For many students, the first day of school signifies the beginning of a new grade, the chance to begin a period of educational promise and renewed social growth. While these feelings remain true for me,...

As low-income students apply to college, at each step there seems to be another obstacle. When the first colleges in the United States were founded, they were mainly for the wealthy. Although today American...

In Charles M. Shultz’ It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, overly-earnest Linus Van Pelt states, "There are three things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great...

My least favorite backhanded compliment is, “Never change.” When people say this, they never mean it to be backhanded. What they’re trying to say is that they like you so much that they never want...

The debate over privilege is a staple of the political divide in the United States. The word itself has become a battleground of ideologies and worldviews that has stretched far beyond the world of politicians...

The gunshots ringing through the newsroom at the Capital Gazette this past summer struck more than five fatal victims. Those shots ignited fear in the hearts of every working or aspiring journalist in...

President Trump recently said, “It is a very scary time for young men in America, where you can be guilty of something you may not be guilty of. This is a very, very—this is a very difficult time.”...

This podcast features Mr. Aitken and Ms. Nobel as panel speakers. The podcast dives in head first into the first amendment discussing how freedom of speech applies to students, and how the right to petition...

Welcome back; I’m so glad that my first column in this series didn’t scare you away! This time I’m tackling the issue of privilege, as in what it is and what it means for the world around us. Recently,...

Everyone is opinionated. From politics to fashion to whether the dress is blue and black or white and gold. Everyone always has something to say about anything. Judging from the success of social media...