“When I say your name, please say ‘here’ or ‘present’,” the unfamiliar adult said in a quiet classroom.  My worst nightmare, the biggest gamble of the day would fall upon me: Is my name...

Let’s get one thing straight, nobody likes going to the school bathrooms. The smell is atrocious, and even worse, people decide that suddenly all the knowledge they had on how to flush a toilet is gone....

Feb. 25 was a seemingly normal Saturday for a lot of people. They watched TV, ate breakfast, rested after a long week and did the typical things they would do every Saturday. However, for Jewish people,...

“Unholy” won a Grammy for the best duo pop performance, making breakthroughs in the music industry as Sam Smith and Kim Petras as their song gave way to Petras becoming the first openly trans woman...

Currently, 30+ anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been lined up in the Texas legislature, causing a panic in queer Texans. These bills propose limitations on what language around sexuality and gender can be used in...

I never look forward to December. The topic of conversation is anything and everything. It’s junior year. We laugh at each other and eat our lunches, as on the inside, our stress is building up. Finals...

Major Spoiler Warning for The Assignment  “Would YOU speak up for what is right?” The question stands out, even in small font, on the front cover of The Assignment, written by Liza Wiemer.  The...

Working as an educator in Texas for over 20 years, librarian Cindy Schulze, is always down for talking about anything book-related. Even though she is still catching up on her young adult book knowledge,...

Carnegie seniors are becoming eligible to vote in the governor elections in Texas, which will happen on November 8. Yet, according to a survey on political awareness conducted by Upstream News, 68 percent...