It is very difficult for things to go the way you want. Often times a little bit of luck is required. One day of bad luck can make a huge difference.

With the IHSA state chess meet taking place last Friday and Saturday, the few of you who were interested and followed the chess team’s progress may have felt moments of excitement and disappointment like I did, but how many of you actually know what the world of competitive chess is

I'm already feeling nervous: College? EEK!

It’s only my sophomore year, and I am not going to shoot for an Ivy League school (just because I’m not that attracted to any of them), but I’m already going through a preliminary phase of passive-yet-nail-biting-ridden anxiety.