A Most Difficult Year: 2020 in 12 Photos
June 9, 2021
From wildfires in Australia to tensions in Iran at the beginning of the 2020, to the pandemic and its...
The Rise of Political Polarization and Partisanship in the U.S.
By Andrei Khazatsky, Writer
June 7, 2021
Nowadays it seems as though politics in the United States are more polarized than ever. To many, the...
The #FufuChallenge: A Perpetuation of the Demeaning of African Culture
By Temisola Akinwande, Contributing writer
May 3, 2021
“Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity” – Jonathan Safran Foer, American...
Closing the Gap in American Political Polarization
By Tatiana Barberi, Visuals Editor
“Existential fear appears to be at the heart of what drives polarization.” –Kirk Schneider, Ph.D....
A Pessimist’s View on IB and Exams
By Carlos Tavares, Writer
A Brief Note to the Administration, Counselors, Teachers, Parents … This article is based on conversations...
Why we Must Remember Tiananmen for Those who Can’t
By Anonymous
This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which took place on June 4th,...
Clubs Under Lockdown: A Look Back at a Difficult Year
By Robert Zeleny, Writer
These are examples of phrases that club leaders used when talking about running their clubs during the...
Very Public Art: Madi Aye’s Arresting Work
You’ve probably passed by the big artwork on the third floor, as we call it, actually titled A fragment...
Tick Tock! A Climate Countdown – or Lifeline – in Union Square
As we begin 2021, we have to realize that our world is becoming warmer and warmer. On September 20, 2020,...
Make Your Dream Sandwich and We Will Tell you Which Tut House Math Teacher YOU Are!
March 30, 2021
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73 Questions with Lele Hilaire
By Alexia Dommel, Writer
March 15, 2021
Lele Hilaire is a T1 student who joined the UNIS Queens campus in M4. Today I asked her 73...
Exciting Board and Card Games to Start Off the New Year!
By Lude Edens, Fun & Games Editor
January 28, 2021
With video games gaining more and more popularity, board and card games are often overlooked. Now you...
What do Remote-Only Students Think of Testing?
By Sijia Zhong, Writer
January 27, 2021
From March 2020 up until summer break, UNIS students attended class online through Zoom due to COVID-19....
IB Grading Causes Panic, Ruins Summers
September 8, 2020
When the COVID-19 virus struck, the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) cancelled the May...
By Lude Edens
April 21, 2020
Exam rooms full of students, being told to start reviewing weeks before, studying for long hours into...
