views that don’t perfectly align with the two principal establishment parties. American...

Stop blindly praising ETHS for its diversity

Adam Marquardt, Opinion Writer • October 5, 2016

Stop blindly praising ETHS for its diversity. It is common practice for an Evanston resident, particularly white people, to gush about diversity, but this display of tolerance only masks the inequity...