Sweater weather is just around the corner and with it also comes fall’s new trends - jorts back in fashion along with something like thermo-responsive color-changing clothing. Fast fashion is the interchangeable...

High school students are no strangers to worksheets, especially those that pile up into mounds of procrastination. We watch the clock quickly approaching midnight as we wonder why the stack of to-dos is...

In eighth grade, I watched a girl get sent to the hall because her shoulders were visible. Female runners at our school recently earned the right to wear tank tops to practice, while the boys have been...

In the city of Omaha, there is a developing epidemic - teenage drivers. Watching new drivers swerve in and out of lanes like the “speed limit” is a “speed suggestion” is an amazing sight to behold. In...

I have high-fived abusers. After a hard fought soccer game, my team and I go down the line, exchanging “good games”, high-fives, and smiles with the other team. It is impossible to tell whether the...

I glance at my clock; it is already ten o’clock at night. Darkness seeps through my window, blanketing everything in sight save for a small yellow lamp on the corner of my desk. The wind rustles outside,...

On January 6th, 2023, first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was reading a book to her students when she looked up to see another of her 6-year-old students with his hand wrapped around the trigger of a handgun. Zwerner...

Imagine being passionate about an opportunity but finding out that it’s no longer available for you. A field or profession you wish to dive into as a student, but the options are limited. A class that...

You grab your ball and approach the lane. Bending your knees to achieve the perfect angle, you swing your arm back before releasing the ball in a perfect swoosh. The bowling ball glides down the lane,...

Nothing gets me more pumped-up than a good Rihanna song. Whether I need to lock in on sports or school, the music motivates me. This motivation helps me to focus on schoolwork, boost my mood, and inspire...

An average American household can contain upward of hundreds of thousands of items, which can range from a desk to a book. Some of these items we own multiples of: six water bottles, twelve lip glosses,...

The expression of your identity is what makes you unique as an individual. It changes what others think of you, but more importantly it lets you be who you are, and helps you convey who you are to the...