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Body cameras huge step towards safety for all

Body cameras huge step towards safety for all

February 28, 2015

In January, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) began their widely debated trial of body cameras for their officers. CPD decided to pilot the body cameras in order to monitor the actions of civilians and...

No to Americas College Promise

No to America’s College Promise

Namrata Sridhar, Ideas Editor | February 28, 2015

Ninety-eight percent of students who graduate Stevenson High School continue on to college, so it’s no surprise that a post secondary education is common in our community. Even so, some students can’t...

Yes to Americas College Promise

Yes to America’s College Promise

Sabrina Szos, Staff Reporter | February 28, 2015

With college tuitions on the rise, many students have opted to attend a community college instead of a four-year university because the tuition is less expensive. However, with President Obama’s proposed...

SHS Link Lab to undergo renovations over summer 2016

Sami Sparber, Staff Reporter | February 28, 2015

Stevenson’s Link Lab will be renovated in 2016. The goal is for the space to become a “Digital ILC” of sorts. According to Mark Michelini, Assistant Superintendent for Business, the renovations...

App helps students prepare for AP exams

Izabela Zaluska, Copy Editor | February 28, 2015

Starting Mar. 1, students taking Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography will have a chance to study for the AP exam in a different way—by using an application designed specifically for AP Human Geography. The...

Obama proposes financial reform with free community college tuition

Obama proposes financial reform with free community college tuition

Joylyn Yang, Staff Reporter | February 28, 2015

On Jan. 8, President Obama proposed a plan that would make two years of community college completely free. To be eligible for free community college tuition, students would be required to maintain a 2.5...

President Obama proposes Student Digital Privacy Act to ensure student online safety

Cindy Yao, Staff Reporter | February 28, 2015

In the wake of recent media scandals and hackings, President Barack Obama introduced the Student Digital Privacy Act (SPDA) at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Jan. 12 in an effort to increase online...

Chicago Police Department introduces body camera pilot

Sarah Verschoor, Opinions Editor | February 28, 2015

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) began its trial of body cameras worn by police officers this January. Thirty officers in the Shakespeare patrol district, including the neighborhoods of Humboldt Park,...

Basketball Season Preview

Katy Roach, Sports Editor | February 23, 2015

Hoping to continue Stevenson’s recent success streak, the basketball team aims to win the state title this year. With the recent state championship for the football team still fresh in their minds,...

What are the impacts of male body image?

Easton Self, Managing Editor of Design | February 23, 2015

When a man looks into the mirror, what is he supposed to see? By society’s standards, a large torso. Broad shoulders and chiseled abdominals. A ripped and tanned body with only 7-10% fat. A body that...

How do beauty standards differ globally?

Alice Vagun, Editor in Chief | February 23, 2015

Cultural differences are often represented by varied perceptions of body image. Statesman explores how one nation’ s values towards phsycial appearance differ from another country’s through characteristics...

To what extent does Photoshop affect society?

Nikol Safronova, Staff Reporter | February 23, 2015

Daily, we are bombarded by the appearance of “flawless” celebrities in television, advertisements and commercials. This false perception of a perfect body has led to the creation of numerous campaigns...

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