By Nidhi Vasani DECA is a worldwide not-for-profit organization that has been ‘preparing emerging leaders’ for their futures since its founding 70 years ago. Those who partake dedicate much of their time studying case study performance indicators and business-oriented multiple choice questions - often spending more time than they do on homework for an actual course. Those who don’t always ask the same question: Why voluntarily join a club that takes so much work? Some s

Written By Ridhi Gopalakrishnan With alumni delegates ranging from Barack Obama to Ryan Seacrest, conferences held in countries around the globe, and a wide spectrum of issues hotly debated by student delegates, Model U.N. is perhaps one of the most diverse and unique extracurriculars out there. With the aim of simulating the actual proceedings of the United Nations and allowing students the opportunity to debate and reach decisions via the use of diplomatic processes, t

By Yaoxiang Song We’ve all gotten through those first few months of the school year. Whether it delighted or disappointed us, it drew us back into a student mindset or, in other words, a stressful mindset. The once warm summer days are now nothing but a fading fantasy, gone like a marshmallow in a cup of hot chocolate. However, MEDLIFE is bringing back the feeling of that very warmth by introducing “Hot Choctails”, their hot chocolate event that is taking place in the caf

By Victor Chao Debating, the art of structured yelling. The best way to release all of your pent up frustration. With a variety of different formats, and an endless amount of topics, debate gives students the chance to argue with other participants about issues that they are interested in, all through a highly competitive environment. The most popular format, and the format of choice in The Woodlands Debate Club, is British Parliamentary, which consists of four teams wh