Paradise before the ’60s
Ohema Boone, Student at the NYC iSchool
March 21, 2019
Traveling is one of the popular things people like to put on their bucket list or their itch list. It is a perfect family bonding experience, in which relationships can grow, and people can learn about new skills and cultures. According to best places to travel article it states, “People may travel to learn something specific: a new language, a new cuisi...
Offensive Jokes: Are they okay to say?
Katie Pimentel, Student
March 21, 2019
Offensive jokes include those who make fun of things such as sexuality, race, 9/11, The Holocaust, and about oppressed groups. From “Boondocks” to “Family Guy” to “Rick and Morty,” many offensive jokes have been aired and laughed at. However, throughout the years, the use of these jokes ...
Rock-a-bye-student?
March 19, 2019
It’s 12 p.m. You didn't get much sleep last night, and the teacher in the front of the room is droning on and on. Your eyes begin to flutter closed, and your head is on the desk. It isn't long before you drift off to sleep. It’s no secret that high schoolers don't get the 8-9 hours of sleep they...
Students on Valentine’s Day at the iSchool
J-Lynn Torres, Reporter
February 14, 2019
Valentine’s Day! The day for giving and receiving love. And what better way to express affection towards someone then through one dollar bags of assorted candy? At the iSchool, students can purchase candy grams from iCare members. On Valentine’s Day, these candy grams are delivered to a person of t...
Is Harry Kane overrated?
Elias Swift, Reporter
February 7, 2019
Harry Kane is a good player with a great goal-scoring attitude. The English striker can score all sorts of goals. He’s still young, but he doesn’t have a lot of potential if he stays at Tottenham. Tottenham haven’t won the league since 1961, and although this is the best Spurs side the soccer ...
Soccer vs. baseball: The iSchool answers the great debate
February 7, 2019
Writer’s Note: This intro is meant to make clear that the one thing that baseball and soccer have in common are their fair share of exciting moments. It was October 16, 2003, the date of the ultimate matchup between the Yankees and the Red Sox in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series....
What to watch next
January 18, 2019
We are living in an age of media, and with media comes access. In our parents´s generation, there was no Netflix. You had to watch shows the night they were on; otherwise, you would have to wait until the reruns came on. And by then, everyone would have forgotten about it. Now we have Netflix, Hu...
Verne Troyer vs. Andre the Giant
January 18, 2019
Throughout history, there have been some matchups that everyone have wanted but never happened. Ali vs. Tyson, Jordan vs. LeBron, etc. But there has been matchups that could really change the way people view things. So this is the question that maybe not all of us have been asking, but all of us w...
The LGBT Community
Ruby Gower and Jesse Hoffman
January 18, 2019
The NYC iSchool has a diverse student body comprising of many LGBT individuals. In fact, a poll that asked 51 students for their sexuality, just 31% identified as straight. Although the largest section of individuals are straight, the many subsets of the LGBT community make up an overall majority, wi...
The art of procrastinating
January 17, 2019
It’s Sunday night. You’re sitting at your desk staring at the blank piece of paper and hoping that your essay will magically write itself. You haven’t actually read the book but have read some summaries of it. You're about to start working, but you stop and you tell yourself, “I’ll wake u...
Video games shouldn’t become a sport
Fernando Rodriguez, Copy Editor
January 17, 2019
Video games have always been a “problem” in the face of the media. Countless reports have pointed them to be detrimental to the youth, a waste of time, or just utter nonsense. Of course, these accusations are not true and only showcase why people are becoming more accepting of video games as the...
Why PewDiePie should remain the most subscribed YouTuber
Lucas Sherman, Reporter
January 15, 2019
PewDiePie is an independent creator on YouTube who has been the top subscribed YouTuber for 5 years. He has been a big inspiration to other creators, and he has continued entertaining his fans even through tough times in Youtube history. Recently, a competitor named “T-Series” has been gaining ...