Dear School,
You, my dear friend, have been bothering me lately. Then again, every time I have to think of a new column idea, you are the easiest, most obvious intangible body to victimize – maybe because some sensitive part of me knows that when the people in charge of this place read my column, no [...]

In 2004, 11.9 million cosmetic procedures, surgical and non-surgical, were performed in America. A 44% increase from 2003, and I can only imagine that the number has grown since then. I really do apologize for such a trite way to open this, but those are some shocking facts. It’s no mystery that cosmetic and aesthetic [...]

The following excerpt is the first-hand account of journalist Nicholas D. Kristof in a Darfurian refugee camp:
“On one of the first of my five visits to Darfur, I came across an oasis along the Chad border where several tens of thousands of people were sheltering under trees after being driven from their home villages [...]

As freshman Dema Dababneh walks down the hallways, she views the students of Glenbrook South in Technicolor.
“I definitely don’t only see white. I see so many students of different ethnicities that people don’t notice every day,” says Dababneh.
But does this same melting-pot quality exist at Glenbrook North? According to statistics released by District 225 in [...]

High school is probably one of the most unique places you’ll ever find yourself in; much more than just the four years before college, much more than just harder classes and much more than just a social environment that you’ll never encounter again, it’s easy to see why it’s such an enormous part of our [...]

Several students at GBS have attempted to play a musical instrument sometime during elementary school. While many seven and eight year olds struggled over learning how to play “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” on the violin, clarinet, or whatever it may be, current Junior Jooeun Shim was already playing the piano in competitions.
Shim began taking leisurely [...]

The saying, “Never judge a book by its cover” is not always the case when it comes to people judging other people. Just from our outside appearance, people make assumptions about us everyday.
The clothes we wear today do something beyond just set a fashion statement. Our choice in clothing creates an identity for ourselves.
Many GBS [...]

Almost everyone does it. In that split second, walking down the hall, you spot a new face in the crowd. First, you glance over what clothes a person is wearing. Then, your eyes gradually draw upwards as you notice the person’s eyes, his/her face, and the color of his/her hair.
Quickly, you absorb all [...]

Heading out to your yoga class to escape the stress of GBS? Stocking up on basil for the upcoming allergy season? New ways of treating medical problems are becoming increasingly common.
The number of Americans, especially teenagers, using alternative medicine is growing. According to the Center for Disease Control, 38% of Americans have tried [...]

“From this day forward, the millions of our school children will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural school house, the dedication of our Nation and our people to the Almighty.”
These are the words of Dwight D. Eisenhower after signing the legislation proposal to insert “under God” into the Pledge [...]