Anxiety started for me at a very young age. I was only nine years old and struggling to focus in school. I had no idea what was “wrong” with me, but in third grade that...

Imagine being in an empty black box with nowhere to go. You would feel trapped and scared and you wouldn’t know what to do. I would know. I was trapped in that place for...

Have you ever wished for more options on the already big Starbucks menu? The Starbucks secret menu was created by fans of the company who wanted a change of flavor. Since...

Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming or getting lost in a story? Well there might be a reason behind this. Escapism is the tendency/coping mechanism to search for distractions...

Row of desks, empty whiteboard, cabinets full of pencils and books, silent classroom, and NO MUSIC. This is an everyday classroom at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. But one...

A very controversial debate that has been going on at this school for a while is the phone debate. some people believe phones should not be used during school, and then there...

Did you know that over 2,000 vaping-related lung injuries and more than 45 deaths have been reported in the United States in 2019?! Cigarette smoking has declined over the...

The possibility of consumers and businesses incurring any peril to personal data is extremely heightened using Meta. Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is a technology company...

Testing, Testing, 1…2…3… It’s that time of year again. Benjamin Franklin’s 8th grade winter chorus concert is coming up once more this winter, in the BF auditorium....

The American education system has been a site of stress, grief, and anxiety, rather than a place to educate tomorrow's leaders. Instead of a place where students can learn...