After a long day at school, I sit at my desk, crack my knuckles, and open my laptop. For hours, I stare at math problems, science lectures, English essay prompts, and history textbook pages. The hours...

By Naomi Goldstein If we have just 11 years left until climate change’s damage becomes irreversible, as stated by the International Panel on Climate Change, let’s cut to the chase: now is not the...

A petition submitted to the Newton School Committee on November 8, 2018 called for several tasks to be carried out, including the removal of Newton Schools Superintendent David Fleishman and the termination...

My favorite book that I read in ninth grade English was The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. It is the story of a young Native American boy named Junior who lives on a reservation....

I was watching the game where Ryan Shazier was injured. It was Monday Night Football, Bengals versus Steelers, and I was ready for the first good non-Sunday football game in weeks. Then, less than four...

Photo by Joelle Sugianto In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement in May 1963, thousands of children marched on Birmingham and Alabama. Armed with principles of nonviolence, the students intended to approach...

Most sports fans can agree, March Madness is awesome. Upsets! Buzzer beaters! The entire tournament is a whirlwind of sports excitement. The first two days of the tournament are the best. From noon until...

By Dina Gorelik America. The American Dream. What does it mean? To me, it means having the power to choose. In the U.S., you can live your life as you want to, not going by what other people tell you...

by Téa Baum At last week’s X-block meeting concerning the Parkland shooting, it came to my attention that the administration is considering locking every entrance into Newton North, except the Tiger...

After nearly three decades of lying, manipulation, sexual abuse and emotional assault of young female gymnasts, former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has finally answered for his crimes, yet he is...

The government shutdown was officially declared on Saturday, Jan. 20, as Republicans and Democrats became stuck in a standoff, neither side being able to agree on an immigration deal. The shut down was...

The bell rang and 2200 students filed their way to class. Buzzing excitedly after their summer, it is the voices of 2200 students I had never met before. I braced myself for a day just like the ones I...