On Saturday nights before the pandemic, my family would go to George’s Restaurant on Oak Park Avenue. Going to a diner made for an unconventional dinner, I would order chocolate chip pancakes, and...
No student or teacher needs to watch "America to Me" to know that OPRF does not work for all students. Just by looking at any honors classroom here, anybody could tell that there are serious issues in...
On Oct. 28, the D200 Board of Education finalized a policy that would detrack all English, science, history, and world language courses for freshmen.
While some may see the policy as a new, creative step...
Last year, the Heterodox Academy, a New York-based group, found in a survey that 60% of its academic members would be “very” or “extremely concerned” that their “reputation would be tarnished”...
“Beloved” by Toni Morrison is considered a classic by many. It was published in 1987 and won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize. While it has been praised for its literary excellence, it has also been condemned...
On Nov. 2, Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial election.
The outcome would have been a surprise two months ago when McAuliffe was a clear favorite...
As a young woman in the United States, I am used to my reproductive rights coming under question. So it came as no surprise when the Texas Heartbeat bill was passed May 19, prohibiting abortion after cardiac...
A “drug” named “Instagram” has spread rapidly and become the go-to recreational drug for teenagers across the country. An estimated 22 million teens are daily users of the drug, whose side effects...
Sept. 24: a warm Friday. I departed Oak Park around 1:30 p.m. to attend Chicago’s Fridays for Future march, a popular worldwide event dedicated to promoting a green future. Departing the train, I felt...
Luke Gilfillan, Managing Editor:
During the 2017 to 2018 flu season, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated almost 600 Americans under 18 died of the flu. This number...
What do you think of when a teacher introduces the book you’ll be reading in English class? Chances are, you’re not excited. You might think that it’ll be bad, or worse, boring and long. That certainly...
This year I have tried to be the last student to leave every OPRF sporting event that I have attended.
I decided to undertake this challenge because I thought it would be fun way to cement my memory of...
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