April 18, 2019
Sonia Zaacks, Executive Features Editor
March 1, 2019
While taking her earring out after an Orchesis rehearsal, senior Nicole Sasaki realized the backing was stuck inside her earlobe and sought help from her mother to retrieve the piece. Months later, she experienced another complication,...
Matthew Chupack and Maddie Harris, Features Editors
March 1, 2019
When junior Isabella Grosso wore a cropped shirt to school, she was asked about the “staple” in her belly button. After realizing the person was referring to her piercing, she replied, “Thanks” and laughed it off. Her piercing provides her with a sense of conf...
February 1, 2019
Sonia Zaacks, Executive Features Editor
February 1, 2019
While other students were learning how to use their first cell phones at the age of 13, senior Zoë Klapman was already building her first website. Her interest in computer science started in middle school, and since then, she...
December 7, 2018
Micha Gachpar and Ellie Pazol, Features Editors
December 7, 2018
The feeling of competition with his peers appeared as early as elementary school for junior Ryan Hertzberg. Kindergarten activities were slowly replaced with projects and the tasks of learning how to read and write.
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Maddie Harris, Features Editor
November 2, 2018
On her way to a Glenbrook North volleyball game, senior Alana Gertz uncomfortably watched her friends pull out their JUULs to use during the brief car ride. She tries to stay away from these products, so she got a different ride...
November 2, 2018
Sonia Zaacks and Matthew Chupack, Executive Features Editor and Features Editor
November 2, 2018
Myth: I can stop whenever I want…
The belief that e-cigarettes are not addictive is a myth. University researcher Ayodeji Awopegba said in a phone interview that because e-cigarettes contain nicotine, kids are becoming addicted...
Sonia Zaacks and Ellie Pazol, Executive Features Editor and Features Editor
September 28, 2018
Years after getting hooked on caffeine, science teacher Joel Borowicz developed peptic ulcers in his stomach, eventually causing him to be hospitalized. He began drinking coffee in sixth grade, and by the age of 14, he was consuming...
September 28, 2018
