Your alarm blares, you look outside your window, and you think you’ve made a mistake: it must be 3:00 a.m, why else would it be this dark? You check the time. It’s actually 6:00 a.m., and you are suddenly...

For many teams, jersey swaps are a light-hearted tradition that brings players together. The tradition warrants that everyone feels included in the event. Jokingly or not, jersey swaps help bond peers...

“Romeo and Juliet” has been performed, read, and reenacted countless times. Making its way from 17th-century England to most high school English classes, everyone knows the story of the Shakespearean...

  This August, many players on the Varsity Football team were chosen to wear and review a new protective helmet cover called a Guardian Cap. Athletic Director Jason Edwards and the coaches...

Picture this: a student is applying to schools they feel are great fits for them. They also apply to an Ivy League school on a whim, expecting they won’t get in. To their surprise, they get into all...

Imagine waking up one morning, expecting to enjoy another beautiful day with your family, only to be met with police swarming your home and arresting you for murder. Despite there being no evidence connecting...

Presidential debates, once a non-partisan platform for candidates to express their campaign platform and personal opinions, have become chaotic events which, in turn, allow candidates to grandstand among...

In a typical 155-day school year at Hackley, students view their grades only six times: three progress reports and three final trimester grades. This number is shockingly low, as our grades are kept hidden...

What is a rule if not enforced? At times, Hackley does not enforce rules that affect the student body. The Dial acknowledges the difficulties of enforcing some of these rules but is committed to the need...

You have a history research paper due in three hours with more than half left to write. Your headphones are in, your computer is fully charged, and you are ready to type, until…DING! Your friend just...

Can you remember a life without TikTok? As the popular content creation app TikTok rises, so does the crippling addiction to cell phones, the risk of depression, the spread of fake news, and the increase...

Have you ever watched your favorite movies and scrolled through social media, all while hosting a DJ concert on the beaches of Malibu? If not, it's possible now. The Apple Vision Pro is a hybrid of virtual...