Before the sun rises, my mother opens a drawer and extracts several tablets from small bottles. They are a cool, dusty brown in color, and sit on the counter while she takes out her small mortar and pestle,...
Rimli Mitra, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• September 27, 2024
Perfect GPA, perfect extracurriculars, just be a perfect student. As we grew up, the pride we once felt for mastering cursive turned into picking apart every tiny flaw in our AP Literature timed writes....
Remembering my first day of freshman year, I felt so excited yet completely unprepared. The shift from middle to high school is a daunting change, but it’s also the most memorable one. Everything was...
Dear reader,
Are we there yet?
It feels like we’re always asking that question. Whether it’s at the end of a road trip, in the middle of a school year or near the weekend. We want the future...
“What are you?” A question many of us get throughout our lives, but one that has received interesting responses from those who get to hear my response. I am Palestinian and Taiwanese. Other than my...
Pick me culture, an issue that has become the center of social media attention, has become an impact on the minds of Gen-Z and society as a whole. In 2022 and 2023, pick me culture was trending on social...
Dear reader,
Last month, former professor Ruth Gottesman donated $1 billion to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. The donation ensures that the school is tuition free forever.
I...
Dear reader,
By the time you read this, I’ll be 18.
Me? An adult? I can hardly believe it myself. But I was born 18 years and one day ago in a hospital 3,089 miles away.
Today is my first day...
Rimli Mitra, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• April 18, 2024
Over the past two-and-a-half years in high school, I have lost three best friends, had more friend groups than I can count on my two hands, had a very on-and-off relationship with my ex and a severe split...
Dear Reader,
Is today's hero, tomorrow's villain? In today's conversation landscape, talk about the pros and cons of “cancel culture” is extensive, to put it mildly. Public figures and organizations...
As a Gen Z child, I recall creating a slime business with my friends, making a YouTube channel and playing with fidget spinners, amongst other fond memories. However, I despised going to the mall and shopping...
