Are toddler toys gender-biased?
Image credit: Eleanor Park People think nothing when they see a young boy playing with a truck, or a little girl holding a doll. But would anyone think twice about a girl playing with a truck...
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A guide to surviving college and the application process
Image credit: Mauli Patel College application deadlines are quickly approaching and most seniors are either extremely calm because they have everything submitted, or are freaking out because they have no idea what they’re doing....
Are righties given the upper hand?
Image credit: Mauli Patel Imagine being left-handed and sitting in math class with the teacher speeding through notes. You scribble them down as fast as you can. However, graphite accumulates on your hand and smears...
iPad Restrictions: Cure of distracted students or cripple to education?
Graphic by Melania Toczko Imagine a biology classroom full of freshman boys and girls. As a freshmen biology teacher attempts to teach mitosis for the fourth time, he sees the eyes of his students...
PARCC debuts at Conant and schools across Illinois
Boiling it Down: On Tuesday, March 6, and then again a few weeks later, Conant freshmen and other select students took a new standardized test called PARCC, or Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College...
The changing face of Feminism
“Other people call me a rebel, but I just feel like I’m living my life and doing what I want to do. Sometimes people call that rebellion…especially when you’re a woman.” -Joan Jett...
Ebola: Erasing the Myths
The Ebola Frenzy We’ve all heard kids joking around about having Ebola or spreading Ebola after someone had the flu, or was home sick, or even just sneezed. But is it really right to...
The Dress Code Scandal: Teens Expose Sexism In Dress Codes, Teachers Disagree
“Guys can get away with dressing however they want, so why can’t [girls]?” said Conant junior Nicole Hennings. All over the country, girls are speaking out against “sexist dress codes”. The feminist movement is...
This is Halloween…Through the Years
Halloween has kept its roots with people of all ages celebrating for decades, starting from a religious festival called All Hallows’ Eve. Witches, black cats, and superheroes are all common Halloween costumes, and especially...
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