Our feeds and ears have been constantly buzzing with unjust, infuriating, unpredictable, and shocking news. At any given moment, “the worst thing you could imagine happens,” as Senior Camper Lili S. puts it. To combat the disappointing and hopeless feelings that Writopians
“Every Instagram story was a PSA warning people where not to go because ICE was there,” an anonymous Senior Camper said while perched atop a couch inside of one of Danbee’s dance studios. The camper’s “almost entirely Hispanic neighborhood” is one of
It’s not a bird nor a plane, nor even Superman. It’s the idea of Superman, and all we project upon it. We are in the midst of Superman Summer. The new 2025 movie, directed by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn and starring
Last Wednesday, YouTube began rolling out its latest child protection feature in the United States, which will see YouTube users–most of whom do not pay to use the platform–evaluated using artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence, commonly known as AI, has long been a
American youth are spearheading the fight for the country we will inherit in just a couple of years. This includes us: WriCampians. It’s crucial that we do so; when the youth feel empowered and elevate their voices, we take control of our
A laugh is sort of like a vote, because when you laugh, you are voting with your voice for what is funny, what is absurd, and what is true. Taking away our ability to laugh at humorous truthtellers is a form of
During WriCampia 2024, Nell, one of the writers of this piece, started to work on an article for The Yearly WriCampian about what it was like to live with diseases, dietary restrictions, and chronic illnesses, at sleepaway camp. She didn’t know if
What makes an activist an activist? Is it their devotion to a cause, is it their commitment to speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves, or is it something else entirely? Every year since 1986, on the third Monday of January,
By Maxanne Wallace-Segall, age 15 The Israel-Hamas war, despite taking place in the Middle East, has roped in governments, communities, and people across the world. Whether in the form of emotions, violence, opinions, or advocacy, much of the world has been impacted
Image credit: AP Photo / Craig Ruttle BALTIMORE, MD– On Sunday, June 27th, skirmishes broke out between police officers and LGBTQIA+ marchers at the Queer Libration March in Washington Square Park, escalating as police began to arrest and pepper-spray people in the