Biden Town Hall: Clarification and compromise
Helen Oriatti-Bruns
October 21, 2020
On Thursday, October 15, former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden fielded questions from voters in a televised town hall discussion. The town hall, which was originally supposed to be a debate with President Donald Trump until Trump contracted the coronavirus, was held in th...
2020 New Reality: Stevenson’s ILC/ ELC Staff Moved Online
Pooja Jain and Mackenzie Wren
October 15, 2020
Before March 13 the ILC and ELC at Adlai E. Stevenson High School was always bustling with activity from students and staff. These hands-on learning centers provided students with resources and a safe social environment. After the school was forced to adjust to virtual learning due to COVID- 19, ...
Posts and Picket Signs
Bayarmaa Bat-erdene and Sophia Ismail
October 13, 2020
Since the murder of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has been at the forefront of activist agendas. In addition to the upsurge of protests worldwide against police brutality and racism, BLM has been generating attention on various social media platforms. Numerous users have reposted in...
Stevenson Students for Change
Humza Qazi, Anika Krishnaswamy, and Malini Pillai
October 11, 2020
As Student Council President Liana McGhee ’21 scrolled through her Instagram feed, stories of injustice towards people of color popped up everywhere. She couldn’t help but notice the wave of inspiration and purpose that seemed to wash over her and soon found herself reading—devouring— stories,...
Best Buddies and Special Ed, Pandemic Style
Natalie King and Tia Vasudeva
October 9, 2020
Jenny Callen sits on the front steps of her house, a mask covering her mouth and a friend six feet away. Nestled within the unknowns of a pandemic is the beginning of her last year in the Best Buddies Transition program. For Callen, the transition program is a home and family, but with the rapid tran...
We Need to Hold Influencers Responsible for Their COVID-19 Partying
Victoria Feng and Madeline Schmitke
October 9, 2020
In a diagram shared on social media by New York Times technology reporter Taylor Lorenz, hundreds of famous TikTokers have been caught hanging out with one another this summer, possibly spreading COVID-19 amongst one another without knowing it. At the center of the web lies Charli D’Amelio, who has 87.1 ...
A Strange Start
Gaurish Lakhanpal and Greycen Ren
October 9, 2020
As Estella Yan ’23 logs into Zoom, she mentally prepares herself for another day of remote learning. During the school day, Yan joins seven separate Zoom meetings for each of her 37 minute long classes. After classes are over, she attends her club meetings through Zoom as well. Meanwhile, nearly...
Breaking the COVID-19 Barrier – Q&A
Vaasu Kakuturu and Sailaja Nallacheruvu
September 25, 2020
In late July, Stevenson announced their plans to go fully remote for the entirety of the first semester. As a result, many have questions regarding how and when schools can return to their normal daily schedules. For such a return to normal, however, experts agree that it would require widespread acc...
Woodward book reveals key coronavirus details just weeks before election
Collin Fan
September 18, 2020
On Tuesday, September 15th, journalist Bob Woodward published his newest book, Rage, which details 18 interviews he conducted with President Donald Trump over the past year about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. 🎃 The book, along with audio tapes of the interviews released last week, ha...
Local Restaurants Adapt to COVID-19
Victoria Feng and Sophia Ismail
August 19, 2020
Culver’s Midwestern favorite Culver’s has long been a favorite hangout for Stevenson students and a popular choice for fundraisers. While it’s unlikely that customers can get their Butter Burger or cheese curds fix inside the restaurant any time soon, Culver’s is still open for drive-throug...
Stevenson community comes together to battle COVID-19
Pooja Jain, Paulina Ornatsky, and Bayarmaa Bat-erdene
July 30, 2020
Arjun Nair: Arjun Nair ’23 has a history of singing for an audience, as he performed in Stevenson’s S-Factor. However, now he is also raising money to help those affected by COVID-19. He has utilized his resources and his passion for music and singing to start a fundraiser to benefit the American Re...
Patriot Postponement
Sailaja Nallacheruvu and Humza Quazi
June 15, 2020
After it was announced on March 12 that Stevenson High School would be forced to close in response to the growing threat of the coronavirus, the likelihood of a number of the schools spring events, like prom and Spring Fling, were thrown into question. A few weeks later on May 8, the SHS administratio...
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