Opinion
Are we living out the culture we claim?
Staff Editorial | The Chronicle Mason High School (MHS) has over 3,000 students in its halls, yet compared to the population, few show up for athletics, fundraisers and drama performances. Cross country meets, choir seasonal performances and even the National Honors Society (NHS) fashion show have proved dwindling attendance in recent years. For each big…
Recognize the value of equal effort
Alessia Korvessis | The Chronicle “As he should” is a phrase I commonly see used when addressing guys in a relationship. Whether it’s paying for dinner or buying a $200 necklace, the endless list of requirements keeps building. When did going above and beyond become the expected? Recently, the bar for where “bare minimum” is…
Performative activism has lost the plot
Michelle Zuo | The Chronicle “Cute winter boots,” “Cornell, it’s SA, not ESSAY,” and “I love the Disney cruise too!” What do these phrases mean and what are they considered? Are they codes, protests or slang? As major events, such as the Gaza genocide and the recent Cornell Seven case have become major topics of…
Pay attention to who is watching
Emily Kemper | The Chronicle In an age of constant surveillance, from Meta glasses to blindly clicking “accept all cookies” without a second thought, our privacy is constantly being eroded. Our personal lives aren’t confined to the walls of a house or pages of a diary, they become public through the posts we like, the…
Remember Dolly’s whole legacy
Sophie Allen | The Chronicle On August 25, 2026 at the age of 80, musician, businesswoman, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away, and with her vanished some of the sparkle that she brought into the world. Not just an artist, Dolly was a woman who made a fortune on her talent and boldly refused…
It is time to rethink the back-to school haul
Emily Kemper | The Chronicle The Common App is not the only thing that opens on August 1. A tidal wave of back to school hauls and wishlists flood our feeds, breaking up the block of “What to do this summer to get into your dream college” posts. I’ll admit it: I love back to…
Meta settlement step in right direction, not final resolution
Staff Editorial | The Chronicle $18 billion. That’s how much money Meta Platforms agreed to pay over the course of the next decade to a coalition of United States (US) states and territories to resolve a major landmark lawsuit. In this lawsuit settled on August 26, Meta also agreed to begin enforcing tighter screen time…
Identity should not be “either-or”
Michelle Zuo | The Chronicle “Go back to your own country.” It’s a phrase I’ve experienced, seen and heard immigrants and racial minorities face for the longest time. So this summer, I decided to do exactly that. I went back to my own country. That country was China, known for its futuristic cities and diverse…