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The news site of Evanston Township High School's student newspaper

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The news site of Evanston Township High School's student newspaper

The Evanstonian

Opinion

Opinion | What issues should ETHS students care about most?

Aaliya Weheliye, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

I learned something so crazy when I started taking classes I was truly interested in: I don’t hate school.  Me and many of my peers put immense pressure on ourselves because it feels like college...

Opinion | In response to ‘I’ve had enough of the panhandlers downtown’

Opinion | In response to ‘I’ve had enough of the panhandlers downtown’

Meg Houseworth, Simone Jacot-Bell and Ben Levy October 14, 2022

On Sept. 1st, Evanston Now published a provocative guest essay that criticized the panhandlers in downtown Evanston, most notably on Davis and Maple near Gigios and Bennisons. The essay was brief, and...

Opinion | Unfair norms and Homecoming Court

Opinion | Unfair norms and Homecoming Court

Miranda Escalera, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

When Homecoming nominations were open, I asked people to nominate me as a joke. But in reality, I wanted to get selected. Because of how society talks about events like Homecoming, I was embarrassed to...

Opinion | The legacy of COVID-19: what we’ve learned and what’s left to do

Bennett Jefferson, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, although not completely over, has currently subsided to a point where most of our typical pre-pandemic routines have returned. ETHS and Evanston are much safer than we have been...

Opinion | How school doesn't teach you stuff for the real world

Opinion | How school doesn’t teach you stuff for the real world

Rocco DiPadova, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

  Up until high school, I always overheard upperclassmen and my siblings say, “I wish school taught us important stuff.” I always wondered what they meant by that, but the older I got, the...

Opinion | The roosters are distracting at ETHS

Opinion | The roosters are distracting at ETHS

Kaia Cmarko, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

If you have a class around the Planetarium Courtyard this semester, you are probably aware. Starting for the 2022-23 school year, ETHS decided to get roosters for Urban Agriculture.  There’s been...

Opinion | Inclusivity is key when it comes to addressing current events in classrooms

Opinion | Inclusivity is key when it comes to addressing current events in classrooms

Stella Israelite and Simone Jacot-Bell October 14, 2022

When Russia began its invasion of the independent nation of Ukraine under the guise of rightful reunification, the Western world held its breath and waited for what was advertised as an inevitability....

Opinion  | What issue should ETHS students care about most?

Opinion | What issue should ETHS students care about most?

Mallory Johnston, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

  AC in the gym wing  When you work out, you want to feel cool. Physical exertion through exercise is enough exhaustion for a student to handle, but without AC? Students have two 85-minute blocks...

Opinion | What’s the point of college, anyway?

Sophia LaFleur, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

College is a looming prospect that many seniors (myself included) must come to terms with sooner rather than later. But in addition to the anticipation of going to college, I have recently found myself...

Opinion | Recognizing individuality is a two-way street

Shay Hecker, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

For as long as anyone can remember, there has been a divide between teachers and students in schools. For whatever reason, whether that be a difference in age, maturity, responsibility or power, there...

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Opinion | Nutrition curriculum promotes diet culture, unhealthy eating

Sophia Sherman, Opinion Editor October 14, 2022

Whether the result of an injury or to drop off a doctor's note, no student wants to find themselves sitting in the nurse’s office. However, one element makes the trip at ETHS particularly distressing—a...

Opinion | ETHS ‘cares’ about you: New policies harm, not help, students

Sophia Sherman, Opinion Editor September 23, 2022

Each day for the first few weeks of the school, at 11:25 a.m., students have been met with the blaring of the school bell and the familiar sentiment that, “ETHS cares about you.” Then, just five minutes...

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