Having Human Trafficking Awareness Month be in January was a great way to start off 2015, but it’s just that: a start. Human trafficking is …
Germ Girl of the Month: Emily Ward
Name: Emily Ward Grade: Senior This month’s Germ Girl is our very own Emily Ward, staff-writer extraordinaire. When we discovered that our high school dynamo …
How to Stop a Bully
If it hasn’t happened to you, then you know someone who has dealt with it. Whether you are gay, fat, religious, a woman, a minority, have …
Dear Me, What Made You Change Like This?
Dear me, You’re going to turn 19 this year. I still remember the little me memories, they feel like they belong to someone not …
Center in India Determined to Help Women and Children
It was a typical winter day in December — slightly hazy with sunlight filtering in through the tall neem, gulmohar, and mango trees lining the …
Taylor Moxey: Elementary Baking
It’s an age-old phrase tossed around the dinner table. It’s the niggling idea in the back of your mind, silently but forcefully driving you on …
Wandering San Francisco
Even though I’ve lived in Southern California my entire life, this past October was the first time that I’d ever been to San Francisco; and, …
Work Hard and Play Hard: Simple Steps to Help You Manage Your Time
Making time for everything is one of the hardest things to do in high school. You have to balance school, friends, family, chores, fun, and …
Food, Water, Shelter, and… Yarn?
Akello Susan of Uganda hasn’t had an easy life. Orphaned at three, she spent her childhood under the guardianship of her struggling grandmother who …