By Emily Simpson With awareness of environmental issues rising, a major goal for many Americans is to stay green, but that can be extremely hard in the winter. In the words of Kaitlin Schmidt, sophomore, North Newton, “It’s hard to stay green in winter, nothing’s green.” According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, electricity usage [...]

By Emily Simpson As students step back onto campus for the beginning of a new year, they are greeted by many changes, one of the most anticipated being the new cafeteria and updated Schultz Student Center (SSC). With new floors, carpets, pictures, digital menus, furniture, food stations, signage, manager and remodeled seminar room, SSC is [...]

Over interterm, the Studies in Drama class went to Chicago for five days to see some shows and explore the city. Our last night there we saw “Home/Land,” which was written and performed by the Albany Park Theater Project. Written in documentary theater style and based on real life interviews, the company of middle and [...]

By Martin Olson School children are often surprised or discomforted by running into their teachers at the store or on the street, anywhere outside of the classroom. Even into adulthood, students may find it difficult to remember the lives of teachers that have nothing to do with school. And yet, there is so much more [...]