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A photo taken during the first Earth Day protests on the 22nd of April, 1970.

Why We Celebrate Earth Day

By Amarins Edens, Writer April 21, 2022

On April 22nd 1970, millions of Americans took to the streets to protest. Across the country, cities and towns were crowded with people holding signs that read “Climate Action Now”, “Save Your Earth”,...

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UNIS’s Gender Divide

By Estela Santos Torres and Lulwah Elhariry March 30, 2022

You know it, we know it, let’s talk about it. In many IB classes and Tut House clubs at UNIS, there tends to be a specific gender dynamic in terms of the female to male ratio. Why might this be the...

Photograph of the Fearless Girl statue by Kristen Visbal across Arturo Di Modicas Charging Bull statue in Manhattans financial district.

Interviews: What Is It Like to Be a Woman in New York City?

By Ellen Zheng, Estela Santos Torres, and Miles Brust March 25, 2022

Please note: the following article contains discussions of sexual harassment and assault. Fear, discrimination, insults, and harassment are only some of the things many women experience in their lives....

The Significance and Evolution of Women’s History Month

The Significance and Evolution of Women’s History Month

By Emma Backbier, Writer March 21, 2022

This month we celebrate Women’s History Month. Although women throughout the last 150 years have worked tirelessly to obtain not just better rights but a better place in the world, the event is rather...

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EIB Conference on Feminism

By Sofia Tambalotti, Writer March 14, 2022

In recent years, feminism has slowly become less stigmatized due to public debate opening up numerous conversations about the movement. However, feminism remains a nuanced concept with different connotations...

Protest on Times Square, February 26, 2022

A Primer on the Russia-Ukraine War

By Etsub Kassie and Emma Backbier March 3, 2022

No one enjoys being forcefully woken up. The Ukrainians did not either, when explosions and airstrikes drowned their cities the hour before the clock struck six on Thursday, February 24. If you’ve...

Sleep and How to Get It

Sleep and How to Get It

By Benjamin Gorisek-Gazze, Writer December 8, 2021

Picture this: it's 9:00 a.m. and you are sitting in your first period class trying to keep up with all the information being thrown at you. Even though you drank a cup of coffee in the morning and one...

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Dear Bianca: Beaten by Stress

By Bianca Niyonzima, Columnist November 21, 2021

Dear Bianca, How do you deal with stress when you have a lot to do, but no motivation to do it? Yours, Anxious Bunny *** Dear Reader, I completely understand how debilitating it can feel to be...

Safety Instead of Privacy: How are School-Owned Devices and Internet Monitored?

Safety Instead of Privacy: How are School-Owned Devices and Internet Monitored?

By Robert Zeleny, Social Media & Publicity Manager November 14, 2021

The Tutorial House Student & Parent Handbook states, “Students should have no expectation of privacy when it comes to materials sent, received, created or stored with school-owned hardware or on...

The Never-Ending Story: UNISs Waste Management Saga

The Never-Ending Story: UNIS’s Waste Management Saga

By Felipe Tavares, Managing Editor June 18, 2021

On April 22nd, Earth Day, UNIS announced plans to hire a paid Sustainability Director for each division of the school to begin tackling the issue of sustainability in a dedicated and “schoolwide approach,”...

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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 various stages, to the Black Lives Matter movement and much more—every aspect of our world underwent...

The Rise of Political Polarization and Partisanship in the U.S.

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 Democrats have moved further to the left, and the Republicans further to the right, with both Congress...

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