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Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

Staying Social while Social Distancing

Olivia Han and Lila Maiolo | December 3, 2020

As always, make sure to check state and local advisories regarding COVID safety prior to any in-person gatherings. With social distancing guidelines in place, movie nights at the theater have become...

After The 2020 Election, How We Move Forward

Victoria Feng | December 3, 2020

Over the past few weeks, at least 62 percent of eligible voters in the U.S. voted in the 2020 presidential election, making it the highest percentage turnout in decades. In swing states, the race proved...

Statesman Course Recommendations

Anika Krishnaswamy, Bradley Locker, and Greycen Ren | December 3, 2020

  AP Euro vs. AP Human Geo vs. Not Taking History AP European History: If you’re interested in history, make sure you take AP European History (AP Euro)! Although the workload of AP Euro is...

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The Social or Student Dilemma?

Pooja Jain | December 2, 2020

When I first heard about The Social Dilemma, I was afraid. Afraid that it would tell me that I needed to stop my social media consumption immediately: afraid that the dangers my phone presented were looming...

Who won the debate? None of the above.

Myles Woodman | November 11, 2020

Earlier this week, America watched Donald Trump’s final debate of his political career: his last Chayna, his last interruption, and the last moderator failing to speak over him. It was well known...

Progress, in Progress

Greycen Ren | November 11, 2020

Technology’s importance in society has been increasing for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our use of it. For the first time in the digital age, the world has turned to online platforms...

Potential Pastimes

Collin Fan and Sailaja Nallacheruvu | October 31, 2020

Introduction:  In a normal school year at Stevenson, over 4,000 students would be rushing to their classes during the usual five minute passing period. Now, with 15 minutes between classes, there is...

Bone Appetit: Fifty of the Most (In)famous Halloween Candy

Ally Flynn and Humza Qazi | October 30, 2020

Candy is an integral part of Halloween, especially when it comes to trading with your friends after a successful night of trick-or-treating. Unfortunately, it goes without saying that some types of...

Third Time’s the Charm…

Aayushi Wadhawan and Kelly Liu | October 19, 2020

Severus Snape from “Harry Potter,” the Grinch and Gru from “Despicable Me” all have one thing in common: a legendary redemption arc. Given a second chance, they all won back the hearts of the...

Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa 
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Town Hall Triumph for Blossoming Biden

Lance Locker | October 19, 2020

From around October 2 to Oct 14, President Trump was infected and battled with COVID-19, which caused the cancellation of the in-person October 15th Presidential Debate — one of, if not the first canceled...

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