POTS: What are the most difficult conversations to have?
Amanda Kravitz, Staff Writer
June 23, 2018
Filed under Opinions
POTS: What is the kindest thing you have ever witnessed?
Yiming Fu, Staff Writer
June 22, 2018
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Editorial: Miscategorization obscures the benefits of certain drugs
Rachel Vin, Opinions Editor
June 9, 2018
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How many of your peers are on psychiatric drugs? Ritalin, Prozac, Ativan: there are many different drugs, and far more adolescents taking them. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 7.5 percent of youth were on psychostimulant medication as of 2014, and those numbers are rising...
POTS: When do you feel most proud or lucky to be a BHS student?
Milena Kitterman, Staff Writer
June 8, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Peeps on the Street
Mental disorders diagnosed and medicated too often
Afik Zaarur, Contributing Writer
June 7, 2018
Filed under Opinions
If you live in America there is a high chance you know someone who suffers from depression; one in five people in America have severe depression. It was hardly like this 20 years ago, when only one in every 184 people were clinically depressed. During the last few years there has been an increase in the numb...
Popular show “The Bachelor” perpetuates sexist standards
Rachel Myers, Regulars Managing Editor
June 6, 2018
Filed under Opinions
I was first introduced to the world of “The Bachelor” during my sophomore year. A few friends of mine flocked around a computer screen, watching a group of flawless girls in evening gowns emerge one by one from a limo. I watched as a bland white man delivered the same impersonal phrase to all of the...
Mandatory ATPP overlooks student conflicts
Lena Pontes, Contributing Writer
June 5, 2018
Filed under Opinions
At a recent senior assembly, deans announced that the administration will no longer accept parent or student exemptions from the After the Prom Party and, as of this year, all attendees are required to remain in the school building until 3:30 a.m. Although a mandatory After the Prom Party may seem like a good i...
POTS: What’s the best thing to do in Boston?
Taeyeon Kim, Staff Writer
June 4, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Peeps on the Street
POTS: What book that you have read in or for school has changed, affected or taught you the most?
Lauren Liang, Staff Writer
May 15, 2018
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Trump not fit for presidency
Becky Perelman, Sports Writing Editor
May 6, 2018
Filed under Opinions
President Donald J. Trump’s presidency has gotten off to a rocky start. The White House has already been hit with countless controversies and scandals. Trump has been sued more than 135 times since taking office. He has been accused of treason and collusion with Russia, and called a bigot for h...
Senioritis: it’s more than just laziness
Ani Mathison, Photo Managing Editor
April 30, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Senior Slide? This senior has officially slid. I’m writing this article about three weeks past the deadline, to give you a nice image of where I’m at in life. On the first day of Freshman year, I heard two seniors talking in the hallway. “I’m not gonna do sh*t” this year,” one of them s...
News source biases prevent helpful political discourse
Graham Krewinghaus, Contributing Writer
April 30, 2018
Filed under Opinions
In the era of President Trump everyone has something to say. However, we often fail to see the whole picture due to our biases. When we rant about climate change or immigration, chances are the ones listening share our ideas. When we check Facebook for an article about Trump’s latest tax cuts,...
