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Opinion

The IHSA hands out playoff spots

The IHSA hands out playoff spots

Ben Baker-Katz, Sports Columnist November 9, 2018

The goal of sports is to win, it is what makes athletics competitive. So, what if winning didn’t really matter at all, at least for the majority of your season? In every professional and collegiate sport,...

The Hate U Give sparks conversation in Evanston

The Hate U Give sparks conversation in Evanston

Saskia Teterycz, Staff Writer November 9, 2018

Stark white books with a black girl holding a sign on the cover are strewn across the tables at Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center. Even before the October 16th Racial Justice Book Group officially begins,...

Middle school dress codes hypersexualize girls of color

Middle school dress codes hypersexualize girls of color

Nakaiya Bias, Staff Writer November 9, 2018

Dress codes: the systematic way to force -- I mean ‘teach’ -- girls modesty. Sarcasm intended. I think a lot of girls can agree with me when I roll my eyes about this topic. According to Merriam Webster,...

Kavanaugh asks the question — can we answer?

Kavanaugh asks the question — can we answer?

Callie Grober, Opinion Editor November 9, 2018

“It’s a very scary time for young men in America,” President Donald Trump told reporters on Oct. 2, following the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford that she was assaulted by the man Trump appointed...

Dile no al día de Colon; Dile sí al día de los indigenas

Dile no al día de Colon; Dile sí al día de los indigenas

Mario Olvera, Escritora invitado November 9, 2018

El día de Cristóbal Colón es un día en donde muchos estadounidenses celebran porque fue él que “descubrió” América. Aunque muchos saben lo que Colón hizo, algunas personas todavía dudan si...

Young students need more access to art programs

Young students need more access to art programs

Callie Grober, Opinion Editor October 30, 2018

ETHS administrators are constantly encouraging students to get involved, but this proves to be difficult when students don’t have access to art programs at a young age. In elementary school, kids...

Letter to the editor: In response to “Young stars deserve their money”

Joe Whitcomb, Class of 2019 October 27, 2018

On Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, The Evanstonian published an article claiming “Young Stars Deserve Their Money”. That article had several sections that raised red flags. Most pressingly, the article...

President Donald Trump at campaign rally in Arizona in 2016.

Journalists must fight Trump’s silencing regime

Zachary Bahar, Asst. News and Copy Editor October 26, 2018

President Trump has never been supportive of media sources that oppose his administration, but his reaction to a recent tragedy, while hard to decipher, reveals his hostility in a new light. On Oct....

Disparity between boys’ and girls’ sports fan culture needs change

Maddie Coyle, Staff Writer October 26, 2018

On Sept. 8, Serena Williams and Japan’s Naomi Osaka went head to head in the finals for the US Open. During the match, a controversy erupted changing the tenor of the game. The umpire accused Williams’s...

“Spooky Szn”: Halloween costumes are encompassing cultural appropriation

“Spooky Szn”: Halloween costumes are encompassing cultural appropriation

Meena Sharma, Staff Writer October 26, 2018

You’ve seen the Instagram posts, you’ve heard about it in the hallways, Halloween, or “Spooky Szn”, is among us. But before you get too excited about your costume, make sure that the sight of it...

Paying NCAA athletes is more trouble than it’s worth

Paying NCAA athletes is more trouble than it’s worth

Ben Baker-Katz, In-Depth Editor & Sports Columnist October 7, 2018

Everybody should be paid for the work they do, right? But when it comes to Division I sports, the answer to that question becomes much more complicated than a simple yes or no. There are many arguments...

Younger stars deserve their money

Younger stars deserve their money

Sophie Monzo, Entertainment Editor October 7, 2018

Younger and younger. Celebrities are no longer just on the big screen. They are like us, teenagers, putting themselves on youtube or starting companies. Kylie Jenner, the youngest member of the Jenner-Kardashian...

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