Doors at Dougherty are a design disaster. They certainly are a staple of engineering, but in many cases, they should be scrapped entirely. The double doors that front the classroom buildings are so...

Dear Reader, Growing up, I looked exactly like the awkward nerd stereotype.  I had these bright purple glasses with transition lens, and my teeth were decorated with neon (yes…neon) green braces....

Non-Breaking News: Teen depression rates are increasing, and they have been for some time. It may come as a surprise for some readers. Today’s teens are considerably more privileged than those in...

Dear reader,  Impractical, improbable, impossible -- these are all words that I correlate perfection to. At one time or another, all of us have chased perfection, or at least, the idea of perfection....

“Increase awareness.” “You are not alone.” “I get it.” All the things we instinctively say in regard to the growing issues of mental health. However, it is infinitely harder to genuinely support...

Dear Reader,    Chronic pain is a weird concept. It isn’t a one-time injury that you can expect to heal from in the next few months, but it also isn’t a daily sickness with a straightforward...

Dear reader, My last high school cross country race ended in disappointment. The top two teams qualify for the state championships, and my team placed third. There’s not much you can say to make that...

Just as all the frivolous concerns that arise from deeper fears are simply the invisible hands that suffocate you, the common idea of overthinking is merely an illusion that isn’t all that real once...

We all know the famed “clean girl aesthetic” that has taken over our TikTok page and Instagram feed. It features  sleek, pulled-back hair or effortlessly smooth and long waves, paired with a wardrobe...

A few days ago, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and I noticed a post that read “NYT says coverage of Gaza hospital blast gave ‘incorrect impression’ of facts.” After reading the post,...

Simon says close your eyes. Simon says push this button, that button. Simon says consume, copy. Simon doesn’t have to tell us twice. Yesterday, I learned that more than 13,000 people have been killed...

For decades, popular media has depicted artificial intelligence as a potential menace, with dystopian visions of sentient machines wreaking havoc in movies like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Terminator,”...