From Above, they look like ants If you were to look at the oil fields from a plane, it would look like hundreds of little bugs milling around. The machinery like children’s toys, the tracks of the...

During the second half of my junior year of high school, I spent four months living and learning in the northwoods of Wisconsin at an environmentally-focused semester school called Conserve School. My...

In Dupont Circle, a child’s scooter is propped against a streetlamp, with a sign against it that reads: “A person on a scooter died here 9-21-18.” Twenty-year-old Carlos Sanchez-Martin was involved...

There are many hard truths about our society, but here are just three of them: we are a nation of immigrants, the US was founded on stolen land, and as humans beings we deserve the right to migrate. These...

The day after Taylor Dumpson was elected student government president at American University, the college awoke to what is currently being investigated by the FBI as a hate crime. Early in the morning...

The summer before my final year of middle school, Darren Wilson, a white police officer, shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed Black man in Ferguson, Missouri. The unjust event angered many across...

In the United States, the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA), is 21 years old. The thought behind this law is to protect the developing minds of young people, however, I believe it does the opposite. The...

Every January 1, New Year’s resolutions are put in place. The most common resolution: to get in shape. In these harsh winter months, the only way make an attempt to do so is by joining a gym. During...

As we all know, the West Coast is significantly warmer than the East Coast, in the summer as well as throughout the year. Due to the differences in these climates, it highlights aspects such as sports....

In today's online world the debate over what is racist or discriminatory is just as heated as it is in real life. Apps like Snapchat and Pokemon Go as well as websites, such as AirBnb  are raising important...

Around sixty students gathered at STEP on Wednesday, May 4 to discuss their opinions and experiences with Wilson’s dress code policy.  The meeting took place in room 205 and was mostly attended by...

Last Wednesday night, my friends and I spent a blissful two hours or so singing along to messy, raunchy punk as well as sugarcoated power pop gems. The bands were No Parents and Bleached, both staples...

I spent my past Thursday and Friday nights diving into DC’s culture. No, I didn’t go to museums, visit the monuments, or read about DC’s history; I went to two free punk shows showcasing DC area...