Four books, two true-crime documentaries and a 16-month prison stay later, Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, is back to counseling elite-university...

In recent years, college acceptance rates across the nation have been dropping. As a result, students are spending more of their youth trying to ensure their position at a prestigious university. Even...

I am a senior in high school, so throughout my educational career I have taken many standardized tests. Most students just receive their scores after they take a test but they are not able to do any actual...

On Jan. 6, 2020, a group of extremists violently broke into the U.S. Capitol. On March 30, 2024, a group of pro-Palestinian supporters violently occupied Hamilton Hall in Columbia University. It is hard...

Many of my peers may agree that their parents and grandparents constantly berate them for being oblivious to struggle and unable to see past the tip of their noise, or more realistically for phone. To...

COVID-19 is not the only epidemic that has spread across the U.S. Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is far more potent than regular opioids, which are used to treat pain. Dealers put it in other drugs,...

Every year it’s getting harder to imagine a crisp autumn day without visualizing someone coughing from the dreary, harsh smoke that California’s wildfire season produces. In 2023 alone, 7,127 fires...

Although we can’t possibly reverse all the damage that’s been done by climate change, there are things we can do to alleviate the harm. One of many solutions to address climate change is to increase...

What is optimism? How does something so abstract bring us together? There are so many different ways to look at this topic. Optimism is not just about having positivity, it’s about choosing to be happy...

Have you ever bought from Shein? How about H&M? Or Brandy Melville?  In the early 90’s, a new fashion company emerged in New York City. The company, Zara, shocked consumers with the ability to...

Optimism is the characteristic that pulls students through long study nights. Optimism is the characteristic that gives parents encouragement to raise rebellious children. Optimism is the characteristic...