Minecraft, music and memory

Clara Ware, Staffer November 29, 2022

In a fit of nostalgia, I recently tried to log back into my old Minecraft account, unfortunately to no avail due to some technical difficulties. I was trying to specifically access an old world from around...

Hair care access highlights inequity

Sarah Hollis, Contributor November 29, 2022

One night I ran out of my hot oil treatment for my hair, and it dawned on me: since I moved from Austin Boulevard closer to the high school I’m not down the street from any beauty supply stores anymore. It’s...

Does my vote even count in Illinois? Absolutely.

Mary Andolina, News & Opinion Editor November 3, 2022

The year was 2016, and my friends and I couldn’t believe Donald Trump had actually been elected President of the United States. Our whole fifth grade class speculated about which of the teachers might...

Getting Involved

Imani Sanders, Contributor November 3, 2022

Oak Park and River Forest High School offers many ways to get involved, whether through a sport or a favorite hobby. With more than 85 clubs and activities to participate in, it can be difficult figuring...

Editorial: Not real data. Not real news.

Trapeze Editorial Board November 3, 2022

No more boys and girls? Pritzker family leads push to replace ‘myth’ of biology Teachers are required to “affirm” students' non-traditional “identities,” including “furries” or children...

OPRF PALS creates safe space for Asian students

Jules Casto, Contributor September 30, 2022

As an Asian student, I felt lonely at first because I couldn’t relate to a lot of people at school. Only a little more than 3 percent of Oak Park and River Forest Students identify as Asian. However,...

Why you should get a summer job

Gabe Kedziora, Managing Editor September 30, 2022

I watched in horror as a homeless man, only known to me as “Mac,” snatched up my cash tips, jar and all. I heard the rattling of spare change. My manager Dave immediately became suspicious and...

A page out of Nola’s book: a book lover’s case for reading

Nola Schuetze, Contributor May 23, 2022

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin  The smell of freshly printed pages overwhelms me as I enter my local Barnes...

Social media threatens teens’ self image

Matthew Tuhey, Contributor May 23, 2022

The only thing I remember from quarantine were short breaks from the confines of my computer screen. Hundreds of hours of my life were spent scrolling through instagram and Tiktok feeds, staring at the...

Twins branching off

Harry Dear, Staffer May 23, 2022

Last month, my fraternal twin Charles got COVID. I got the text during sixth period on a Friday that he was positive and I was sent to go stay with my mom at her apartment. Charles would isolate at my...

Youth for protecting Roe v. Wade

Editorial Board May 23, 2022

On May 2, a draft of a Supreme Court decision was leaked to the public, indicating the impending overturning of Roe v. Wade. The historic case, issued in 1973, allows pregnant individuals to terminate...

Trotro a no-show

Trotro a no-show

Calvin Roe, Editor-in-Chief May 4, 2022

French movie posters hang all across the walls. Curious Pez dispensers line up across three sides of the classroom. And with one glance to the West side of the room, students see towering 10-foot windows...

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