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Pinning Down COVID-19

Pinning Down COVID-19

Helen Oriatti-Burns and Mackenzie Wren | December 2, 2020

Beads of sweat rolled off his forehead as Cameron Tu ’21 walked away from the practice mat  in the Stevenson wrestling room last winter. Gathering his belongings, he headed to the locker room, which...

It’s E-Giving Season!

Hannah Yu and Serena Mehta | December 2, 2020

In any usual November, Stevenson’s hallways would be bustling with students running to one another, trying to sell their self-proclaimed “best candy for the cheapest amount” to one another, trying...

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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...

Mikayla Varghese ’21 (far right) and other election judges show their enthusiasm on the job. Even though their job lasts many hours on Election Day, election judges are excited to take on the challenge. Courtesy of Varghese.

From Books to Ballots: A New Generation Stepping Up

Lily Jiang and Matthew Mcgowan | December 1, 2020

Making sure that her mask was fitted correctly on her face, Mikayla Varghese ’21 entered the doors to the Willow Grove school gym, which was filled with tables separated by Plexiglass. Finding a seat...

Same Room, Different Zoom

Same Room, Different Zoom

Humza Qazi and Vaasu Kakuturu | December 1, 2020

The wind blows softly on a brisk fall afternoon as Roman Bilanicz ’23 and Benjamin Eisen ’23 stand more than six feet apart and pass a soccer ball back and forth in Eisen’s backyard. Because Bilanicz...

Fishing Up New Possibilities

Fishing Up New Possibilities

Vaasu Kakuturu and Jasmine Sun | November 7, 2020

As it became apparent that Stevenson students would be unable to head back to campus for their fall semester, Eric Ramos, Director of Stevenson’s Physical Welfare Department, knew he had an important...

Court Cases

Sophia Ismail and Anika Krishnaswamy | November 7, 2020

In response to the IHSA’s statewide regulations on fall sports, three parents of Illinois student athletes filed a class-action lawsuit on October 1. These parents from DuPage County sued the IHSA and...

Application Anxiety

Application Anxiety

Ojasvi Saxena and Hannah Yu | November 6, 2020

As the school day ends, Sabrina Kozarovitsky ’21 logs into yet another Zoom meeting. Instead of a class, this is a virtual campus tour for a university that she is applying to. For thousands of seniors...

Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, MetLife Stadium plays without any fans. New Jersey’s rules do not allow fans to be in attendance at any pro sporting events in the state, citing health risks.

Why Live Fan Attendance Should be Disallowed

Griffin Brown | November 6, 2020

MetLife stadium glistens in the New Jersey rainy weather. Despite the game progressing in the middle of the stadium, the sound is just that, a game. There are no fans. The home of the New York Giants holds...

Rebuild and Renovation

Bradley Locker and Serena Mehta | November 4, 2020

Portions of buildings are left virtually unrecognizable as they enter their own version of a cocoon: construction. After several months, what emerges isn’t a revamped and rejuvenated butterfly; rather,...

Cultivating Communities

Lila Maiolo and Mackenzie Wren | November 4, 2020

Focoming: A Student Celebration of Tradition In any ordinary year, Mollie Duffy ’21 would be dancing the night a way in the Field House during Homecoming. She would be just one of over 2,000...

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