BY SUMMER CRANDALL We’ve all seen gas prices fluctuate over the past decades. One year, filling up your tank feels routine. Next, it feels like a setback. But with renewed tensions in the Middle East, particularly involving the United States and Iran, many Americans are asking the same […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL We’ve all heard the person who doesn’t want to get involved in political conversations because of controversy, along with many who don’t vote. The saying “your vote doesn’t matter” has been said much more in recent years and actually acted upon. Ahealthierdemocracy says In the […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL One of the most disturbing consequences of recent ICE actions is the case of Renee Good, an American citizen whose death exposes how dangerously blurred the limits of federal power have become. An agency tasked with enforcing civil immigration law should never be in a […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL Most of what we see online as teens, the memes, the news, the dances, and yes even the chaos of trends we pretend we understand starts on TikTok. I’m not immune. I doomscroll for hours some nights, laughing, cringing, and occasionally learning something new. But […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL As the semester wraps up, students face the yearly double whammy, finals week colliding with grade deadlines. It’s a chaotic mix of determination, panic, and attempting to remember everything we learned since August. The halls are quieter than usual, filled with students holding review packets […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL The other day at work, I heard someone make what they thought was a harmless joke, the kind of comment people toss out without thinking twice. But within minutes, it spread like wildfire. Coworkers were offended, whispers started flying, and by the end of the […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL Middle school wasn’t just a tough time for me, it was awkward for almost everyone. Back then, individuality seemed nearly impossible. Everyone wanted to fit in, follow the latest trends, and never go against what their friends said. Conformity ruled our hallways, and standing out […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL Peers in the classroom jumping to different tabs on their Chromebooks as the teacher paces the room while they’re hiding screens afraid to be caught cheating. Then you think, “How did Timmy get an A+ on the writing assignment?” Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL My mother tells me all the time that her generation never had to face or even witness what mine does. A school shooting happened in 1999 famously known as Columbine, this wasn’t a normal event and even though it was seen, it wasn’t directly a […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL I love my phone, don’t let Gen Z fool you. A lot of my generation tries to deny the fact that we’re chronically online. The day in the life with me starts with a doom scroll on TikTok the second my eyes open, and my […]
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