Op/Ed: Traveling for the SAT isn’t Just Unsafe — It’s Wrong.
When my SAT was canceled in March due to COVID-19, I took it in stride. I knew I wasn’t fully prepared and was already registered […]
Category: VOICES
Leaving Lick: A Brief Reflection on My 3.5 Years
The COVID-19 quarantine has given Lick-Wilmerding seniors significant time to reflect on our four years of high school as they come to a close. We […]
Stay Fitted for Graduation
The string ensemble swells as Pomp and Circumstance fills the auditorium. You stroll uniformly into your row and seats based on last name. You wait […]
Op/Ed: Hermione Granger Syndrome and the Effect of One-Dimensional Female Characters on Young Girls
Millions of teen girls grew up enchanted by the magical world that J.K. Rowling created in the Harry Potter series. Many young girls such as […]
Staff Editorial: Let 17-Year-Olds Vote in the California Primaries
In 16 states, 17-year-olds who will turn 18 before the next general election are allowed to vote in primary and special elections. Those of us […]
Op/Ed: The West Has an Empathy Problem When It Comes to China
At a moment when China is struggling to resolve the dire coronavirus crisis that has devastated millions of lives during Lunar New Year, the country’s […]
Satire: Geminis and Virgos Unite to Fight NASA’s Astrological Sign Shift
On November 8th, thousands crowded around the entrance of the Johnson Space Center in Houston to protest NASA’s revamp of the astrological signs. NASA’s decision, […]
Satire: You Will Find No Meaning in this Article
Under the staircase of the first floor of the main building, tucked away in the shadows of Lick-Wilmerding High School, there is a place of […]
STAFF EDITORIAL: Climate Change is Now. We Must Speak Directly of Its Present Consequences
We often associate climate change with future scenes of cataclysmic, universal disaster: rising oceans, leveled forests, a planet ablaze. But this oversimplification doesn’t reflect the […]
Op/Ed: The Transfer Experience: Put My Foot in the Circle?
Lick-Wilmerding accepts up to 138 students per class each year. In addition to incoming Frosh, Lick will get maybe, maybe, three transfer students as sophomores […]
