The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-RAY
The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-RAY
The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-RAY
Arjun Patel

Arjun Patel, Editor-in-chief

Arjun is a junior at East and has been on X-Ray for three years. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing, and playing the piano.

All content by Arjun Patel

Editorial: Juggling the stress of this time of the year

Arjun Patel and Lauren Voigt
May 15, 2025
A portrait of Israeli, Chilean, Argentinian and Luxembourgish singer/songwriter Tali Golergant, mononymously known as Tali. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Manie Musicale: Ranking French songs of love and loss from worst to best

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
May 15, 2025
St. Charles' incumbent mayor Lora Vitek poses next to a St. Charles East podium in the LRC. Photo by Arjun Patel.

St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek visits East

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
May 15, 2025
The St. Charles Municipal Center after the local election. Photo by Arjun Patel.

The people of St. Charles partake in democracy

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
May 15, 2025

Meritocracy versus inheritocracy: why equality is technically impossible

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
May 15, 2025
Graphics by Yzabelle de Luna.

The sun rises in the East…

Yzabelle de Luna, Mollie Berg, Rahil Bukhari, Brynn Copp, Evan Luxton, Arjun Patel, Renza Ricarte, and Lauren Voigt
March 26, 2025

Navigating the world amidst existentialism

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
March 26, 2025
A bulletin outside a high school French classroom reads, "Spread Your Wings Learn French." Photo by Arjun Patel.

D303 changes the world language education system

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
February 5, 2025
A stack of collected papers over a span of two weeks for English. Photo by Arjun Patel.

East’s staff comment on the teacher mental health epidemic

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
December 17, 2024
Afghan girls sit in a classroom in 2002 as part of an educational program seeking to improve girl's education. Photo courtesy of PICRYL.

Second-class citizen: the silencing of Afghan women and girls

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
December 17, 2024
Graphics by Yzabelle de Luna.

The middle ground: How the two major parties are tackling the Midwest

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
October 31, 2024
An infographic on how to wash your hands properly. Photo courtesy of Sketchplantations.

WASH YOUR HANDS: The blatantly obvious yet extremely difficult concept

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
October 31, 2024
Painted clay lamps shine bright during Diwali. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

Diwalloween: a fusion of cultures

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
October 31, 2024
An iconic image of Italian colonizer, Christopher Columbus. Photo courtesy of PICRYL.

Columbus: a legacy of terrorism

Arjun Patel, Opinions Editor
October 14, 2024
Yzabelle de Luna, Lauren Voigt and Nishi Patel at IHSA Journalism State competition.

X-Ray team heads to state

Arjun Patel and Aniela Smallwood
May 15, 2024
In Their Struggle...

In Their Struggle…

Arjun Patel, Staff Writer
May 15, 2024

Water bottle frenzy: what’s all the hype?

Arjun Patel, Staff Writer
March 20, 2024
The hate you give, banned because of content on systemic racism. Photo by Arjun Patel.

The importance of representation

Arjun Patel, Staff Writer
November 15, 2023

Opinion: Does our Nation need to reform policing?

Arjun Patel, Staff Writer
October 12, 2023
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