All eligible voters should participate in democracy
It’s Election Day. Many Conant seniors are 18, meaning that they are eligible to vote. While it may feel as if your single vote might not make a difference, voting is the foundation of...
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Fact-checking could have prevented the Capitol riot
On Jan 6, many Americans tuned into news channels to see a violent mob breaking into the U.S. Capitol building. With five people dead and many more suffering injuries, the FBI has launched an...
Toxicity in politics today
Ah, the wonderful world of politics- full of respectful banter, cordial transfers of power, and always a direct indicator of the desires of the people. A world where authority figures always act selflessly and...
Conant teacher runs for Vice President of the United States
Many students have known Amar Patel as a math and computer science teacher who has been at Conant for 23 years. However, they may not know that alongside his running mate Brian Caroll, Patel...
The Crier Inquires: What Are Your Thoughts on the Ongoing Government Shutdown?
As we enter the 28th day of the government shutdown, we see implications all over the nation: national parks aren’t being properly maintained, hundreds of federal employees are going home without a paycheck, and...
A Seat at the Table, Episode 5: Voting
Jaylen and Kevin sit down with Mr. Kernats, Mr. Jacobsen, and Mr. Kurfess to talk about civic duty and the importance of young people showing up at the voting booth. +4
Rock the vote with Crier’s voting guide
Embed from Getty Images On March 20, a primary election will be held in Illinois to determine the candidates for governor, attorney general, and several other offices. Although the winners of these races will...
The Class of 2016: Our new responsibility
I grew up in a small conservative town for the majority of my life. So conservative that in 2008, when someone in my neighborhood had the audacity to post an “Obama” sign in their...
The results are in, and we know…some things
Image credit: Eleanor Park 2015 was one of the craziest years in terms of national/international political news, pop culture and sports. Many of us have been stuck with schoolwork and technology, not bothering to...
Meet the 2016 presidential candidates
Throughout the next few months Crier writers and guest student writers will contribute to this rolling article, profiling each candidate running in the 2016 presidential election. Each profile will contain their background, three reasons...
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