The Trolley Problem
The sun was down, and I was bundled in a fuzzy blanket. New Year’s Eve was tomorrow. The big crystalline ball with elegant geometric triangular...
Just a Little More…
My aggressive alarm rings through my room, the only thing loud and abrasive enough able to pierce through my deep, peaceful slumber. I roll over...
The Other Side of the Glass
They’re called observers. They sit on the other side of the glass in rolling chairs and glance at you every few minutes. Sometimes, if you...
That’s Life
I do not believe that everything happens for a reason. Otherwise, I must be a bad person, being punished for some choices I made in...
Stalwart Creativity: An Argument Against A.I.
Henri Matisse once said, “Creativity takes courage.” Without creativity, some of the most useful tools we have today would never have been invented. Artificial intelligence,...
My Mom’s Prayer
“I pray for our family to live happy, healthy, safe, and together forever and ever, free from all cancers and diseases our entire lives… ”...
Neuropsychological and Social Effects of Air Pollution
By Diego de Juan (’23) Humanity’s rapid industrialization and rampant use of combustible fuels has led to widely documented changes in the atmosphere of the...
What Shaped My Belief
By Doris Padron-Murga (’25) I looked down at the cold, hard ground and spent a long time staring at my grandmother’s headstone. The gloomy raindrops...
Suspension
By Virginia Richard (’24) It was three days until finals. Our school had been overcrowded for years. The only high school in Framingham, MA depended...
Too Perfect Grave
By Sydney Bailen (’24) My knees sunk into the dirt, staining and ripping my black tights. I barely felt the little pebbles digging into my...
Personal Choice versus Public Health: Where do Vaccines Fall?
By Ryan Olson (’24) For many of those who had children before 2010, the decision of whether to vaccinate those children was simple. Now, it...
Waiting Room
By Michelle Cook (Faculty) They usually enter this space in pairs, sometimes in a group, rarely alone. They take a seat and wait until their...