After the holidays, senior Easton Wilson noticed all of the packages piled up at his door. His mother, Michelle Wilson, would typically drive back and forth between stores, trying to return all the gifts...

When around different groups of people, senior Lillian Flood said she notices her personality tends to fluctuate. For her, this can often be exhausting. Although adapting to our surroundings is basic human...

When junior Brock Heath’s foot started hurting, he said that he tried to work through the pain. In reality, he said this overuse led to stress fractures that began to greatly affect his training for...

Growing up with parents of an arranged marriage, freshman Sumlina Alam has acquired a unique perspective on the benefits of different types of relationships. “[Arranged marriages] can be very...

Sophomore Brooke Zimmer said there was a time when she thought looking like someone else would change her life. “At the time, I was sort of lonely, and I thought if I looked a certain way that I would...

Imagine your crush, the prettiest person in school, walking up to you and asking if you would like to be their date to prom. You would be ecstatic, planning everything out to the second. Then imagine finding...

Every morning, junior Sarah Bell hops on the school bus and heads to her job at IHOP. At IHOP, she clears dishes and wipes down tables as a busser. “I like bussing tables. That means [taking] the...

When math teacher Teresa Hogan first received her diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma in December 2014, she felt as though it was straight out of a movie. “They called me, and I was alone in my house,...

When survivor Kristy Childs left home at age 12 to escape what she described as a hostile environment, she was forced into sexual exploitation. Childs was sex trafficked until she was 36 years old.  “I...

To many of us, stories of human trafficking are horrible tragedies that seem far, far away from our everyday lives. Unfortunately, that is simply not true. Human trafficking has become a global issue,...

As December is national art month, the intricacy and beauty of art is recognized nation-wide. The Nerman, Prairiefire, Nelson Atkins, Kansas City Artists Coalition — these are all names of local museums...

Broadcast teacher Kim White has long-feared her own diagnosis of Alzheimer’s since her father developed the disease. “What if I'm the one that has [Alzheimer’s], who then takes care of me. I don't...