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By Eliana Finkel ‘24
In 2023, guns are the leading cause of death for children in America. In the first 99 days of this year alone, 130 mass shootings occurred. With the frequency of these events, many have grown numb to the pain it has caused families nationwide. Yet this issue is still prevalent, and no matter the county, state or child’s name, the amount of death from gun violence needs to end.
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By Solomon Langer ‘25
Many maintain the preconceived notion that electric vehicles significantly benefit the environment. However, this is not the case, as in reality, how their batteries are manufactured only creates further harm to the environment. By Rachel Nadelmann ‘25
What if you were at your school library and asked to check out a copy of the Bible and the librarian responded that a community member had requested that it be taken off the shelves and banned? Or perhaps the public library in your town banned your favorite book about a pioneer in the women's rights movement? You might think this is improbable, but it is now the reality in states not very far from New Jersey. By Talia Perlstein ‘24
Meriam Webster defines ‘woke’ as someone who is “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).” While the phrase's definition perfectly depicts someone in tune with the prevalent bigotry ingrained in today’s society, the word has lately faced some criticism. By Rachel Max ‘24
Daylight saving is the practice of shifting the time to more closely align with sunlight hours during the day. It has been practiced for over a century, but now, the idea of throwing away the antiquated concept is more appealing than ever. By Josh Lancman ‘24
Coming into HaShalom station in Tel Aviv just before Pesach, only a week after nationwide protests had ended, experiencing the holiday did not feel so different than it did a year prior. People were crowded on the sidewalks, while taxis and cars, rather than protestors, filled the streets and the Ayalon highway below. Life appeared to have gone back to normal; it almost certainly has, but then there is that everlasting problem of being a Jew, specifically an American Jew, on the outside looking in at the State of Israel: you can try your best to understand this place, you certainly can strongly identify with it, but there will always be a barrier to gaining complete comprehension. By Arielle Karni ‘26
Throughout history, many individual states and the nation as a whole have banned specific items, often based on an overarching concern for the general public's safety or the environment in which we live. Children’s books published before 1985 were banned for containing trace amounts of lead, and beluga caviar and Chilean sea bass were banned due to extinction concerns. Nunchucks were banned after Bruce Lee popularized them in the 1970s, spurring crime waves across New York City. The latest of the government’s targets is TikTok. |
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