Sonia Zaacks and Ellie Pazol, Executive Features Editor and Features Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under In The Middle
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
May 24, 2018
Lucia Bosacoma, Executive Features Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under In The Middle
By the end of her senior year, alumna Dana Cagen (‘17) was exhausted. Four years of intensive studying and extracurriculars left her tired and burnt out to the point at which she could not imagine attending college in the fall.
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May 24, 2018
Leah Matlin, Features Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under In The Middle
Attending college right after high school was what senior Matt Marschall had always expected to do. Yet, after attending a gap fair program during his junior year, he began to look into various postgraduate options. He plans to take a gap year in which he will travel to Ecuador to live with a host family and partic...
April 20, 2018
Micha Gachpar, Editor-at-Large
April 20, 2018
Filed under Features, In The Middle
Brad Schneider, representative for the 10th Congressional District of Illinois, was elected to office in 2012 and began his term in 2013, directly following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. After this tragedy,...
Matthew Chupack, Staff Writer
April 20, 2018
Filed under Features, In The Middle
Sophomore Campbell Sharpe said she was in second grade when her classmate’s relative was murdered by a shooter on his way to a grocery store. Sharpe said that she previously viewed this classmate as a troublemaker, but this...
Leah Matlin, Features Editor
March 2, 2018
Filed under In The Middle
After realizing she disliked the sandwich only a couple bites in, a new meal was bought as quickly as the old one was disposed of. Senior Lauren Holick, one of the presidents of Environmental Awareness Club, was in the cafeteria when her friend came over to ...
Joey Harris, Page Editor
March 2, 2018
Filed under In The Middle
Mistakes turn into meals for junior Jack Joselit and his coworkers when he works as a carry-out staff member for Kamehachi, a sushi bar. The food that does not meet the visual standards to serve to customers is available for employees...
Sophie Sperber, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
Filed under In The Middle
My body is not an invitation.
If I’m wearing something short, don’t ask me if I’m wearing it for you.
Trust me, I’m not.
Don’t pull me aside and tell me how I’m ruining my life because of the way I dress, that ...
