You aren’t too young for politics
As elections near, a tension filled atmosphere envelopes people’s lives. Murmurs start about what has, could and shouldn’t happen. I…
Category: Opinion
Freshman Forecast: Falling isn’t failing
The moment is finally here. You sit at your desk waiting for the teacher to call out your name and…
My kind of queer
Broad shoulders, short hair, deep voices, flannel shirts, jeans and timberland boots. These are all what comes to mind when…
A Thanksgiving miles apart, close at heart
Amidst a buzzing household stands a wooden table meticulously embellished with centerpiece candles, sterling silverware and most notably, a Thanksgiving…
Giving Thanks: An unappreciated appreciation journey
This school year, my hair and I came to an agreement. As a kid I had wavy, coarse, short hair.…
Giving thanks: Finding solace in “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme”
The Sidekick editorial page editor Aliza Abidi gives thanks to “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme” from La La Land. Abidi is…
One-size-fits-all classroom rules stifle student potential
Head hunched over my desk, earbuds playing “lofi hip hop radio,” I furiously scribble the answer to a tedious derivative. …
Restoring lives of human trafficking survivors
Sexual exploitation and human trafficking is a global issue, one that predominantly affects women of all ages, races and backgrounds…
Giving Thanks: Learning to thrive in the mundane
Thanksgiving is an important time of the year to share everything people are thankful for. The Sidekick CHS9 editor Nyah…
Giving thanks: Haven in tattered pages
“The screw through Cinder’s ankle had rusted, the engraved cross marks worn to a mangled circle.” I read the first…