Green Spaces in Cities Are Good for Mental Health
Those who live in a city are automatically more likely to face mental illness. There’s a 40 percent higher risk of depression, a 20 percent higher risk of anxiety, and…
Articles by Lily Powell
Best 2021 Summer Reads
Whatever you did this summer, I hope you all did it with a book in hand. Now, although I had a long to-be-read list for this summer, I didn’t hit…
The Texas Heartbeat Act
A new law that bans abortions from six weeks after a patient’s last menstrual period recently went into effect in Texas. This limit is well before many women even know they…
Recent Anti-Transgender Laws and Their Immediate Effects on Trans Youth
Arkansas became the first US state to ban physicians from providing gender-affirming treatment for transgender people under the age of 18. The General Assembly voted to override Republican Gov. Asa…
Extreme Winter: Natural or Human-Caused?
This past winter was horrible for millions of people across America. Texas was hit especially hard, with more than four million people having no power throughout the state. Heavy snowfall…
Illinois Public Schools Reopening
Although 1.17 million Illinois school children had the option to go in-person for school in the 2020-2021 school year, many other schools still only offered remote learning. In January, however,…