One Wednesday evening in October, I took a scenic 50-minute ride to Auburn. By the time I got there, it was dark and I stumbled…
Posts published in December 2016
The Crown Season 1: A Review
As Netflix continues to produce more and more original series, it has been impressive in its high production quality, and The Crown is no exception.…
Bringing it All Back Home: A Bob Dylan Playlist
Imagine the 1960s in the United States of America. The backdrop of the Vietnam War creates a breeding ground for young, enraged activists, who fight…
Sporty Seniors
Jimin Lee ’17 Q: What sport do you play? A: I run track. Q: Do you have a favorite professional athlete? A: Usain Bolt. Q:…
IHS has an Indoor Track Team for the First Time in History
The question that many students have asked over the years—when we will have an indoor track team—has finally been answered. It’s surprising that a school…
NBA Playoff Predictions
Eastern Conference: Cleveland Cavaliers: Even this early into the NBA season, it’s evident that the Cleveland Cavaliers are overwhelming favorites to be the East’s number-one…
Broken Brick Wall
It is just my siblings and I The Second has told me to take the paper that a child has dropped I look out from…
College Apocalypse
College apps are due Seniors mad stressed all the time The world is ending!
Human Beaten Up and Eaten by Laptop, Suspect Still Running Loose
The following story was compiled using CCTV camera and audio recording devices. It is written from the perspectives of its characters. Aaron tries to use…
is this my life now? now, more than before, i ask myself how. how it all ended up like this: this world, these people, it…
Why.
I once seduced a princess from a foreign land, carried her back, across the shifting sands, necked in the moonlight on top of the world,…
This Month in Pictures
Tristan’s Angst: IHS to Increase Homework Load with New Policy and Technology
In a recent announcement, district spokesperson Billy Bozawkowitz announced that students could expect “only five times as much” homework during the 2017–18 school year. Since…
Horoscopes
Aries (Mar. 21–Apr. 19): Reach for the stars, but be prepared to settle for the moon. Taurus (Apr. 20–May 20): Don’t hate yourself for what…
The Coolness Spectrum
COOL The Horses Rogue One Kindergarten lunchboxes Countdown to winter break The Dallas Cowboys The Gateway Arch Leonard Cohen dying Midterms UNCOOL