Category Archives: Travel

Feature articles about Cougars traveling the world.

A Perfect Day on Humpback Rock

By John Mahoney Do you love hiking? Do you like day trips? Do you love the Blue Ridge Mountains? Well, if you…

Honors Feature: Beyond the Postcard—Dubrovnik’s Story of Resilience

By Kate Hogan When visitors step through the medieval gates of Dubrovnik, Croatia, their first sight is sun-washed limestone streets, orange terracotta…

Torch 5804 at FIRST Worlds: Losing Isn’t Failing

By Hunt Brabrand The almost deafening roar of the enormous space hit me first. The sounds of multiple announcers talking over one…

A Trip To Polyface Farm: A Look Into Regenerative Farming

The opinions published by The Match are solely those of the author, and not of the entire publication, its staff, or Collegiate School. The Match welcomes…

Honors Feature: The World of Moondance

By Caroline Benjamin  “Absolutely incredible, nothing like anything you will ever do, crazy places, cool people, a must do.” These are the…

OPINION: The Great Divide-Deer and Duck Hunting

The opinions published by The Match are solely those of the author, and not of the entire publication, its staff, or Collegiate School. The Match welcomes…

South Carolina’s Home Team BBQ: Exceptional Food and Community

By Adelaide Clarkson As I walked into the warm, comforting environment of Home Team BBQ, I immediately felt at home. Its fragrant…

A Peek into Puerto Rico

By Lucy Ward The river water below the rock I’m standing on flows swiftly, ready to cool me off after a long,…

14 Dead, 35 Injured in Bourbon Street Attack on New Year’s Eve

By Patrick Aboud At around 3:15 am on January 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old man from Texas, intentionally drove a rented white…

The Polar Bear Plunge

By Noah Kantner For many brave souls, a Polar Bear Plunge is an event held during the winter where participants plunge into…