From a young age, we have been taught to not see color; that pretending to notice differences in ethnicity will ensure equality. We have been taught to be colorblind.  But don’t all of our characteristics...

We’ve all seen it. The videos circulating around the Internet of a small Syrian child whose face has been caked with grime and blood, being rejected by the borders of European nations. The refugee crisis...

“How did you do on the HuG test?” “Dude, I failed that HuG test.” “How hard was the HuG test?” If you’re a student at NAI, you’ve probably heard these phrases before… or you’re probably...

As we enter a new semester, we have reached the halfway point in our school year! Yet, it may not seem that way. Although the days and weeks seem really long, the first half of the school year has flown...

As someone who believes that men and women should be equal, I am able to recognize how far the fight for women’s rights has come. In the last hundred years, women have been granted the right to vote,...

How easy is it to say: “I don’t care”? How easy is it to ignore rude, cruel, and harsh comments from others who in society’s viewpoint, are better than you? One person who demonstrates this...

On February 22, 2020, immigrants from Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, and Myanmar were banned from obtaining visas, lengthening the restricted travel list to 13 countries.  The travel...

You know how it goes. You look something up. Click on the link. And you’re redirected, not to your desired link, but to the dreaded “useast-www.securly.com”. Great. What could’ve caused it? Turns...

Every day that I walk the halls, I'm ashamed to say fear hits me.  It strikes me right across my face so much so that when I think of this fear, tears well up in my eyes and I don't want to think anymore. At...

Valuing the lives of people who have experienced discrimination based on the color of their skin does not devalue the lives of people who do not have to deal with this. Saying that Black lives matter does...

As the perfect mix of Vine and Musical.ly Tik Tok has climbed the charts to become a fan favorite of many teens around the world. The combination of dances, lip-syncing, and skits really seems to pull...

Throughout 2019, it seemed that there was more bad news every couple of hours. Our brains have been overloaded with the amount of distraught in the world. In 2019 we have experienced a wide variety of...