What if Rap Were to be Taught as Poetry?
What if rap were considered more than just pop culture? What if it were to be studied as an academic subject? As it turns out, there is much to be learned from rap songs....
Category: Opinion
Can We Save the Vaquita?
The Vaquita, the smallest porpoise in the world, which lives only in the Gulf of California is almost extinct. As of 2021, approximately 10 individual specimens have been sighted. Scientists say there cannot be...
The Case for Honors Social Studies
I am a senior at Hanover High School. Most of my time here has been spoken for; I have taken most of the classes I either wished to or had to take, and...
The Snyder Cut Doesn’t Cut It
If you are subscribed to HBO Max but aren’t following superhero movie news, you might be wondering what the big deal is with “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” displayed at the top of the home...
The Reckoning of the Republican Party
When Senator Mitt Romney ran for president in 2012, the response from the left was beyond intense. Opinion writers falsely called him an animal abuser, twisted his words to make him sound like a...
“Nyxia” Book Review
Nyxia is the debut novel of Scott Reintgen, and the blurb on the front cover describes the book as “A high octane thriller… Nyxia grabs you from the first line and never lets go:”...
“Earthlings” Book Review
My first thought when I finished reading “Earthlings” by Sayaka Murata, was “what the hell did I just read?” I received the book as a Christmas present from my mother. I had never heard...
Education, Compassion, and Ignorance
Sitting in the library as I write this essay, I see dozens of students taking their education for granted, walking to and from our cafeteria and wandering around the hallways to avoid returning...
An Anti-“Common Application Essays” Common Application Essay
I’m a senior, which means I’m currently writing a lot (I mean, a lot) of supplemental and Common Application essays about myself. This is difficult because I, like I’m sure many of you, don’t quite know...
The Importance of Mask-Wearing
Social distancing, Mask wearing, and Quarantining are three phrases that I never thought I would use in my lifetime. We are living in a pandemic of historic proportions, so we need to remain vigilant...