In response to the many school shootings taking place around America, some schools have decided to take preventive measures. Hopkins, Southwest and Park have all acted differently to combat this issue,...
Social media site Facebook has failed its nearly two billion users by not only collecting copious amounts of personal information, but also by allowing third parties to access private user data.
Starting...
Since kindergarten, I have been taking formal Hebrew classes. When I first heard that International Baccalaureate (IB) would potentially be terminating its IB Hebrew B Standard Level course, I felt disappointed.
Last...
Last month, an advertisement for a ‘Would You Rather’ mobile app was displayed on Snapchat asking if one would rather ‘punch Chris Brown’ or ‘slap Rihanna.’ Users were understandably disturbed...
This year, spring break was from March 22 until April 1. The break covered Easter and only two days of Passover, which ended on April 7.
Passover is an important Jewish holiday where the first two days...
Many in Minnesota have called for a 1.4 million dollar budget to upgrade the current 14 year-old voter registration system for increased security and efficiency, including Minnesota’s chief election...
Nikolas Cruz, 19, opened fire in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, killing 17 people on Feb. 14.
In the wake of this event, many experts...
If you’ve read my most recent “Cut Through the Noise” column, you know how I feel about music in 2018 so far. But after sifting through countless amelodic and uninspired new releases, I’ve struck...
On Jan. 23, a student in Kentucky shot and killed two people at Marshall County High School and injured eighteen others.
The event marked the eleventh school shooting of 2018 and roughly the 50th of...
The Park community prides itself in graciously accepting people of all religions, ethnicities and socio-economic statuses. While Park does an exceptional job of this, we are, shamefully, nowhere near accepting...
Waking up at 6 a.m. for a 6:30 lift before classes, going to classes, then practicing for 3 hours after school, and not getting home until 7; this is the life of an athlete. With this sort of a schedule,...
The #MeToo campaign was designed to show the magnitude of sexual assault toward women. Women who have faced these issues are encouraged to post on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter “#MeToo” if they were...
