Today, digital and Polaroid cameras can be spotted from miles away, becoming tools to recreate the retro vibes of the Y2K era, which refers to the late 1990s and early 2000s. Fashion items — like small shoulder bags, low-rise jeans and velour tracksuits — have also made a comeback. Despite the...

Plans in the group chat Every senior trip starts in the same sacred place: a group chat with 27 people, 400 unread messages and zero decisions. It begins with big dreams: “Let’s go to the beach,” “No, the mountains” and “Wait, what about a cabin with a beach on a mountain?” Somewhere...

The love triangle of the summer is back for another season. Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad? The tense debate continues as the popular Amazon Prime show, “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” will begin streaming its third season on July 16. The question is: who will Belly choose? The show starts off by...

Sock it to superstition Coach Vin advises: Not washing your lucky sock isn’t bad unless you consider fungal kingdoms and romantic breakups “bad.” That crusty tube of nostalgia might smell like regret, but if your team hasn’t lost since you were born in ‘09, who are we to argue? Just store...

In his sophomore year, senior Jaya Urrutia participated in cross country as a transgender male athlete. Although he preferred to compete alongside his fellow male runners, he was slotted in the girls’ division instead due to being assigned female at birth. Urrutia would have, given the courage to do...

The suspense of walking through a haunted house and not knowing what will pop out at you might make snakes wriggle in your stomach and send jolts of adrenaline down your spine. As October nights stretch longer and the anticipation of a full moon arises, the cast of Halloween characters can include rats,...

Male bodies have been the blueprint for sports technology and equipment throughout history, from cleats to sports supplements. Women, on the other hand, often need to use scaled-down versions of the men’s gear instead of equipment designed specifically for their bodies. These inadequate modifications...

When I was younger, I played soccer until I realized that I was more excited to play against my opponents from a distance. I started prioritizing tennis instead, feeling more confident because I was a good 30 feet or more away from my opponent. Playing lacrosse felt similar to that old feeling of being...

Ever since the movie Wings first won Best Picture nearly a century ago, the Academy Awards have been one of Hollywood’s most prestigious honors, celebrating cinematic achievement while also serving as a mirror to the film industry’s evolution. Although the Academy Awards—colloquially known as the...