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The Irvington Voice

The Newspaper of Irvington High School

The Irvington Voice

The Newspaper of Irvington High School

The Irvington Voice

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In 2017, Stanford earned $3,824,730 from total applications, and $3,632,130 from rejected applications.

The Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlbossing of US College Admissions

Cindy Yu, Opinion Editor February 3, 2022

“US college admissions is a crapshoot,” starts every college decisions reaction video. “This year, I applied to 34 schools. I wouldn’t recommend it.” Our eyes roll out of our heads. In recent...

Money, the root of the minimum wage issue.

$15 is not the Answer: A Remedy to the Minimum Wage Problem

January 27, 2022

In the last few years, the idea of raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour, from the current level of $7.25, has repeatedly been invoked in Washington DC. Prominent politicians such as Bernie...

Societal beliefs influence the way we label people introverts or extroverts, sometimes leading to false assumptions.

Introvert or Extrovert—How About Neither?

Nichelle Wong, Staff Writer January 26, 2022

"Are you an introvert or an extrovert?" is a question found everywhere: interviews, icebreakers, and psychology tests. Yet societal assumptions and psychological studies reveal that introvert and extrovert...

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