![On June 24, Protests erupted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a landmark case protecting the right to an abortion. In Denver, some protests faced pro-life counterprotesters from organizations in favor of the Court decision. One such organization is Protect Life Offices at Catholic Charities Denver, directed by Lynn Grandon. “[At Protect Life] we work to foster the understanding of there being value, worth, and dignity for every single human life at every age and every stage of development, using good common science and biology.”](https://unionstreetjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_8086-900x600.jpg)
Creek hosted the 30th annual Colorado Youth Diversity Conference on Jan. 28. This event is entirely planned by and for students, with as many as 18 schools joining for the...
While most Creek students were sleeping at home, news stations, coaches, families, and friends gathered in the South Gym the morning of Feb. 1 to watch 13 varsity football players sign with colleges across...
This year began in the wake of one of Colorado’s biggest infernos ever. Over 1,000 structures were destroyed in the Marshall Fire at the end of 2021, and the entire state felt the effects. Shortly after, the Russo-Ukrainian War escalated with unprecedented...
![Students perceive each other in highly critical ways.
This is only magnified when the person being observed is transgender. Sophomore Aram Bazarian sat with a trans pride flag for our cover in an all too familiar position. As a trans person at Creek, Bazarian often feels isolated from students around him, not only because of his identity, but also because of the possible hate he could experience for being himself. “Some [students] have never met a trans person before,” senior Karter LaBarre said. “So I sometimes have some educating to do.” Educating their peers is the tip of the iceberg for these trans students. Name-changes, basic respect, and deadnaming are all part of the trans experience.](https://unionstreetjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/USJOpt5Edit-696x900.jpg)
The first of many jumpscares in Babylon, a graphic cameo of an elephant spraying poop on its handler and the camera, perfectly described the rest of the movie: a sh*tshow. Lasting...
On top of being miserably homesick, then-freshman Sara Manos was the youngest on the Germany trip in the summer of 2019 and was only convinced to go by a friend who’d eventually...
If I am to be quite frank, this list was hard to come up with. But I’m sure another week at Creek will consolidate my vice and give me fresh annoyances to complain about. 1....
