Senior column: Nico Jordan
I was sitting in Durham’s City Hall on a Monday night in October, next to my friend and club founder Milo Graber, when the city council voted on the tenant …
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Senior column: Aureli Dominguez
Take me back to 2021, when everything wasn’t as serious as it is now. I walked through Riverside’s front doors with a heart full of hope and absolutely no idea …
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Senior Column: Taliyah Cooper
Senior, Taliyah Cooper, as a child, posing for graduation. Photo by Taliyah Cooper. Take me back to 2012…when my biggest concern was watching Dora. It was 7 a.m. and I …
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Senior Column: Isong Eshiet
Eshiet takes a picture with his Covid-19 vaccination card during the peak of Covid, 2020. Photo by Isong Eshiet Take me back to May 24, 2020, when my life would …
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Senior Spotlight: Jordin Chavis
Senior Jordan Chavis has made the UNC Charlotte dance team. She hopes to become a physical therapist. Photo by Saul Janiak Stein. Jordin Chavis has been dancing since she was …
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I failed, and it was the best thing I ever did
Dear 12-year-old Elena, There’s never been a goal you couldn’t meet as long as you worked hard enough. That’s what you thought, anyway. I got a five by cramming 20 …
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Everything I learned about change was from my dog…
Dear 14 year old Sadie, When you woke up in your cool, dark room this morning, the house was silent except for the faint sound of your mom shuffling around …
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Senior Column: Even adults don’t have it all figured out
By: Victoria Alcindor Throughout my four years of high school, I have learned so much. You truly come across so many interesting individuals while going through this journey we call …
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Senior Column: I escaped the bubble
Going into high school, I thought I’d have lots of great experiences I could look back on in ten years and laugh about. Instead, it feels like I spent most …
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Senior Column: I’m a quitter
I am a quitter. On my third day at Duke school in seventh grade, I decided to join the cross country team. I ran at two practices and quickly realized …
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Senior Column: This column is too short
For the first time in my life I submitted a draft that was too short. I’ve written almost 20 articles for The Pirates’ Hook since the spring of my sophomore …
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Senior Column: I’m gonna miss this awful place
It’s hard to imagine that the gray cinder block facade, the 20 different microclimates, the dysfunctional bathrooms could ever feel like home, but now as I stand at the precipice …
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Senior Column: Classes don’t matter as much as you think
During my time at Riverside, I was a good student. I got straight A’s and I did my work…but ten years from now, the parts of my high school experience …
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