By Diya Ramesh (’23) Picture this: You were having a normal day at IA. Everything was absolutely perfect, until…. you get a text from your parents, saying that they are busy at work and cannot pick you up until 5:00. You, knowing that they work hard and not wanting to trouble them, simply type back a thumbs up, but inside, you begin to panic. . … Continue reading Food For When You Need It Most
By Diya Ramesh (’23) Right now, I’m willing to bet anything that you are at home. I’m right, aren’t I? How on Earth did I know? Am I psychic? Nope, just quarantined, just like you. Yes, let’s address the elephant in the room, which is that the coronavirus pandemic has transformed our lives. We are definitely going to remember these moments for decades to come. … Continue reading A Case For Online School
By Tasawwar Rahman (’22) Democracy. As Americans, it is our most basic value. It is an ideal we continue to strive to make better, and a promise that should reflect our society. Like anything, our democracy is not without faults, be it gerrymandering, voter suppression, dark money, or foreign election interference. But in the 21st century where the losers of ⅖ of presidential elections … Continue reading A Government of, by, and for Ohio?
By Diya Ramesh (’23) The time is 4:00 P.M., and you feel like you have been waiting for your entire life. The Media Center is slowly emptying, but you aren’t leaving anytime soon. You haven’t eaten in hours, and there is no food available. You try to distract yourself with some homework, but there is only so much you can do. It feels like you … Continue reading The Case for a bigger Parking Lot
By Diya Ramesh (’23) Lotteries. Those who are determined to find a cheap and easy way to earn some money spend a decent chunk of their income investing in tickets in a prize that they have almost close to no probability of winning. Yet, so many people spend their time and hard-earned money on these lotteries. However, that is not the type of lottery we … Continue reading Writer’s Opinion: The IA Lottery
By Tasawwar Rahman (‘22) Depicts protester wearing Uighur flag with tears of blood. Brussels, April 2018. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Taken. As the world is distracted by China’s rise, our economic priorities have begun supplant our moral. A people taken. A culture taken. A religion taken. And the world remains silent. Look away, away from the polished glamour and to the people, the people yearning … Continue reading Remember the Taken
By Tasawwar Rahman (‘22) On an otherwise uneventful Friday in early October, Daryl Morey, General Manager of the Houston Rockets tweeted an image supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. While seemingly benign for an American citizen to voice his opinion on an issue of public significance, it had consequences no one could have anticipated and was the catalyst to a months long petty dispute between … Continue reading As China Yearns to Join the Exclusive Club of Advanced Economies, It Must Learn to Play by the Rules
–Soenke Pietsch (‘21) Donald Trump is making America great again. However, he isn’t doing it in the way he thinks he is. Putting aside all the controversy surrounding our current president Donald J. Trump, he has achieved one thing many of our previous presidents have not, not to mention that he, and only he, deserves credit for it. But it is the same type of … Continue reading How Trump is Truly Making America Great Again
-Neha Middela (‘19) In recent months, the current presidential administration has repealed crucial environmental legislation within the United States, protecting the health, waterways and landscapes of the American public. Most recently, the Environmental Protection Agency, under the Trump Administration, repealed the “Once In, Always In” policy, dating from the Clinton Administration, regulating the amount of hazardous pollution within industrial areas. In October, the administration … Continue reading Environmental Action A Dwindling Concern For Current Administration
–Soenke Pietsch (‘21) We all enjoy the deals, whether it is a new Nintendo Switch for a staggering $299 or a 42” TV for as low as $149, America is captivated by the Black Friday buzz. However, the mind-blowingly low prices, that some of us can snag from a retailer, have consequences that many of us do not see. With stores like Best Buy … Continue reading Black Friday: A Deal-Breaker For Thanksgiving?
The Overachiever 