More Women Run For Office, Stereotypes Prevail
By Margaret MacGillivray The number of women in office in the United States Government has greatly increased following the...
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Interviewing the Newly Elected Representatives
By: Cora-Louise Fleming-Benite and Miles Horner In LREI’s student government, each grade elects two representatives. In September, students selected representatives they...
How Skating has Affected Mainstream Fashion
By: Cora-Louise Fleming-Benite You’ve most likely seen skateboarders out on the street. Some of your friends probably skate, and maybe...
Monetary Bail, Mass Incarceration & the Criminalization of Poverty
By: Isabelle Mercado Local governments across America are becoming increasingly more dependent on the revenue generated from fining and...
Inspection Day
By Peter Mamaev
Q: My best friends are consistently being very rude and mean to me and I feel like my best friends should be building me up but not tearing me down. I try to say stuff but they think I’m kidding they keep on just saying awful things to my face and to others how should I get them to stop?
A: First, you should very clearly express these feelings to them. Make it very obvious that you aren’t kidding...
Q: So there’s this boy. He has brown hair, and always wears these heart shaped sunglasses. Everyone likes him and wants to be his friend. He likes to dance. I think he likes me back but I’m not sure. I wanna make sure I don’t come off desperate or creepy, but I also want him to like me back. Any advice?
A: I have struggled with the same problem many times before. If you really like someone, you have two...
Q: I like this guy but he’s older. He goes to another school and he’s two grades above me. Is that okay? Should I pursue it?
A: I cannot tell you whether it is or isn’t okay to date someone; however, I don’t think this...
Q: I’m scared for finals week since I’m a freshman. Do you have any advice regarding finals week?
A: Finals can be very nerve-racking, especially your first ones; however, if you study and prepare well for them,...