7 am Detention is a cruel, futile punishment with no real intention of preventing future behaviors. Although this is precisely the point of detention, it in effect causes little change in the mindset of those who frequent morning detention. If one visited the classroom often I am positive that they would...

Freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year I attempted to sign up for creative writing, but even with three english electives in my schedule, creative writing will not be one of the courses of my high school career.  Instead of English 12, seniors have the opportunity to take english electives...

Just a few months ago, Todd Phillips' film Joker was hit with lots of backlash due to its intense, graphic scenes of violence(specifically gun violence) and the accompanying fear that it would inspire others to commit these same acts of violence in their own lives.  A lot of the criticism stemmed from...

With one more debate left before the first caucus, viewers tuned in last night to the democratic debate to hear exactly what they’ve heard before from all of the candidates. As many adults tune into the debate they hear of wars that they were present for being talked about, as well as issues that they...

Last night, Ann Fleming Brown, the director of admissions at Union College, returned to Rye for the fourth time to be our college night speaker. She has presented here so often because she offers insightful advice paired, but presents it in a way which both interests and entertains the audience. College...