This year, College Board introduced a new format that allowed students to take Advanced Placement (AP) exams online due to school closures. The decision faced heavy backlash from students and teachers. Rather than the typical paper exam, the online tests were 45-minute written responses. No multiple choice was […]
COVID-19, an emerging respiratory virus, has spread across the world infecting thousands. The first case to reach the U.S. was on Jan 20, 2020. The man who was infected had recently returned from Wuhan, China, the place of origin of the disease. Shortly after, the number of infected […]
Kim Kardashian has received lots of backlash over the years because of her controversial Instagram pictures and posts. Kim Kardashian, along with other members of the Kardashian family, has been accused of cultural appropriation before. Kim Kardashian’s original shapewear line was called Kimono, a direct appropriation of the […]
Bryan Tam, Fathima Hafsa Abdul Gaffur, and Yanyu Li were chosen to represent Mt. Hebron this school year at BWI airport gallery and the Walters Art Museum. These students were chosen to display their art for temporary placements at these galleries. Junior Bryan Tam created a self portrait […]
On Sunday, Nov. 7, rapper Juice WRLD suffered a seizure at the Chicago airport and died at the hospital after going into cardiac arrest. Juice WRLD, whose birth name was Jarad Anthony Higgins, graduated from Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School in 2017 and continued on to pursue a music […]
In March 2019, 51 people were charged in a scheme to secure spots at big name colleges. Federal prosecutors have accused parents of spending up to $75,000 in bribes to help their children get into prestigious colleges. Fifteen parents have pleaded guilty to their charges. “I’m not surprised.” […]
