Peyton Lewis '23, Feature Editor The new year is often a time for new opportunities, new goals, and past reflections. Many like to make New Year's resolutions with the promise of healthier eating, more exercise, better organization, or other various goals. However, in order to achieve the goal of becoming healthy, we have to start... Continue Reading →
Travel guide: Dream vacation destinations explored
Cora DeWyre ‘21, Circulation Manager and Business/AD Manager Are you dreaming of traveling to an exotic destination of your choice? What if you could go anywhere in the world? Where would you go, and why? Moving from the tropic life of South America, to the icy-entity of Antarctica, this travel guide illustrates the different forms... Continue Reading →
The truth behind your favorite sweater: Fast fashion flawed, fraudulent
Mackenzie Pagels ‘21, Lyon Life Editor-in-Chief Fast fashion is defined as a term used to describe a highly profitable business model based on replicating catwalk trends and high-fashion designs, though mass-producing them at low cost. Not only is this illusion gaining millions of dollars from the toxic chemicals used in the fabrics, but fast fashion... Continue Reading →
Date night: Corona edition
Kelly Thorell ‘21, Opinion Editor Valentine’s Day during a pandemic—not ideal. Awkward first dates inside restaurants or cliché ones in movie theaters are less ideal with the threats of infection. Pandemic dating has been extremely difficult, even for veteran couples such as seniors Noah Clemens and Melanie Hesterman. Hestermen said, “COVID has made it harder... Continue Reading →
Houseplants give much-needed TLC to help cure winter blues
Grace Cook ‘21, Sports Section Editor As many of us huddle into isolation this winter, we may find our homes feeling lackluster and our moods turning blue. Thankfully, houseplants are here to save us; they embody the ideal solution to this COVID-winter conundrum. Potted plants bring the healing power of nature to the warm interiors... Continue Reading →
Countering self-consciousness with self-confidence
Mackenzie Pagels ‘21, Lyon Life Editor-in-Chief The term ‘self-confidence’ comes from loving oneself and engaging in self-care in order to intensify the act of loving who you are. Although confidence does not come easily, the practice of earning worthiness is easy once we are not ashamed of, but have instead embraced out appearance and our... Continue Reading →
A glance at a new-ish beginning: a letter from the editor
Mackenzie Pagels ‘21, Lyon Life Editor-in-Chief Throughout 2020, we have encountered more problematic factors than we can count on all ten of our fingers. The devastating effects of the pandemic have led us to go about our daily lives a little differently this year in terms of virtual school/work and public activities, not to mention... Continue Reading →
Cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation: we must learn the difference, fast
Ava Mac ‘21, Editor-in-Chief In the past couple of years, we have seen several controversies bubble up in the media over certain hairstyles, clothing, and trends, regarding the concept of “cultural appropriation.” As we—a Western society still considered a white majority—become more aware of the racist microagressions that have existed in our culture for centuries,... Continue Reading →
Students celebrate the new year, leaving the malicious 2020 behind
Kelly Thorelll ‘21, Opinion Editor We all remember New Year’s Eve to be the day that we could stay up past our bedtime. It was the day where our parents would spend all day cleaning the house for the party that we would be hosting, or rather it would be spent the day getting ready... Continue Reading →