JANE DRINKWATER, Editor-in-Chief ISABEL HALLOWS HAWKES, Publisher DR. DAVID ROMNEY, Faculty Advisor
Staff Writers ANNIE WALKER CATHERINE EVANS CHANDLER WOODWARD DALLIN BUNDY ELLA PALIGO EMMA CONDE JOE PETERSON ROZLYN NEVILLE SAVANNAH PURSGLOVE SCOTT SAWAYA THOMAS VICK
The Linguistic Illusion
Language doesn’t just reflect our world—it builds it, blurs it, and sometimes weaponizes it, turning shades of meaning into dividing lines between “us” and “them.”
What if the loudest call for gun reform in America’s most pro-gun states isn’t coming from politicians—but from churchgoing, rifle-owning moms who’ve had enough?
When foreign policy becomes performance art and lives are the cost of admission, the real question isn’t whether we’re entertained—but whether we’ve lost our shame.
When a government starts cutting corners in the name of efficiency, what gets lost isn’t just time—it’s lives, democracy, and the very soul of the nation (yes, just like Barbie warned us).