After listening to the single “Shy Away” by Twenty One Pilots, I was extremely concerned about their new album, Scaled and Icy, that was soon to be released. I was so nervous that all of the risky,...

I hated the wind. Not the wind that softly lifts my hair and cools my face, but the kind that shoves in my ear. The kind of wind that feels like it is flapping against my eardrum, shuffling in and blocking...

In a world sophomore Ellie McDowell has created, a woman must fight her tyrannical brother for the inheritance of the royal throne. However, before she can take hold of the throne, she must end a life. This...

Banging drums, belting guitar riffs, originality, and a lack of structure are all things that I typically look for in my music choices. Despite not meeting any of these criteria, brent ii was not as bad...

Laws are laws, and they are there for a reason. No matter what people’s social statuses are, they are not exempt from following these laws. This was solidified when two YouTubers, Leia Se and Josh...

Junior Emily Smith doesn’t believe that it’s only what's inside that counts. As an aspiring packaging engineer, Emily knows the importance of not only the product, but of the container it is in...

Flashing lights, a dramatic performance, blasting speakers, and a crowd hopping to the beat while screaming the lyrics to each song at the top of their lungs. This is what I experienced at the most exhilarating...

I am not the person who has profiles written on them. I lack a voice for singing, legs for running, a hand for writing, a face for beauty, fingers for painting, a brain for academics, and a soul for...

Just two photographs were all biology teacher Kristy Butler needed to see to know the positive impact the trip to Iceland had on her students.  In the photograph taken shortly after their arrival to...

While watching Into the Beat, I had to switch my TV on and off multiple times before I realized why none of the words matched up with the mouth movements. The film, released on Netflix on July 16, 2020,...

“She just wants attention.”  “He’s not really depressed.”  “I hate attention-seeking people like that.” These phrases have been spoken many a time by people around me, myself included....

Junior Joy Song's lifelong dream blossomed from the digestive system. Joy first discovered her interest in the medical field during the fifth grade human body unit in her science class. Once she had...

When my friend aggressively suggested that I should listen to AJR’s newest album OK Orchestra, which she had awaited since the previous album’s release, I knew I had no other choice but to check it...

They are on fire. The fumes of resentment taint the air around them—but the fire is solely internal for now. It flickers in their stomach, waiting for the moment to consume them entirely. Waiting. Waiting....

Senior Molly Vonk loves the ability to be an individual while being part of something bigger than herself. As she sings in her choir classes, she can paint her own voice in bold strokes while softly blending...

As a fan of the Jonas Brothers, I was intrigued when I heard that the man who had decided to create some of his music solo, Nick Jonas, was releasing a new album. Unfortunately, not one of the songs in...

Ten puppies are crammed into a rusty cage along with their mother who can barely even turn around. They’ve been sitting in their own mess for days, and they haven’t been eating nearly enough. Their...

Senior Emma Lobbezoo spends her days digging through culture, but not the way you might expect. The bins filled with clothing are both an instant teleportation all over the globe and a time machine to...

Being pulled from a class and taken to a classroom to play brain games while being labeled as “gifted” seems like a dream for most students. However, for senior Lindsay Larson, this experience wasn’t...

Many films strive to be original, but it is getting increasingly more difficult to come up with a storyline that doesn’t already have a similar counterpart or one that would be actually intriguing for...

Ever since my early days of being enthralled with the many clips on the popular app TikTok, I have consistently found one particularly irritating type of video on my For You Page. Over and over, time...

The sky was the exact color of my mood: gray, cloudy, and downright unpleasant. However, after being escorted into the small building recently relocated onto Ionia Avenue downtown, my mental clouds quickly...

The fingers of chilling frost wrap around me. I am pulled into the polar vortex of snow crystals. As I fight to pull away, the icy grip tightens. I cannot struggle anymore; I let myself be ripped into...

Senior Lily Campbell is unaffected by the socialization nightmares many face. At one time or another, most people get into a social situation that they’d rather not be in. Whether that be nervous to...

Since quarantine began, I have listened—and over-listened—to a large number of new songs. From rap to pop, I have listened to big-time artists who made their debut from all different decades.  However,...

Whenever somebody asks me what sport I do, I answer with the sole extracurricular I take part in: horseback riding. Their response about fifty percent of the time is the uneducated “horse riding isn’t...

Sophomore Mrrudhula Perumal looks up to a young girl named Emma. While most people’s heroes are a celebrity or a family member, Mrrudhula is in awe with an anime character. “[I look up to] Emma...

If there were Star Wars fans who weren’t drawn in by season one of Disney+’s The Mandalorian, they certainly have been by season two. Season two of The Mandalorian started out much like season one...

The person across the room is undoubtedly me. It’s me because of my long hair, which is either in a ponytail or hanging down. It barely conceals the short, choppy, fuzzy hair coating the nape of my neck—the...

Senior Hadeel Ayesh’s parents left their home country of Palestine to start a new life for themselves and their children in the United States. In doing this, Hadeel’s mother also left behind her dream...

I was not exactly looking forward to reading a book given to me by my mother, much less a romance book given to me by my mother. However, I was hooked after my eyes met the first sentence. David Yoon’s...

Movies are intended to be dramatic and over the top--it’s what people I like to watch. Disney+’s new 2020 Black Beauty movie took it ten steps too far. In the reboot of Black Beauty, I was eager...

Freshman Jonathan Mossner doesn’t like to be in the spotlight, but the character he’s playing does. Attention isn’t what Jonathan is looking for in theatre. Instead, he wants to assume a different...

When I heard that my favorite HGTV star was coming out with a documentary, I was skeptical. As much as I loved watching Jonathan Scott and his brother Drew flip houses on their well-known show Property...

Sophomore Ella Weichalt’s uncle recently went deaf. Since then, Ella has been determined to find a way to communicate with him and understand that part of his world. From middle school and beyond,...

The seemingly eerie pitch threw me completely off my guard when I first put on my earbuds.  I knew immediately that “Overthink” by Addison Grace was not going to be a typical jingle. Contrary...

The hot, blazing sun beat down on sophomore Maddy Bachert as she marched. She was nearly out of breath as she blew into her flute. Her stuffy band uniform was certainly not cooling her down either. Then,...

Dear friend that I do not know, I find myself in speculation about you often.  How could I love you so much when I cannot see you?  I cannot see the radiance in your eyes when you see your favorite...