Maya Rigler explains her battle with cancer and how it affected her outlook on life: "When I was diagnosed with childhood cancer for the second time, I began to contemplate the way that we talk about, or rather around, illness....I didn't feel myself 'fighting the battle'... And yet, my mind immediately began to put a positive spin on everything that came my way."
Lena Armstrong and Estelle Atkinson investigate the Kavanaugh hearing and its fallout, as well as the implications it will set for how we as a nation handle sexual misconduct in the future. They examine the hearing itself, comments from the Trump administration, and the widespread emotional response that resulted from Thursday's hearing.
Jenna Spray
Disclaimer: In no way is this article intended to diminish the experiences of true sexual assault victims. This article’s main purpose is to expose the growing number of situations in which the #MeToo movement’s concept is manipulated and wrongfully wielded as a way to sidestep due process, and how that misuse punishes American men.
Ben Chanenson
Next June will be the end of an era. When the Class of 2019 graduates, no grade at Radnor High School will have a majority of students born before September 11, 2001. The students who traverse Raider Road next September will have only known a post-9/11 world.
Nick Camposano
Seventeen years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we are a changed America. On that day, our nation reached a fundamental turning point.
Estelle Atkinson
A sign sits outside of Stoneleigh's newly opened gates, welcoming visitors into the property. This sign reads “preserved forever…”, and yet, Lower Merion school district is attempting to redefine forever.
Christopher Glanzmann
In the United States, it seems as though more and more individuals previously considered critical in the formation of our nation are having their achievements nullified or their names erased, all because of their flaws and the imprint society of the time had on them.
Sebastian Bryant
The Radnor Township School district is entrusted with the lives Radnor students and it is a dereliction of their responsibility to the safety of these children to merely wait complacently for some fix-all piece of legislation to magically solve the problems which now ail American society.
Lena Armstrong
Unified by a mission for change, Radnor High School students will gather from 10 am to 10:17 am to spend 17 minutes mourning the loss of 17 lives. The purpose of this walk-out is to show the unification of the youth of America, not only reflecting on the loss of other students, but also making a public stand against the school shootings and lack of gun regulation.
In another installment of Letters from Texas, our out-of-state correspondent, Jacob Hendon, contrasts the current youth perception of current events with his grandparent's teenage years, "My grandparents weren’t constantly blasted with information. They did not sleep a foot away from a phone that relayed some of the most terrifying news to them."
Ben Chanenson and Nick Camposano
This article is part of the Radnorite’s series on the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and the movement it has inspired.
Bisher Nasir
I walked into a store one October day, feeling the fall spirit as I sipped my pumpkin spice latte, and in the “seasonal” aisle that day were, you guessed it, fat Santas, reindeer, evergreen trees, and colorful lights.
Emily Chen
Most devout Christians will probably tell you that Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. For much of the population, however, Christmas is not a particularly religious affair.
