Mental health has been something I’ve struggled with for a decent chunk of my life.  Since I was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, I have never felt...

Have you ever felt you don’t know enough drug addicts or that you don’t get harassed by angry customers as often as you’d like? If you answer yes to either of these questions, working at a grocery...

The term “journalist” refers to a person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast.  But it means more than that.  A journalist should...

As I look back at the last four years of high school, I realize how it’s had such a positive effect on me, especially the media program.  Back in freshman year, I decided that I was going to...

On the day that I started freelancing, I could not find the classroom.   When it was announced that there would be a meeting for interested freelancers for the Viking Vanguard, I was a wide-eyed...

Transitioning to adulthood can be difficult but going through it myself I’ve learned a few things. Turning 16-years-old made a big impact on my growth, allowing me to get a job, license and a car.  Growing...

The Academy Awards, or more widely known as the Oscars, are yet again being criticized due to their lack of diversity. The Academy has again managed to ignore major achievements by women and by people...

Have you ever stopped to consider that maybe you are wrong?  Of course you have, you are human. Humans make mistakes.  Have you ever stopped to consider that science is more human than...

   Recently, I have found myself in an unhealthy and self-degrading time in my life, pushing me to partake in a little bit of self-care.          I’ve...

If teens need eight to 10 hours of sleep, then I just came up eight hours short.  When it comes to sleep, I, like many others my age, see sleep as an optional thing; it’s something you do if...