When Will Everything Change?: Gun laws have not been enforced
The following is a response to a previously published column by this author. Last year, I wrote a column on why gun control should...
The Pressure Is On: Facing the future from a junior’s perspective
Education has always been a priority in the United States. However, as I grow and move forward in the educational system, I feel more and...
Facing the Future: What are your fears concerning college?
With college application deadlines approaching and passing, email inboxes filling up with messages from colleges you’ve never heard of, and Harvard’s affirmative action policies being...
Month of Free Thought: Staff writers debate the death penalty
Photo courtesy of Newtown graffiti Anti-Death Penalty Column by Meera Butalia I am African-American, presently incarcerated on Alabama death row, since July 5, 1979. At...
Staff Editorial—Cutting Class Rank: Students should be classified by percentile
When Northwood moved to the 10-point grading scale, students breathed a sigh of relief. That frustrating 92 in a class would now be considered an...
Briar Chapel doesn’t give a “dam” about the beavers
Briar Chapel, the neighborhood I live in, brands itself as a “sanctuary” on its website, but for whom? Surely not for the beavers who reside...
Harpoon Harper: Fighting my fear of whales
My name is Harper Johnson, I am 17 years old and I am currently fighting a fear of whales. This is called cetaphobia. Many people...
Learning to Cope: How I deal with inescapable anxiety
My thoughts are running in circles, my heart is racing, my hands are trembling, I can barely catch my breath, I’m beginning to break a...
Homeless, Not Friendless: The homeless are misunderstood
Your car pulls up to a stoplight, and standing to your left, there is a man with disheveled hair and stains on his clothes. He...