Filibuster is a buzzword. One that people, including myself, throw around without learning the meaning of. The filibuster is a process used in the senate to delay a bill getting passed, or prohibit it from getting passed entirely. Filibustering is essentially...
“Focus on the good,” “Look on the bright side,” “Good vibes only,” all phrases we hear every day. Meant to keep us appearing positive and successful, ways to convince ourselves, and others, that all is well. Hacks like put a pencil between your teeth to force yourself...
From the required 15 minutes of reading a day in elementary school to the lengthy and dense literature vaguely about the American dream assigned in later years, reading is always something that is associated in our brains with productivity and success. And although...
Looking back at Mental Health Awareness Month in May, mental health issues and the increasing number of people affected by them are not going anywhere. According to the National Institute of Mental Health 51.1 million adults in the U.S suffer from mental illness, with...
This story includes the mention of rape. This story also includes spoilers for "Grand Army." "Grand Army" premiered on Netflix in October 2020 and developed a slow-growing but strong fandom. "Grand Army" has many similar aspects to the HBO original Euphoria, as it...
Insensitive comments downplaying mental health struggles fill the hallways of high schools every day. I struggle to identify a day in the past month in which I did not hear someone around me make a joke about suicide. Harmful language like "I'm gonna kill myself, LOL"...
Everyone turned into an activist this last summer. Filling their Instagram stories, Twitter timelines and Tik Tok for-you pages with the issues that mattered to them. Whether it was speaking up and raising awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, the...
“Use Your Privilege” to speak up about Black Lives Matter. “Use Your Privilege” to speak up about LGBTQ issues. “Use Your Privilege” to speak up about sexism. It seems as if everyone is getting told that they have to speak up about human rights issues, that they have...
We have all heard variations of microaggressions — racist, homophobic or offensive comments made casually, such as “You're too pretty to be gay," or “You can’t wear that, you're too fat,” or “all [insert racial group here] people look the same.” Whether it's...
This week, social media accounts titled "Exposing Trump supporters" have taken high school Instagram culture by storm. Account after account popping up, all with the same objective — exposing Trump supporters at your high school. These accounts, specifically the one...
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