“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:”...
Category: Commentary
“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...
The Inherent Whiteness of Skiing
When I was three, my parents took me skiing for the first time. I wasn’t too enthusiastic about the sport initially, but as time went on every day among the trees and my friends...
What does HHS think of the Electoral College?
The Electoral College, established as a compromise between an indirect and direct system of electing the president, has been a hotly contested matter ever since it was first implemented. In recent years, however, with...
A Brief History of the Electoral College
After earning independence from Britain, the fledgling thirteen colonies knew that they needed a functional constitution, and the Articles of Confederation—which had resulted in years of civil unrest and economic issues—would no longer cut...
An Anti-Racist Reading List
Below is a short list of books relating to race and racism in the United States. The complexity of these issues and their related matters–such as sexism, immigration, familial roles, and more–are expressed and...
OPINION: The Benefits of Being a Multi-Sport Athlete
A question often asked in the athletics community is whether athletes at a young age should specialize or remain a multi-sport athlete. Many young athletes will choose to drop a sport upon entering high...
OPINION: Earth, Wind, Fire, Sun, Wood, Nuclear?
What is the best clean energy source? There are a few of them: solar, geothermal, wind, and water. But we all hear that some have major issues that are destroying the planet. So which...
OPINION: How To Make Council Matter
In its current form, Council is not and will not, for the forseeable future, be the main engine of change when it comes to meaningful changes of the policies affecting student life, school rules,...
