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Junior Fatima Farha on the conflict between Palestine and Israel.

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Conflict in the Middle East: The Palestine Perspective

May 6, 2013

The conflict between Palestine and Israel is nothing new; it’s been going on for decades now. The conflict is deep, filled with so many aspects that an entire history book will be [...]

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Toga Tuesday Forced to Unwrap

May 1, 2013

We should have seen this coming. Our generation has become a gap generation, stuck between two very distinct eras. We are transitioning into a much more sensitive society, and while [...]

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The ACT: Students Are More Than Just a Test Score

April 23, 2013

Well, juniors, here we are. The time that everyone has been dreading has finally come: the ACT.
For some of us, that means that we’ve been preparing for weeks, maybe even [...]

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Suicide: “There is Help Out There”

April 19, 2013

In honor of the unfortunate and recent suicides that have taken place in our community, specifically affecting the schools of Glenbrook North and Stevenson High School, it seems necessary to [...]

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Seed Packing: Plant Hope, Save Lives

April 17, 2013

Mark your calendars, Niles West, because next week every single one of you will have the opportunity to forever change a family’s life.
That’s right, seed packing is coming up on Sunday, [...]

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The Pressures of Prom

April 16, 2013

Let’s face it: we’re not all Mia Thermopolis from “The Princess Diaries.” We’re not all going to have a Michael Moscovitz to take us to a dance, in this case, [...]

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Illinois and Gay Marriage: A Match Made In Heaven

April 16, 2013

Among the nine states that recognize same-sex marriage as legal, Illinois is surprisingly not one of them — not yet, anyway. I say surprisingly because Chicago is the third most LGBTQ ranked [...]

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Niles West HIgh School students helping with the Preschool Trike-a-Thon for St. Jude Children's Hospital that was being held on Wednesday, May 8 outside the Niles West High School building. Photograph by Iza Swider.
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1. Yearbooks will be distributed this Friday, May 17, after school--those students who get out after 8th period will be allowed to pick them up at that time; no one is allowed to miss any part of any class--even study hall--to get his or her book.
2. Students must have their IDs and will be asked to sign for their books; no one may pick up anyone else's book under any circumstances.
3. Yearbooks will be distributed in the Student Commons and will be distributed alphabetically.
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