By: Necla Karaca – 2023 Summer Intern The one thing that younger teens cannot do to change the world is vote. They must be 18 years old to vote in most elections. Teens can start food drives. They can pick…
People who care about justice should stop targeting LGBTQ+ youth By: Sol Thamilarasan – 2023 Summer Intern Imagine yourself as a kid who was always kept in a binarized box. You weren’t allowed to express your true sexuality or gender…
By: Jackson Kane – 2023 Summer Intern Last year, about 7.6 million hectares of new agricultural land were created, according to Bloomberg News. This makes food cheaper for the consumer. Last year, 4 billion metric tons of food were produced,…
Students today need to be literate in both media and the digital world By: Tyler Hartl – 2023 Summer Intern Digital literacy is one of the most important skills of the 21st century. It can be defined as having the…
The United States desperately needs immigration reform By: Aiden Pinsker – 2023 Summer Intern This past year I competed in the National History Day competition where I created a website detailing the story of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Celler’s (D-NY) 40-year…
Students need to learn about the accomplishments of women in history class By: Keerthana Sontyana – 2022 Summer Intern Old, important, history class-worthy men. The schools in Pennsylvania only teach the average class about “essential figures” in history. Usually, we…
By: Surabi Shanmugam – 2022 Summer Intern Every day, my uncle wakes up, eats his breakfast, and takes his medication. One day, as he was taking his meds, he turned to me. Holding up his bottle of Jardiance, a name…
By: Pari Patel – 2022 Summer Intern My family immigrated to this country for a better life for themselves and for their children. Like many immigrant families, they also must support family members back home. Taking care of relatives here…
Muslims shouldn’t have to assimilate to be good Americans By: Sara Farheen – 2022 Summer Intern As the Pew Research Center reports, “Muslim Americans are a diverse and growing population, currently estimated at 3.45 million people of all ages ……
By: Chloe Meyer-Gehrke – 2022 Summer Intern In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, enslaved women in America chewed cotton root to induce abortions. It was a form of resistance; to give birth would be to deliver one more slave to…
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