Friday's closing of the elevator to students for the rest of the school year caught a lot of people by surprise, including Nancy Tang. "There's a bigger picture that we need to look at because this isn't just about the elevator," she writes. "It's really about communication between us and our administration. Someone needs to speak up for the student body and mediate between the two."

Jenny Cooke has never really thought of herself as an irritable person. But certain things are guaranteed to make her blood boil. Check inside for Jenny's top 10 pet peeves. From head patters to people who don't smile back to door dawdlers to people who consider chess a sport — you name it, Jenny's had it with these characters.

Maritza Mestre has been swimming as far back as she can remember. Her experience hasn't always been the most pleasant, though. As her final high school season draws to a close, Mestre reflects on why she's stayed with swimming for so long, despite the negatives.

While driving in town recently, Will Fernandez passed a billboard touting the benefits of "Vitamin D from the Sun and Tanning Beds." If the billboard was to be believed, using a tanning bed could help reduce the risk of breast cancer. This struck Fernandez as odd — most likely a manipulation of legitimate research on the benefits of Vitamin D. So he looked into the matter a bit further.

When going to a store to find a Halloween costume this year, customers were immediately assaulted by outfits sporting names like "Pocohottie" and "Cottontail Cutie." These costumes were not just taking up shelf space, girls were flocking to buy them. Jenny Cooke has a few thoughts on why girls insist on encouraging frostbite on Halloween.