The Repercussions of Brexit
By: Garrett Speller
The results of Britain's surprise decision to leave the European Union in June sent shock waves around the world, the event causing...
You Guessed It: The Election
By: Ani NrusimhaDrumroll, please. Â This election season is starting to heat up, and with less than two months to go both candidates are preparing...
If you love them, let them go
 By: Bhavana Upadhyaya
Let’s talk about euthanasia. No, not the youth in Asia, but euthanasia—intentionally causing the death of a person with the motive being...
Panama Papers Brings the Truth to Light
By: Harman Kaur
The Panama Papers is currently being called the largest data leak in the history of journalism.
The Panama Papers are a list of...
New York Primary Results….Not So Shocking
By: Maureen Meosky
The New York Primary election was held on April 19, yielding victory for candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Clinton winning despite...
Hollywood Whitewashing Needs to Stop
By: Claire Kim
While Chris Rock’s Oscars opening monologue was praised by many for calling out the diversity problem that would be featured in the...
Standardized Tests Need to Change
By: East Side Staff
Just last month children in New York State from grade four through eight finished taking their New York State Math and...
Olympic Bingo?
By: Claire Kim
There is currently a petition for bingo to become an Olympic sport for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. No, not an April Fool’s...
Olympic Tickets Still Unsold
By: Harman Kaur
There are less than four months before the start of the summer olympics in Brazil, but less than half of the tickets...
Virginia Grants Convicts Suffrage
By: Nicole Kazmierczak
In many US states, felons convicted of serious crimes often have very restricted voting rights following their release from prison. In states...