Social media and news outlets buzzed with reports about the suspension of CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass soon after it happened. The issue sparked controversy over journalistic rights and propriety....
When you type “transgender locker room access” into a Google search, the first two pages are filled with articles about D211’s handling of locker room access for transgender students. Almost three years after anonymous...
The kids aren’t alright. Or at least, that’s what it feels like in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Since the shooting on Feb. 14, Conant has experienced two safety “scares.”...
Every student looks forward to their senior year and all the fun it entails, from toga day to senior prom. Parents, neighbors, and siblings repeat the cliche “junior year is the hardest and once...
It’s no secret that the Illinois public education system lacks stability. With Teacher’s Union disputes and lack of appropriate state funding– a mere $215 million for over 300,000 students– the Chicago Public Schools system (CPS)...
Ever since President Donald Trump’s election, those who support him and those who are against him have thoroughly exercised the freedoms of speech and assembly; however, these liberties have never become as dangerous and...
Kidnapping thriller movies are hardly a new concept, coming out every couple years with the same old plot lines of abduction and mystery. Despite the repetitive concept, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan does a phenomenal...
Nelson Mandela famously said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Quality public education is not only a powerful tool used to shape the minds of today’s...
When students see the green Infinite Campus Portal notification pop up at the end of the academic quarter, they either feel a sense of relief or feel their stomach drop. After the quarter grade...
Our generation has become accustomed to seemingly endless amounts of standardized tests. With colleges increasingly relying on these tests, students are often the ones paying the price, sometimes spending hundreds of dollars on tutoring...
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