It was about this time three years ago when Hurricane Sandy was all over the news. Remember it well, right? The scenes of fallen trees and catastrophic damage were everywhere on the East Coast. Hurricane...

Addiction is a disease that negatively affects our society today. Because we can actually inherit an addiction from our relatives, people might make poor decisions in their lives not only depending on...

Ah, Powder Puff, the age-old tradition of high school boys and girls in a gender-bender war of the ages. Powder Puff is a tradition that many of our parents can remember, though not as it used to be. Boys...

Last week marked a year since the tragic passing of Whitman senior Maggie Rosales. Several of Maggie's classmates wished to commemorate their beloved friend through poetry. You can read the poems below: In...

Applying to college is daunting task. If you’re an only child or the eldest in your family, it’s an unknown process constructed by trial and error (which in itself is stressful). So many choices, but...

Recently, Hispanic students at Walt Whitman High School have struggled over the 2016 Presidential elections in the U.S, and, specifically, some of the nominees running. When surveyed, the majority of students...

In the twenty-first century, academic success is more important than ever. We have been told this all our lives, and sometimes the pressure of getting good grades in our classes can be just too much. However,...