The Struggles of QuaranTEENS Internal April 8, 2020 Illustration by Marina Papachristos Marina Papachristos Contributor On the last Thursday before the March Break, students across Ontario heard the news that seemed only possible in a dream: two extra weeks off of school due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. That evening, the information spread throughout […]
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In Pursuit of Passion Features April 3, 2020 Photo Coutersy of Sophie Cohen Sophie Cohen Editor When I was nine years old, I saw the National Ballet for the first time. My aunt had bought me two tickets to see Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker for my birthday. This prospect excited me enormously. My older sister, Heather, had
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Just keep learning: The secret to student success outside the classroom Internal, Features April 1, 2020 Sara Chiarotto O’Brien Editor in Chief As Ontario students enter their third week of school shutdowns, the novelty of endless freetime is beginning to wear off, replaced by concerns surrounding graduation, extracurriculars, and keeping up with academics. As of
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It’s Not “Either-Or”: Time to Re-evaluate Cancel Culture External, Opinion January 27, 2020 Photo Coutersy of Evan Mitsui / CBC Sineen Madni Contributor Cancel culture successfully makes its way into almost every controversial debate that a public figure spurs. And now, of course, there’s an ongoing debate, in the form of a backlash, over whether
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Winter closet essentials Features, Opinion January 21, 2020 Ilustration by Jocelyn Tang Anna Goodman Editor My closet contains many different articles of clothing, from old hand-me-downs to odd sweaters given to me by relatives, and items that are just too small for me. However, there are some items in my closet that I consider to
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A List of Things I Learned at School Features, Humour, Internal January 13, 2020 Illustration by Yoohyun Park Hannah Argiloff Editor Grade 1: Five plus four is eight. “Knit” is spelt with a k because yes, silent letters do in fact exist by some trick of modern language. Don’t try to get the bin of
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Students Out of School as Teachers Strike with No Deal In Sight Internal December 4, 2019 Photo by Sahil Turakhia Sara Chiarotto O’Brien Editor in Chief Hundreds of students across Ontario woke up this morning and took to social media to share their joy over the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) strike. A day
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More than an Ego: Why Antonio Brown has turned into the NFL’s Drama Queen Sports November 9, 2019 Photo by Steven Senne / Associated Press Elena Vlitas Contributor Antonio Brown, otherwise known as “AB,” is a National Football League (NFL) wide receiver who, in recent months and throughout the past, has been involved in various
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From console to controversy : Do video games influence mass shootings? Opinion November 9, 2019 Photo by Christina Kim Saul Wolkove Advisor During February of 2018, after the events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, American president, Donald J. Trump, called a meeting with several publishers and developers of major game companies
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Record high NT student population Internal November 9, 2019 Photo by Emily Sakaguchi Anisa Williams Contributor Changes are hitting North Toronto C.I., and they’re more than just Hot Air no longer using ‘zesty’ during the announcements. NT has a record breaking number of new students attending the school this year. Officially over maximum capacity, NT
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