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By Taruna Anil Please note that the following article includes mentions of hate crimes, murders, racism, etc. It’s been over one year...

By: Neha Ayyer Imagine this: You’ve just had an exhausting day and cannot wait to go to bed. As night falls, you brush your teeth, go to...

By: Ashley Favata How can you improve your power to learn? I will be entering my senior year of college this year, and I am here to share...

By: Aarav Khunger Parents are constantly thinking about the future of their children and, in the process, they may make certain decisions...

By Trisha Iyer Stress is a fixture in our lives. We have growing responsibilities. We’re starting to ask—or maybe, college counselors are...

By: Makayla Campbell WHAT’S THE ISSUE? All of the social media, news, and information being spread about people of color and how they are...

By: Abbie Millman Exactly how dark is Jennifer Niven’s novel “All The Bright Places”? With a plot that revolves around the struggles of...

By Aarav Khunger As teenagers, we tend to involve ourselves in multiple activities and really push our limits. For some, this might mean...

By: Makayla Campbell What is Social Anxiety? Social Anxiety is a type of anxiety disorder, which was formerly called “social phobia”, and...

By: Taruna Anil We’re taught from a very young age to value the opinions of others strongly, whether it be teachers who commented on your...

By Neha Ayyer Change is tough, especially when you’re trying to stop doing things that you’ve always done. A routine is a powerful tool...

By: Neha “OK Boomer.” Memes are a central part of internet culture. Many people are reliant on meme pages for their daily dose of...

By: Taruna Anil At this point, it’s a given. The pandemic has had a massive effect on the mental wellbeing of students, teachers,...

By: Makayla Campbell What is a test? A test, according to Merriam-Webster, is “something (such as a series of questions or exercises) for...

By: Kripa You wake up in the morning, maybe 20 minutes before class if you’ve mustered the willpower to get out of bed before your second...

By: Ashley Favata My hope is to encourage my readers that it is normal to get in a slump and feel like everything’s always the same....

By: Makayla Campbell What is failure? According to Merriam-Webster, failure is the “omission of occurrence or performance.” To me,...

By Maheshwari Rajesh Yesterday was a snow day (as I write this). Like an honest-to-god snow day in Central Texas; it’s the closest thing...

By Aarav Khunger Simply put, moving to a new home is rough. It can be exceptionally difficult to leave loved ones behind (something that...

By: Neha Aarav What is stress? Stress is hard to define at times, and the sources seem boundless. Academic pressures are some of the...

By: Neha Ayyer From London to India and all the way to the Americas, graffiti is everywhere. It covers the walls of buildings, bridges,...

By : Makayla Campbell In high school you have the option to take regular, honors, AP, or even IB classes. So why do some students take...

By: Taruna Anil It’s 7:30 in the morning. School starts in thirty minutes, so you sluggishly roll out of bed, brush your teeth, and...

By Sofia Fortenberry Many of our emotions are intensifying as the pandemic rages on, but one has especially taken precedence: loneliness....

By: Maheshwari Rajesh I think it's safe to say that most of us want to be happy. And why wouldn't we? Feeling happy is like seeing...

By: Lauren Kim My mouth was curved, forming a large smile as I danced and sang my heart out in my bedroom like it was a karaoke room....

By Neha Ayyer For the longest time, Disney princesses had one goal: Prince Charming. A furor of balls, slippers, and tiaras just to end...

By : Makayla Campbell WHAT IS BURNOUT? Burnout is “a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and...

By Ashley Favata FOMO was bad enough already, but seems to have only gotten worse with the pandemic. Why's that? It’s because now we also...

By Aarav Khunger Changes are only natural, and over time they get bigger. As they do so, you must learn how to cope up with them better,...

By: Kripa With the world constantly moving around us, we are bombarded with information every single day regarding current events,...

By: Lani Tran When you were younger, like many of us, you might’ve kept an exclusive diary hidden under your pillows, holding a secret...

By: Ethan Hsiao Some teens dream of walking on the Moon or sitting in the Oval Office, while others aspire for a Hollywood star or a...

By: Abbie Millman Hi! Do me a favor. Take out your phone, and delete TikTok right now. Trust me: Your grades and mental health will thank...

By: Sofia Fortenberry The bright sun shines down into your face as you run around outside enjoying the summer air. Suddenly a dark cloud...

By Ashley Favata College can be the best time in your life if you do it right! It’s the time when you have the freedom to do whatever you...

By Taruna Anil It’s 4:30 in the afternoon, an hour after school ended. You glance at your to-do list, filled with assignments from top to...

Stories are important to me. Well, words to be more exact: They fill up my page with wonder and excitement. It’s not exactly the idea of...

By Aarav Khunger Who doesn’t love a compliment? Let me start simply by saying that it’s only natural for a teenager to crave for...

By: Abbie Millman Mental health issues are no joke, and, unfortunately, there are many people that are experiencing them first hand at...

By Taruna Anil “It’s so competitive, and everything revolves around getting into the top college. I wish it [were] more about having fun...

By: Makayla Campbell Test anxiety is what it sounds like—a psychological state where people experience distress and anxiety, particularly...

By: Ethan Hsiao There are things in life that you can’t possibly hope to control. Among them, socks. They go in the washer as a pair and...

By: Trisha Iyer Anxious about the upcoming school year and sad to end your summer? As part of the universal teenage experience, we all...

By: Maheshwari Rajesh Disclaimer: This is my story. Whatever I talk about applies to me, but may vary from person-to-person. Understand...

Recently, I became brave enough to speak out about the normalized racism and microaggressions I have experienced as a person of Asian...

By: Ashley Favata I’ve been told to try meditation several times in my life, but it took a global quarantine for me to really give it...

By Sofia Fortenberry In the current pandemic of COVID-19, life has begun to unravel for many. Day after day, social isolation continues,...

By:  Disha Kumar Flashback to around six months ago, we led a busy, mechanical life because it  was deemed right by our education system....

By: Lani Tran In 2011, famous female idol Kelly Clarkson sang the iconic line, “What doesn't kill you makes you stronger”, and, nearly a...