CONGRATULATIONS! We are pleased to tell you that you have been admitted to the 2024 class of the Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute, the “Medill Cherub Program.” The moment I read those words...

Social media’s rise in popularity among teenagers has subsequently sparked widespread public concern about its negative effects regarding harmful content and an addictive dependence on technology.  To...

This is Spitfire, a new style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is blue. Aashna is green. Here are the rules: No profanity. An editor attacked by the...

All but one on The Accolade 17-member Editorial Board agree that the Associated Student Body [ASB] should poll the Student Senate and seriously consider adding a homecoming king to the court starting the...

“If you’re 18 by the time you’re a senior, you would be eligible to vote,” my Advanced Placement Human Geography [APHUG] teacher said to the class in my freshman year. That was back in 2021....

This is Spitfire, a new style of head-to-head debates between The Accolade’s two Opinion editors. Kayden is purple. Aashna is orange. Here are the rules: No profanity. An editor attacked by the...

In following common practice among most legacy media outlets like the Los Angeles Times or the Orange County Register, The Accolade’s 17-member editorial board has come up with its own endorsements for...

“It’s a mockery of our beloved Jesus’ Last Supper.” “They cannot depict our Lord in that manner.” “It was a shameful attack on Christianity.”  Those were among the initial reactions...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, every public school classroom in Louisiana must display a poster of the Ten Commandments. Just northwest in Oklahoma, the state superintendent has mandated that at the start of the...

Workbook open. Pink eraser shavings scattered across the dining table. Pencil in hand.  From the summer before second grade to now, my parents always stressed the importance of working with paper. Having...