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Students may feel more tempted to cheat in an E-Learning setting. Students who cheat break trust with teachers and may influence their peers to cheat. Graphic by Baeyoung Yoo
Students find new ways to cheat during E-Learning
Alex Garibashvily and Brady Rassin • November 20, 2020
Hybrid learning environment at a glance
Hybrid learning environment at a glance
Audrey Gottschild, News Editor • November 20, 2020
Members of Orchesis rehearse outdoors for the virtual Orchesis show. Some experts have predicted that cold weather will result in more people gathering indoors, which would make it easier for COVID-19 to spread. Photo by Ellie White
Cold weather predicted to increase number of COVID cases
Drew Mutchnik and Lucy Cho • November 20, 2020
OpEd
Students act selfishly when they don
Editorial: Stay apart to come together
November 20, 2020
Reading books for leisure is becoming a lost art among teens. Students should replace some of the time spent on their phones with time reading. Graphic by Theresa Lee
To all the books I've read before
Theresa Lee, Opinions Editor • November 20, 2020
Hateful opinions that attack the experiences, identities and rights of others can not be respected or tolerated. Maintaining friendships with peers who make discriminatory comments encourages their unacceptable behavior. Graphic by Baeyoung Yoo
I can't respect your opinion
Morissa Lambert, Sports Editor • November 20, 2020
In The Middle
Marching through women’s history
Maya Fridman and Alexa Stolyarov • November 20, 2020
STEM clubs create spaces for female students
Judy Feng and Mady Zirlin • November 20, 2020
Century of change in women’s rights
Century of change in women’s rights
November 20, 2020
Features
Two customers dine in a tent in the parking lot outside Once Upon a Grill. Once Upon a Grill installed a tent to continue providing a dine-in option for costumers while the weather gets colder. Photo by Brooke Falk
Restaurants prepare for cold weather
Daniela Shekman and Brooke Falk • November 20, 2020
Students display pronouns in their bios on social media and Zoom. Some students choose to include pronouns to signify allyship with the LBGTQ+ community. Graphic by Alex Garibashvily
Exploring the nuance of displaying personal pronouns
Rachel Cha and Molly Parker • November 20, 2020
Senior Chloe Pasman dances for a TikTok in her backyard. Pasman has used TikTok to share her experience with SEPN1 muscular dystrophy. Photo by Alexa Stolyarov
Student's TikTok accumulates over 40,000 followers
Judy Feng and Alexa Stolyarov • October 9, 2020
Lifestyle
Senior Abby Parry enjoys the company of goats during her session at Goat Yoga Chicago on Oct. 25, 2020. Sessions include a half hour of yoga exercises with the goats and another half hour playing with them. Photos by Ellie Walden
Torch tries yoga with goats
Ellie Walden, Staff Writer • November 20, 2020
Senior Zoë Bracken decided to get two new piercings at Chicago Ink during quarantine, a septum piercing in July and a navel piercing in September. Photo by Ellie White
Learning when to part with body art
Ellie White and Baeyoung Yoo • November 20, 2020
Instantly better ramen
Instantly better ramen
Grace Kang, Editor-at-Large • November 20, 2020
Sports
Quin Hayes, head boys varsity basketball coach (left), works with players at a contact day on Nov. 4. Hayes was hired in April after six seasons at Saint Viator High School. Photo by Natalie Sandlow
Hayes has lifetime of basketball experience
Morissa Lambert and Bella Kahn • November 20, 2020
Sophomore Owen Just works on his puck handling at a practice on Oct. 29. Just started his hockey career in the GBN youth system with the Northbrook Bluehawks, but then switched to play club hockey for Chicago Young Americans when he was seven years old. Just now plays for the GBN varsity team. Photo by Dylan Buckner
Just a sophomore but leads team in assists and overall points
Dylan Buckner, Sports Editor • November 20, 2020
The gymnastics gym remains largely empty during an open gym on Oct. 29. About 10 percent of the IHSA member schools have a girls gymnastics team. Photo by Haley Sandlow
Gymnastics struggles with low participation statewide
Peter Bazianos and Daniel Kim • November 20, 2020
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The official site of the Torch, the student-run newspaper at Glenbrook North High School.
The official site of the Torch, the student-run newspaper at Glenbrook North High School.