Written by Elinor Aspegren
On Thursday, Nov. 20, United States President Barack Obama issued his statement and plan for immigration. Many believe that immigration is a right, and not a privilege; others think that it is unfair to those who immigrated legally and will ruin the United States. A policy...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
During a live call-in cable TV show that aired Wed., Oct. 8, Dr. McGee announced the creation of a minority achievement advisory committee. The committee, comprised of community members, faculty, students and parents, will produce a set of recommendations to help close the...
The United Nations is in hot water again. Several Haitians have hit the U.N. with lawsuits over a four-year cholera epidemic that studies have traced to Nepalese peacekeepers at a U.N. camp. This epidemic has killed 8,500 and sickened at least 700,000, according to the mission in Haiti. This is not the...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
On Thursday, Sept. 11, students began to trickle into Gunn when they stumbled on flags dotting the lawn in front of the library. That morning, high school students began to plant United States (U.S.) flags in honor of the 3,000 who died in the Sept. 11 tragedy of 2001.
Junior...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
Ebola is an infectious disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding that is currently spreading through West Africa. There, the death toll continues to accelerate, with 3,069 reported cases and 1,552 deaths since 2014.
A recent survey conducted by the Harvard...
As a person who grew up knowing she wanted to travel, the decision to go to Spain for four weeks wasn’t a difficult one. It was the opportunity of a lifetime. But there was a catch: I had to speak, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, in Spanish.
How did I come by this excellent opportunity? Middlebury...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
Everyone has heard the quote “Be the change you want to see in the world,” but most people don’t know how to complete that challenge in high school. Junior Rachel Gates, however, found a way to improve the world and herself through a seven-week venture in Paraguay.
Gates...
