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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

Gwen Tucker

By Gwen Tucker
Opinion | Leadership curriculum should remove antisemitic book

Opinion | Leadership curriculum should remove antisemitic book

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer December 14, 2020

When choosing classes for my junior year, I was excited to take Junior Leadership for PE. I wanted to be a part of a community that focused on helping others around the school and building a positive learning...

Why Trump's Proud Boys comments threaten us all

Why Trump’s Proud Boys comments threaten us all

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer October 20, 2020

I, for one, was not surprised when Donald Trump avoided condemning white supremacy at the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29. I’ve listened to his rhetoric and seen his white supremacist...

Why Illinois’ Fair Tax Plan needs to be passed

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer September 24, 2020

It feels like we’ve been preparing for this year’s presidential election forever. From debates starting in July of last year with numerous candidates throwing their hats in the ring to only a couple...

Don't compare your quarantine to the Holocaust

Don’t compare your quarantine to the Holocaust

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer May 1, 2020

Another world crisis, another Holocaust analogy. As the coronavirus continues to keep us inside of our houses and away from people we love, many people are looking for a way to contextualize what is happening,...

Illustration by Saskia Teterycz

Coronavirus quarantine sparks mental health crisis

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer April 7, 2020

In the last few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has swept the nation. Restaurants and bars have closed, schools and colleges have shut down and moved to online learning, and the entire State of Illinois...

Illustration by Saskia Teterycz

It’s time to end the stigma. Period.

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer February 28, 2020

The swimming unit in P.E. class can be painful for many people: getting in the cold water in the middle of the day, walking around school with wet hair and wet clothes, and smelling like chlorine for weeks...

The Diary of Anne Frank needs more Jewish representation

The Diary of Anne Frank needs more Jewish representation

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer December 13, 2019

Representation matters. Growing up, I never felt like I was represented. There were no “modern” Jewish women in books, movies and TV shows who I could look up to. The only place I could find people...

Illustrated by Valerie Larsen

Implications of Academic Pressure

Maddie Coyle and Gwen Tucker November 11, 2019

College Readiness       “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a simple, childhood question that many adults have asked me. I always had an answer: dog photographer, zookeeper or...

Dual loyalty accusations perpetuate anti-semitism

Gwen Tucker, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

Words matter, and words of people in power matter even more. In August 2019, President Trump said, “Any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat — I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or...

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