As the weeks drag on and people are stuck inside their homes, it is difficult to remember the importance of maintaining relationships.    Although we are all separated by miles, a close community is important now more than ever before.    While it is important to physically distance yourself from others, this does not mean…

I hear the garage open and I run downstairs to give my dad a hug after he comes home from work like I have done for as long as I can remember. This day, however, he reached out his arms but told me not to touch him. This is my new normal.  Healthcare workers, including…

Olympic officials declared on April 9 that athletes slated to participate in the July 2021 Olympics must meet a minimum age requirement of only 16 years old, even though the later date is just a postponed version of the 2020 Games. This implies that those born in 2005 could compete in 2021, even though they…

With fewer than 7 months until the presidential election, it seems that Joe Biden has already alienated a large chunk of Democratic voters. With his numerous verbal gaffes and allegations of sexual misconduct, there is a faction of liberals who are vowing not to cast their vote for the former vice president. Moreover, many Bernie…

Amid the hardships of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, its effects on the climate seem to create a break in the clouds. With lockdowns in place, most roads are deserted, many airplanes remain grounded, and cities resemble ghost towns, causing greenhouse gas emissions to plummet. But only temporarily. China’s carbon emissions fell by 25% and satellites…

Cydney Platt’21 laughing with friends at Goldman Union Camp Institute. (Cydney Platt’21)    Since the fourth grade, I have spent every summer at Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI), a Jewish overnight camp in Zionsville, Indiana. From campfires to cabins to singing with childhood friends, camp has always been a home away from home. But the…

Where do I even begin? To be honest I’ve stopped reading or watching the news; even if I hadn’t there’s not much I could say that hasn’t already been said.  I just want things to go back to normal. That’s it. Pretty ironic. Like most seniors, all I’ve done for the past few months (or…

Pete Buttigieg Ended His Campaign on Sunday, March 1. (Wikimedia Commons) On Sunday, March 1, Pete Buttigieg ended his campaign for the Democratic nomination, and with that his chance at taking on Donald Trump in November. Throughout his candidacy, the nation learned more about a new face in our government: one mature beyond his years.…

DoH should make DNS searches more secure and more private. (Wikimedia Commons)   On February 25, Firefox became the first web browser to set a new encryption method called DNS over HTTPS (DoH) as a default privacy setting for its users. Before DoH was created, anything that was searched up on the web went through a…

This feature’s contributor is posted on our Faculty and Staff column.(Courtesy/Peggy Sutton) Unless you are a movie buff, you may not remember the 1990 film Home Alone, now with sequels released through 2002. In the earliest version, the family of eight-year-old Kevin accidentally abandons him at home while they head off on vacation. The youngster…