Author: Olivia Gardner
Opinion
World
Coronavirus Panic
In 2019, in Wuhan, China, a new strain of coronavirus was discovered. The disease is typically found in animals, but COVID, this strain, affects humans. It infected many at a seafood market in Wuhan, though it may have originated elsewhere before coming to the market. The virus has spread rapidly within China. As of March […]
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February 2019/20
General Interest
Going Zero Waste: Part 2
As discussed in last week’s article, we have decided to attempt to go zero waste, which is a lifestyle in which one does not produce any trash. Pollution has plagued our seas since the very first industrial revolution, and it continues to do so now. As a result of pollution, there are multiple garbage patches […]
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June 2018/19
School
A Year in Review: The Freshman Perspective
Freshman year is an important time in any student’s academic career. Students become acclimated to a new school and environment. This typically includes standard “high school things,” such as a change in school policies, harder classes, and structured midterms and finals. Some changes, like a more lenient dress code and rules permitting students to carry […]
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December
Opinion
School
Should School Start Later?
About 80 percent of schools in the United States start their school day before eight in the morning, including many schools here in Marblehead, but teachers and students alike agree that this is much too early. A school should open its doors no earlier than 8:30 am, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, […]
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