Back in 2017, I stumbled across a project called “Breaking 2”. At the time, I knew a little of Eliud Kipchoge – a Kenyan Olympian, talented, consistent, quietly successful. But this was different. The challenge, funded by Nike, was simple in words but outrageous in practice: to run a marathon in under two hours. I remember watching with fascination, and though Kipchoge fell just short that day, something about him stuck with me. His calm, humility and this deep belief that no human is limited. Just two years later, in 2019, I sat in awe watching history unfold as Kipchoge became the first human to run a marathon in under two hours. It...

FOR CONTEXT and in the Interests of Transparency, Please Note: This is not an objective report. I am a young biracial woman of European (Greek) and South Asian (Indian) descent. I have a foot in two worlds and two cultures. So, I express unequivocally that I can’t capture or speak on behalf of every South Asian person’s experience, but I wanted to capture patterns I am bearing witness to again and again. This is an exploration and a critique based on my lived experience, a reaction to something that’s only getting worse. *** There’s a simple, ugly pattern: when politics turns fearful, it finds a target. Over the last few years immigration...

The excitement and joy of getting your P’s in Year 11 (or 12, depending on some people… I am people) is unimaginable. Finally being able to drive into school with the pride of gaining some independence is one of the best feelings ever. Only that feeling disappears the moment you enter Gate 14. That’s when the challenge begins. Up until last year, Year 11 and 12 students had the privilege of parking right outside the school in the prime spot: The Carpark. Cement blocks marked the bays, showing you exactly where to park and how far to be from the next car. The space could fit nearly two whole grades. But in late 2022, we – the now...

Donald John Trump: 45rd and 47th President of the United States, TIME’s 2024 Person of the Year, Actor, Real Estate mogul, and Influencer (with 37 MILLION followers!). America loves him – and so do we! He’s the gift that keeps on giving ...       From his amazing TikTok moves to claiming that immigrants were “eating the cats and dogs” of the US making a  remix in the process. Our boy Trump does it all.   With a jaw-dropping 91 felony charges spread across four criminal cases, Trump has made history yet again becoming the first convicted felon to serve as President of the United States. What...

I pray nothing I say here comes off as pretentious; I’m still hounded by sin like the rest of us, but I must say what’s on my heart. And I hope you’ll listen. I write this as a plea to my fellow brothers and sisters in the faith, but please read on if you’d like, regardless of your beliefs. I have many friends who are Christian. I have many who are not. What I write next isn’t meant to be rude, but, more and more I yearn for their lives to shine brighter than their non-Christian counterparts, like beaming lights of God’s goodness and richness within this world so that the glory of God may manifest and be known in all those they...

I started at this school 13 years ago, at the ripe old age of 4 . My parents sweet little girl was set off into the big world. I have spent what seems like my whole life on Morris grove. I went to the pre-school across the road, and work at plaza. Which makes leaving my small circle of life to go to university elsewhere terrifying. At the start of year 12, I thought I wouldn’t care that I was leaving this place.  At first I thought it was over and I will never have to come back to the drama and uniform rules again. But sometimes as I laugh with my friends at lunch I feel a sense of dread knowing that despite everything I will miss it. I...