Last summer, at my press job, my coworkers and I reviewed countless applications for a teen writer’s position. While reading the writing samples, the most jarring ones were the driest, with immaculate grammar, generic phrasing, and safe, middling viewpoints. These interruptions from the genuine, imperfect applications were unpleasant, synthetic, and unacceptable.  Since the beginning of the AI boom in my freshman year, generative AI has felt inescapable. My humanities classes

Author’s note: This sports section contains information up to January 26th. For information about Bush athletics, you can go to BushBlazersAthletics.com . For more information on sports, you can go to ESPN.com .  At the time I am writing this, almost all of Seattle is waking up after a night that felt like a dream. The Seahawks, a team that before this season had 60-1 odds to win the Super Bowl, look far and away like the best team in the NFL. They beat their divisional foe,

Another year means more trends that will come and go. For your convenience, researchers at The Rambler  have compiled a list of predicted items that are/will be popular, and things to avoid in 2026. In: Printed Clothing Replace your carefully selected wardrobe with stylish fast fashion galaxy leggings, emoji tank tops, and alpha wolf hoodies. Out: Mirror Selfies Take a real selfie with your phone tilted at a 45-degree angle like a normal person. In: Snapchat Filters No more n

As with the start of every new year, there's that familiar bittersweet feeling as the years shift from present to past. With all new things there is hope! So like many others this year I will be making a New Year’s resolution I have no plans of fulfilling and, of course, I’ve decided to share it with you. This year I’ve decided to begin dabbling in tissue culture. Now tissue culture might sound a bit Frankenstein-y, but I assure you it’s not. Tissue culture is the process of