April

Written by Gianni Zamarron What Now? So is that it? What happens now? Are we supposed to get this vaccine and it all goes away? Did the doctors that work day and night go back to what they do? Do we leave the masks at home? Can we hug our family again? Domino after Domino It’s not that easy, we know it’s not going to ever be this easy. There’s always a toll to pay at the gate. 124 million, 70.3 recovered 2.73 million deaths. Domino after domino, life afterlife....
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Allergies Affecting Mental Health

Written by Samantha Ducharme Children as young as 1 are diagnosed with allergies. The inability to have something. Allergies affect most of the population in this world either with food allergies or environmental allergies or even strange allergies you never would think were possible. "But how does it affect mental...
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You’re Apologizing Wrong

Written By Gracielle Dedo Why Are You So Defensive? Something that's always puzzled me remains the fact that despite one’s age, we as humans are wildly defensive of ourselves in situations where we mess up. It’s an innate stress response, a defense, even if there is no explicit offense. What...
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Nearing the End of the 2020-2021 School Year!!!

Written by Malia Savelio Tick Tock People!!! We are nearing the end of the school year, which means we need to have all of our priorities straight. Freshmen + Sophomores There are not that many main priorities other than making sure all of your assignments are completed on time and...
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Toxic Productivity: How Social Media Glorifies Academic Perfectionism

Written by Rachael Willis We’ve all been there. You’re scrolling through YouTube, procrastinating doing your homework while watching some teenager teach you how to take the most aesthetically-pleasing notes with $20 pastel highlighters. All across social media, there are different communities focused on studying and productivity - studyblrs, studygrams, you...
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Just Be You

Written by Ta'Nya Wallace Individuality Hey you!, Yeah You! Don't do that. Don't wish you were in another skin, that you were another person; someone prettier, someone thinner, someone with lighter skin or darker skin. You are You. And nothing can be more special than your individuality. You are sacred,...
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My True Escapism

Written by Gracielle Dedo Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly a year ago now, I’ve been practicing methods of escapism. Most people are these days, whether it’s through rewatching a favorite tv-show for the fiftieth time or re-reading a childhood book series. I found myself implementing both of these...
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