Commentary

Doctors, surgeons, and others in the medical profession are some of the most highly valued careers. They are tasked with managing their operations, passing along possibly devastating information to patients, and saving multiple lives per day. They are under high stress, high–stakes conditions almost every day. Doctors are human too. They experience stress, burnout, and depression as others do, sometimes suffering even more. 

A five-minute speech can kill millions and put the world in turmoil; one bomb, one order, or one man, can lead the world to decades worth of destruction. With international tensions at a record spike—as well as public ignorance—another world war is far from unlikely.

What you think is what you are. Your thinking controls your perception; in turn your perception guides your actions, beliefs, and analysis of a situation. In simpler terms, your reactions are from your thoughts. If your mind has been infected by some notion, it will hold onto it firmly and act accordingly; there’s nothing more that a sick brain hates than being told it’s wrong.

Ideas are always subject to change as one learns and grows--such is life. We, as people, are always changing due to external influences. And yet, in considering the external nature of these influences, the implication is that nothing we do or are is truly original.

East has changed a lot since last year--that much is certain. Last year saw the retirement of many familiar faces, and East--and the district in general--has honestly struggled to replace them, resulting in a shift in many of our staff’s responsibilities and expectations.

Summer has come and gone in the blink of an eye, and we’re back to classes, homework, studying, and tests. It may seem intimidating, but here are some tips for helping you stay on top of it if you want to excel this year, coming from a senior who has had a pretty sweet academic track record.

Palau, Tonga, the Marshall Islands, Suriname, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, and the United States. You may be wondering, what does the United States have in common with these other countries (some of which you’ve probably never heard of)? Well…they all have unpaid parental leave. Meaning, the US is the only first-world country lacking in guaranteed paid parental leave.

“I submitted a 4000 word essay in December, most of it was written with ChatGPT… I got an email today stating I have been found in violation of the student conduct of plagiarism… [what] do I do?” — Posted by an anonymous graduate student on Reddit

I am living in a nightmare, from which from time to time I wake in sleep. — Ursula K Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven

January 6th, 2021. It’s a day that will live in infamy. It is the first time in over a hundred years that American democracy has truly been in danger, and it was an event heard around the world.