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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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As classrooms become increasingly diverse, it's essential to keep track of word choice in order to respect everyone's experiences.

The Exception to Academic Freedom

Urmi Mandal, Staff Writer October 1, 2020

Some things are better left unsaid. This was a lesson that many students learned the second they read the pages of To Kill a Mockingbird. Like Harper Lee’s novel, many of the books discussed within...

Corporate Activism Must Be Deactivated

Corporate Activism Must Be Deactivated

Megan Dhingra, Student Life Editor September 21, 2020
While corporations and organizations like L’oréal, Reformation, and the NFL have claimed to show support for black lives matter, these companies have made contradictory decisions and done little to remove racism in their workplace, actions that have made it seem they are voicing their opinions to attract consumer support rather than out of genuineness to the movement.
The Great Gatsby is one of many western books in the English curriculum with a white male protagonist and author focusing on themes of the American Dream through the lens of western society.

Classic Books are Surprisingly Homogeneous

Darsh Singhania, Staff Writer August 25, 2020

Through all of our high school careers, we’ve read many ‘classic’ books in English class intended to increase our reading comprehension and hopefully teach us something deep and meaningful about...

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