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Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor • October 1, 2024
2024 Homecoming Schedule + Spirit Week Themes!
2024 Homecoming Schedule + Spirit Week Themes!
Max Knight, Editor-in-Chief • September 9, 2024
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BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice. Fun or Flop?
Ben Thom and Max Knight October 1, 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was one of September's hottest movies, and Max and Ben both had conflicting opinions on the movie, but they decided to...

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Megalopolis: An Egomaniacal Disaster
Max Knight October 1, 2024

This review may contain spoilers for Megalopolis.   47 years. The idea for Megalopolis, the latest film and passion project of director...

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Brazilian Hatsune Miku
October 1, 2024

Hatsune Miku. Social phenomenon, pop icon, virtual. These are all words you could use to describe this internet sensation. For those of you who...

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Homecoming
Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor • October 1, 2024
Homecoming
Patrick Mulkey, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor, Co-News Editor • October 1, 2024
Club Spotlights
Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor • October 1, 2024
Girls Tennis Schedule 2024
Girls Tennis Schedule 2024
Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor • October 1, 2024

The girls tennis may be almost over, but here’s the schedule for the season!    August 20 - Away vs. Sun Prairie East at 4 pm August...

Formula 1 Redbull Domination to Deflation
Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor • October 1, 2024
Memorial Football Starts Off Strong
Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor • October 1, 2024
Homecoming
Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor • October 1, 2024
Paralympics, Why The US Isn’t Doing As Well As The Regular Olympics
Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor • October 1, 2024
NFL Starting
Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor • October 1, 2024
Second Assassination Attempt Against Trump At Florida Golf Club
Second Assassination Attempt Against Trump At Florida Golf Club
Max Knight, Editor in chief • October 1, 2024

Not even 2 months after former President Donald Trump was shot at an open-air campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13th, another...

Now Boarding: Bus Rapid Transit Begins
Now Boarding: Bus Rapid Transit Begins
Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor • October 1, 2024

If you've driven around the west side of Madison or downtown in the past few months, you've likely noticed road construction seemingly everywhere....

Two Steps Ahead: Nikocado Avocado's Dramatic Transformation
Two Steps Ahead: Nikocado Avocado's Dramatic Transformation
Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor • October 1, 2024

“Today, I woke up from a very long dream, and I also woke up having lost 250 pounds off of my body. And just yesterday, people were calling...

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Opinions
NaNoWriMo, AI, and the Death of Process
Amalia Weix October 1, 2024

If you’re a huge nerd about writing, you already know what this article is about. But for those of you who aren’t, some context: on September...

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Top Ten Best Plants
Thomas Heinz October 1, 2024
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