Our entire lives are spent with technology. Whether its a phone, computer, or television, our hours are consumed with media of some fashion. But the more information that we put into technology, the more...

Imagine sleeping with noises of gunshots exchanged every night. Imagine coming home to a vacated house with no parent in the vicinity. Imagine living below the poverty line day after day and trying to...

Just across the river, there is a whole forgotten world. It has become very easy and fashionable in a west county community to sponsor a child from Africa and maybe send them a Christmas present every...

   North Korean nuclear tests endanger millions with potentially deadly radiation. Meanwhile, thanks to the diverting of money toward this military spending, countless North Koreans live in daily fear...

Scared teenage girls huddle together in tight groups as they walk the streets of New Delhi, early in December. They are all terrified for their lives; afraid that at any moment they can be kidnapped, raped,...

I want this, I need that, I can’t live without (insert item here).  Americans, especially teenagers, constantly worry about material things instead of the more hard pressing issues of society.  In...

The U.S. Olympians’ appearance during the opening ceremony in London this past summer was met with much criticism, due to the fact their outfits were made in China. Once again, Americans were reminded...

And they’re back! Spirit Week’s favorite “dynamic duo” has once again brought their energy and charisma to the gym floor. Chris Knerr, upper school history teacher, and Warren Smith, upper school...

In a world of ever-increasing awareness of the footprint that cars leave on our planet, many are relying upon what car companies define as ecofriendly. But companies have taken advantage of the trust that...

For quite some time Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft kept to themselves and even occasionally helped each other out in little ways here and again. Apple ruled the mobile world, Microsoft was the king...

Science fiction “zap guns” have long been depicted in movies and on television shows such as Star Wars and Star Trek. The idea of using a highly focused beam of light as a deadly weapon has always...