Opinions
Ed Observers
On compulsive crying
I know I am not the only person struggling with uncontrollable tear ducts (this Reddit thread told me so), so why aren’t people more empathetic? Read More
advice
A caged rat’s guide to surviving social distancing
Wow, man. This is something almost none of us could have foreseen. Okay, there was definitely someone who called it a week early, and they should definitely tell me their bets for the Kentucky Derby when it’s finally back on. But I went on record saying “[UR] would never do something like that; I don’t […]
COVID-19
Boxing up my life
It took me a handful of hours to transport my entire life from one world to another. Read More
coronavirus
CT will remain, online
CT was designed to reflect a specific type of experience, and in the past few days, that experience has shifted drastically. Read More
Art and Music Library
We’re still not better than that
"If a student can spend over a year at this school and still not think twice about posting a picture like that, we’re doing something wrong." Read More
childhood
What Ms. Frizzle taught me about mistakes
You fail a lot. Accept the failure, brush the dirt off your shoulders, and get back up. Learning is experimental, and there is no right way to do it. Read More
accountability
Effective student government is a two-way street
The ball is in both courts — it’s on the student government to represent us properly, but it’s also on us to tell them what we want and need. Read More
social media
TikTok is more than just white girls dancing to ‘Cannibal’
As I see it, TikTok is changing the game. It is a democratic platform where anyone can participate in a conversation about anything. Read More
art
Stop settling for ‘relatability’ in art and seek out the weird
It seems that all we want is more of the same. We will happily forgo the grander artistic horizons available to us for the sake of convenience. Read More
MLK
Moderacy does not permit complacency
Moderates are not culpable for the actions of their extremist peers, but they are the only bridge between extremists and the rest of the world. Read More
