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

The Evanstonian

Opinion

Opinion | ETHS students deserve a fresh start with tardies

Opinion | ETHS students deserve a fresh start with tardies

Will Klearman, Opinion Columnist October 20, 2023

Senior Lyana Hyman was just thirteen years old when she was admitted into the hospital for the first time and diagnosed with depression. Since then, Hyman’s continuous battle with mental health has followed...

Opinion | The Hub: a perfect alternative to the cafeteria

Opinion | The Hub: a perfect alternative to the cafeteria

Isaac Peng, Opinion Columnist October 20, 2023

Eating lunch in the Hub is a different experience every day. Some days, there are barely any seats available, the tables filled with clamorous conversation, and the cubicles jam-packed with students....

Letter from your student rep | First board meeting, student forum

Letter from your student rep | First board meeting, student forum

Nicole Yao, Student Representative September 22, 2023

Hello good people and congrats on making it through the first month of the school year! Time has really flown by and I hope you all are well. I am super excited to see all of the great things that have...

Opinion | The summer job: more than just money

Opinion | The summer job: more than just money

Isaac Peng, Opinion Columnist September 22, 2023

As I walked out of the cramped YMCA aquatics office for the first time in early June, done with my first day of swim instructor shadowing, I thought I had everything figured out. I would learn the ropes,...

Opinion | The issue of overlapping extracurriculars

Opinion | The issue of overlapping extracurriculars

Emir Bombaci, Opinion Columnist September 22, 2023

It’s nothing new that students have a wide array of interests outside of class. From physical activity to recreational games, ETHS offers an impressive list of extracurricular opportunities for all students...

Opinion | The prominence of diet culture at ETHS

Opinion | The prominence of diet culture at ETHS

Mara Matthews, Opinion Columnist September 22, 2023

Imagine this: It’s 5th period, and you’re feeling that out of nowhere hunger in the middle of your English class. So, you head down the hall to the vending machines during your break, There’s a colorful...

Opinion | The importance of privacy in journalism

Opinion | The importance of privacy in journalism

Mack Jones, Opinion Editor September 22, 2023

Evanston’s Guaranteed Income Program, often overlooked because of macroscale projects in Chicago and Cook County, began as a pilot program around 10 months ago, with the first $500 payments sent out...

Opinion | It’s time to normalize the normal

Opinion | It’s time to normalize the normal

Charlotte Murray, Opinion Columnist September 22, 2023

I bled out of my vagina. For one week of every month. And it’s normal, healthy even. And yet, as I wrote that sentence I still felt a twinge of shame. Behind the bravado of me pushing for open conversations...

Editorial | Leveling the playing field

Editorial | Leveling the playing field

Editorial Board September 22, 2023

When Juliana Zavala, the Girls Flag Football Coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, asked one of her athletes what made her want to give the sport a try, the answer was simple: everyone was starting from...

Opinion | Block the block schedule: reflecting on the efficency of 85 minute periods

Opinion | Block the block schedule: reflecting on the efficency of 85 minute periods

Will Klearman, Opinion Columnist September 22, 2023

You’re in the closing stretch of your sixth block class. It’s been five hours since you have eaten breakfast, and you’re feeling very sluggish. To make it all worse, you’re in that class that you...

Opinion | AP Precalculus remains incomplete

Opinion | AP Precalculus remains incomplete

Emir Bombaci, Columnist August 15, 2023

As the school year starts, it’s no surprise that changes and additions have been implemented into ETHS’ curriculums. One controversial change has been the promotion of the Advanced Precalculus Honors...

Letter from your student rep | Welcome!

Letter from your student rep | Welcome!

Nicole Yao, Student Representative August 15, 2023

Hello everyone, and welcome back to school! Hope you all had a fun and relaxing summer break! Last spring, you all, the student body, voted for a student representative to the ETHS District 202 School...

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