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Board Meeting 11.11.24
November 12, 2024
By: Sophia Schroll, Centerspread Editor, Photographer and Social Media Manager
The Nov. 11, 2024 Kaneland board meeting focused on several topics, including multiple recurring topics such as the Crown Community Development Tax Increment Financing (TIF)...
Media and Print
Krier Insider: Episode 2
November 11, 2024
By: Anna Gatz and Sophie Thill
https://youtu.be/WhOniRnkEvI?si=Uh336MxKlTZwYuuO
Sports
Girls flag football informational meeting
November 11, 2024
By: Audrey Noring, Reporter
On Oct. 16, 2024, at Kaneland High School, a meeting was held in math teacher Daniel Ponczek's room to discuss the new sport beginning next year at the high school: girls...
Print Stories
How hard work has led to success
November 6, 2024
By: Nate Sand, Sports and Activtes Executive
Some may view senior Evan Nosek as naturally gifted. It could be because he is in the top three in school history in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter track races, or maybe...
Features
Radium Girls: “The Living Dead” of Orange and Ottawa
November 6, 2024
By: Sophie Thill, Editor-in-Chief of Web
The Kaneland Theatre Department put on Radium Girls as the fall play this year. It is the story of teenage girls who worked in a dial painting factory in the 1920s. The girls...
Features
Hooked on Phones: The Attention Crisis
November 5, 2024
By: Grace Brunscheen, Reporter
The brightly lit screen pierces the dark room with just a tap, offering a person a universe of apps and social connections at their fingertips. In this digital world, there...
Features
Wags & Wellness: The Pawsitive Impact of Therapy Dogs
November 4, 2024
By: Ally Reilley, Reporter
Licensed clinical counselor Alexis “Lexie” Czarnecki begins to wake up for the day. Czarnecki makes her way to check on Maeve, her seven-year-old Staffordshire Terrier....

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Columnists' Corner

The history of common superstitions

By: Olivia Krasuski, News Editor and Columnist • October 24, 2024

Many superstitions are so deeply embedded in modern English-speaking cultures that most people either observe or feel a little uncomfortable disregarding them. Why don’t we walk under ladders? Why do we knock on wood after expressing optimism? And why is it considered bad luck to open umbrellas indoors? Superstitions are more than quirky beliefs; they’re ancient rituals passed down through centuries, shaped by fear, folklore and the mysteries of the unknown. As we move through this spooky season, let’s explore what the most common superstitions mean and where they came from. Superstitions are the belief in supernatural causes that can lead to uncertain consequences of an action or event. Many superstitions stem from ancient times, rooted in religious or cultural practices that sought to explain natural events. According to the article The Surprising Origins of 9 Common Superstitions by Natalie Wolchover on livescience.com, the idea behind not walking under a ladder originated...