Opinions
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Demise of a Generation
By: Nicole Lin When you walk through the halls of any high school such as Syosset High, you’ll see a familiar sight: a sea of students, but many are alone…
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The End of Natural Beauty
By: Ivy Stallone Cosmetic plastic surgery is an addiction, especially if you have the money for it. Of course, money is not an issue for celebrities who are millionaires or…
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The Glorification of GLP-1s for Weight Loss is a Big Fad Mistake
By Ella D’Auria From the continued AI revolution to the advent of Labubus, 2025 was a massive year for bandwagon trends. However, in the media, one trend seems omnipresent and…
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Hell-Year Is Overhyped
By: Ella D’Auria “Hell-Year” is the moniker for the most notorious ten months of any high school career: junior year. Expectations are higher, college applications are on the horizon, and…
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Knowledge is Problematic: Is Snapchat Out to Get Us?
By: Ella D’Auria Imagine telling your grandparents that you and your friends send photos of 30%-60% of your faces to each other for fun. Add on that you’re paying a…
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Long Island’s Bad Drivers Are More Than Just An Annoyance: They’re a Public Hazard
By: Chengshui Yun Anyone who has spent hours on Long Island roads knows the truth: this island has a bad driver problem. Not just an occasional careless driver, but a…
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We Are Officially Cooked
By: Ella D’Auria Lay’s potato chips are good, but they are not 11-dollars-and-a-severe-blow-to-my-dignity good. The moment I saw my friend place an order for a solitary bag of chips from…
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Human Soundboards: This Meme Doesn’t Count as Funny Anymore
By: Ella D’Auria A whopping 67% of humans have never tried pizza. In fact, 6 in every 7 have reported that they’d pick pasta over pizza any day. When asked…
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Two-Part Releases Aren’t So Wicked
Good to finally see it, isn’t it? After a torturous year of not-so-patiently waiting for Wicked: For Good, millions of fans finally witnessed the epic conclusion of Elphaba and Glinda’s…
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The Dangers of Dismantling the Department of Education
Earlier this March, President Donald Trump set out to sign an executive order that would be the preliminary step to dismantling the Department of Education, a department within the bureaucracy…
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