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Attempting a Derma-tox

Sarah Puzone April 10, 2024

The stares grew far too uncomfortable. The questions were redundant and aggravating. The weird looks were too much. I needed to stop picking my skin, but how? I have what is known as dermatillomania,...

Photo of Kiera Donohue using a pay phone to symbolize only communicating with phone calls for a week

Experimenting a different calling

Kiera Donohue March 27, 2024

I have always admired how often my parents give each other a phone call just to check in and update each other about their days.  When I asked my mother why she doesn’t text instead, she responded,...

Juliet Menz ’24 competes with St. Joe’s “Valorant” team at the LAN Tournament in New York,
March 2. PHOTO: KYLE WORLEY, ECAC STAFF MEMBER

‘Gamer girl’ takes on online harassment 

Juliet Menz March 20, 2024

The best and worst part about the online world of video games is that no one truly knows who you are. Regardless of gender identity, sexuality, age, race, religion, ethnicity or nationality, most people...

Savannah Warner ’24 attempted to make home-cooked meals for a week in place of takeout last semenester.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Taking out takeout for a week

Savannah Warner February 28, 2024

I often find myself scrolling through the Grubhub app, despite having an entire cabinet stocked with food. As the essays and assignments start to pile up, the urge to give up on cooking and pick up Wendy’s...

Helena Sims ’25 participated in class as part of her attempt to be a better student.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Embodying the ‘perfect student’ spirit

Helena Sims February 21, 2024

I consider myself an average student. I get okay grades, I don’t participate frequently, I love to procrastinate, I tend to not pay attention in some classes, I occasionally skip for no reason and the...

Natalia Peirera ’24 tried a week of one-hour workouts from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. PHOTO COURTESY OF NATALIA PEREIRA ’24

Early bird or night owl?: How working out in the morning affects a routine

Natalia Pereira February 21, 2024

I am not a morning person, but my fitness instructor-running-enthusiast mom is. She can’t go a day without working out at 6 a.m., insisting that it “throws off her whole morning” if she skips. My...

Hannah Pajtis ’26 describes herself as a failed TikTok star.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Two weeks in the life of a failed TikTok star

Hannah Pajtis February 14, 2024

At 19 years old, viral TikTok influencer Charli D’Amelio has a house in Hollywood, a reality TV show and her own clothing brand. At 19 years old, I have a list of assignments to complete, a campus dining...

Emma McFarlane ’24 lays in bed and takes her daily
30-minute nap. PHOTO COURTESY OF
EMMA MCFARLANE ’24

Powering down during the day

Emma Mcfarlane February 7, 2024

Sometimes, these gray winter days make me want to curl up in the middle of the day and sleep until spring. After doing some online research and consulting with sleep specialists and nap enthusiasts,...

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