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Left: Tim Walz (D-MN), Right: JD Vance (R-OH)

Vance & Walz Face Off In Vice Presidential Debate

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor November 1, 2024

On October 1st, the sole vice-presidential debate between Democratic nominee Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican nominee Senator JD Vance of Ohio took place in New York City. The debate, hosted...

2024 Hurricane Season

2024 Hurricane Season

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor November 1, 2024

With November comes the end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. This year, the Atlantic region was hit with several tropical storms, and in total around 370 people were killed, however many predictions...

Election Day Info

Election Day Info

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor November 1, 2024

Election Day is next Tuesday! Many seniors are eligible to vote this year! However, where and how to do so can sometimes be confusing. Here’s some key information so you can exercise your right to vote...

A cargo port.

Dock Workers Strike

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor November 1, 2024

 On early October 1st the workers struck. Striking out with the International Longshoremen's association to negotiate better pay and ask questions about automation and job security. The strike lasted...

Second Assassination Attempt Against Trump At Florida Golf Club

Second Assassination Attempt Against Trump At Florida Golf Club

Max Knight, Editor in chief September 30, 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 assassination attempt on the presidential candidate was reported...

Harris and Trump Face Off In Presidential Debate

Harris and Trump Face Off In Presidential Debate

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor September 30, 2024

The new Democratic nominee for President, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, met for their first, and perhaps only, televised debate on September 10th....

The Trump photo is from Gage Skidmore, and the Musk photo is from Debbie Rowe.

Elon Musk Interviews Trump on X

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor August 31, 2024

The 2024 Presidential Election has been perhaps the craziest and most rapidly changing election in American history. Nothing has stayed the same after the June 27th debate between President Biden and Former...

Pro-Palestine Encampments Form at Campuses Across U.S.

Pro-Palestine Encampments Form at Campuses Across U.S.

Ava Kahn May 1, 2024

On October 7th, war broke out in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after Hamas made a surprise attack on Israel, killing at least 1200 Israelis and taking 240 hostages. For more background knowledge, read...

Mr. Beast For President in 2032

Mr. Beast For President in 2032

PJ Mulkey April 1, 2024

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND IS MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.   Aspiring creator, millionaire philanthropist, insane content creator and everything in between can all be used...

Biden Is Now Legally "Taylor Swift"

Biden Is Now Legally “Taylor Swift”

Vince Kim April 1, 2024

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND IS MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.   Biden’s presidential campaign for 2024 has been on a tightrope for the last several weeks, after multiple...

Oklahoma Non-Binary Teen Dies After Altercation With Classmates

Oklahoma Non-Binary Teen Dies After Altercation With Classmates

Ava Kahn March 1, 2024

Nex Benedict was a 16-year-old student in Oklahoma who identified as non-binary and used they/them pronouns. On February 8th, after a “physical altercation” with classmates in the bathroom, they passed...

Social Media CEOs Questioned By Senate

Ava Kahn February 1, 2024

On January 31, 2024, the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned the chief executives of five big tech companies: Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord, and X (formerly known as Twitter), about potential harm from...

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