Reviews

Franklin and Marshall CLS Program: Does it really represent the school as a whole?

January 19, 2017

By Cristian Castillo ’17 Franklin and Marshall (F&M) is a small, liberal arts school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. F&M hosts a Collegiate Leadership Summit (CLS), where they bring in diverse, high performing high school seniors […]

Reviews

The struggle of applying to college

November 1, 2016

   By Cristian Castillo ’17 Personally, freshman year was a challenge because it’s a completely new environment, Sophomore year got more challenging if you took AP (Advanced Placement) courses. Junior year gets a bit easier […]

Reviews

Volaris: Where time flies

October 14, 2016

By Cristian Castillo ’17 Considering that you save on average $100 or more compared to other airlines, you get to Durango (DGO), MX from Chicago (CHI) incredibly faster compared to other airlines, and it is […]

Opinions

ISBE: Don’t make current juniors into Miss Colombia

July 20, 2016

Cristian Castillo ’17 Miss Colombia was crowned Miss Universe for four minutes before she was told it was a mistake and Miss Philippines was actually Miss Universe. The juniors in Illinois are Miss Colombia, the […]

Opinions

Teaching to the Test

March 8, 2016

By Cristian Castillo ’17 and Alva Chavez ’17 “I can no longer cooperate with a testing regime that I believe is suffocating creativity and innovation in the classroom. We are not really educating our students […]

Opinions

Caitlyn Jenner: Is she worthy of all the attention she’s getting?

March 8, 2016

By Cristian Castillo ’17 & Stephanie Valencia ’17 Side: Should Caitlyn Jenner should get all the media attention. Ever since she has decided to become Caitlyn, issues of transgender have become more prominent. She has […]

Club Spotlights

Stand Up, Speak Out!

September 3, 2015

By Esmeralda Arroyo ’17, Cristian Castillo ’17, and Clarissa Crespo ’17 Stand Up, Speak Out is informally known as “LGBT Club,” but the informal name does not fully represent the club. The club is led […]