Carolina Alcantara - Staff Reporter
Podcast: BookTok Ch. 1
Staff reporters Ruby and Carolina dive into common tropes and occurrences seen in both the BookTok community as well as the components that make up BookTok itself.
Opinion: Support local businesses for Gaza
The stigma around boycotting leads people to believe it has no impact, that it's a trivial pursuit against big commercial enterprises, but forfeiting the products of big companies franchised by faceless figures for ones from local businesses. Not only does it contribute to the local community, but it demonstrates support to those in need. “Boycotting companies is good, because if they’re directly funding something that you don’t support, then you’re putting your money towards something that you don’t believe, you can be doing something, you can be using something else with that money, other than supporting something that you don’t believe or support,” OH junior and Muslim Student Association (MSA) vice president Sedra Abdelmaguid said.
New restaurant “Rooted” by OH teacher Shon Keener takes root in Minooka
A bougie, fine dining experience that dishes out exuberant platters of NY strip steak and plum and jam focaccia seldom has much in common with the starkly illuminated brick-claddened classrooms, save for the man, the myth, the legend himself, and newly acclaimed 5-star restaurant owner: OH science teacher Shon Keener. Rooted, which opened on Dec. 29, 2023, serves the story...
Ensemble Stars!! and the rising influence of idol culture oversease
By now, the word “idol” has breached past the niches of Internet culture and into mainstream media. This can be attributed to the recent popularity of idols seen in Kpop fandoms as kpop idol fan cams on TikTok or Twitter, performances on a global stage- like the NewJeans 2024 New Year's Eve performance- have integrated themselves into society.
I’m with the banned: A list of banned books to enjoy
Banned books are becoming increasingly common. The most abundant banned topics are books that amplify the voices of marginalized groups such as the LGBTQ+ community and people of color (POC). Contrary to popular belief, bans on books do not make them completely unavailable to the public; they make them unavailable in schools and public libraries. This is as much of an issue as it would be if these books were made to be unavailable.