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By Alison Xin Chances are, with the Hawaii missile panic, DACA, North Korea, and a plethora of other crises piling up recently, the passing of Section 702 has flown under your radar. I admit that I would have missed it had I not been on a strange tangent through current events in cyber-security.  Essentially, the…

by Alison Xin The Head of Marketing announced a pop-up meeting on November 1st. More than half of those who showed up looked absolutely demolished, probably from staying up too late going to trashy Halloween parties. Too bad, but the machine of capitalism doesn’t stop for anybody. One of the new guys — Jake or…

By Alison Xin I attended a public elementary and middle school before enrolling in Hathaway Brown. Though a private school certainly has its advantages over the public school system, bathroom upkeep is not one of them. I do not fault the janitorial staff here — they are but a few individuals, fighting a daily battle…

By Alison Xin Ah, the lunch room. The watering hole of the educational savannah. Continuing this metaphor, the behavior of students in the dining hall and servery seem to resemble animals rather than civilized humans. In the interest of common decency, here are some things to do or keep in mind while obtaining or consuming…

by Alison Xin *Warning: the following article slowly becomes more deranged. Viewer discretion is advised. So this is it, huh. You’ve tried everything to woo that special someone, but nothing has worked. Flirting, gifts, food items…no results. Now you’re here. Here to learn the secrets of the mystical peacock spider. Part peacock. Part Spider. All…

by Alison Xin We all know that Trump ruins everything for everyone. Apparently, this also includes personifications of abstract metaphorical concepts.

by Alison Xin It was the autumn of my 8th grade year, and I was about to jump face-first into the most intense social responsibility known to awkward tweens – selecting the perfect birthday gift for my friend, Timothy. I expect that for normal, well-adjusted people, this was not the Herculean task I was making it…