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“Suffering has now become part of the achievement. Maybe even the most important part. Because if you’re exhausted, overwhelmed and miserable, at least nobody can accuse you of not wanting it badly enough.” The summer begins. I crack my knuckles, pull out my erasable Pilot Frixion pen, and start to write my program for the semester. Wake up at 6 a.m. Read the Kaplan Chemistry review book, chapters one through four. Do three Jack Westin CARS passages.
News Photo assets courtesy of Adobe Stock. Apr 1, 2026, 10:00 AM Editor's note: This article is satire. Happy April Fools' Day! When UNC released its admissions figures for the Class of 2030, its historic diversity was noted. What the press release omitted was less than one percent of admitted students were white. It is, depending on who you ask, a civil rights crisis. The shift traces directly to the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v.
Editor's note: Harwood Union High School student Jeswin Antony of Waterbury represented Vermont at the American Legion’s National Oratorical Finals held in Indianapolis in April. High school students compete for scholarships in the annual speech contest that begins with local and state rounds to choose finalists from each state. In addition to a prepared speech, participants also compete in a short extemporaneous round with a topic assigned on the spot. Jeswin made it to the quarter-finals round.
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