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October Editor’s Note
Amalia Weix October 1, 2025
September 2025 Editor’s Note
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief • September 1, 2025
Smosh Summer Games
Smosh Summer Games
Daphne Spencer October 1, 2025

Smosh Summer Games came back with a bang! Smosh, a sketch comedy Youtube channel founded in 2005 by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, produced a...

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce; How the Hollywood Engagement Came to Be and What it Means Going Forward
Jamie Hutton October 1, 2025

In the summer of 2023, the entertainment world was undeniably busy. The “Barbenheimer” craze was tearing through the internet and social...

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Silksong Is So Good It Poses A Real Danger To My GPA
Amalia Weix October 1, 2025

Silksong, the highly anticipated follow-up to Team Cherry’s hit indie game Hollow Knight, has been released after seven years of development...

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Fiction Book Club Spotlight
Varnika Arianathan, Arts and Entertainment Editor • October 1, 2025
Spartan Youth Service: VPM’s Biggest Club
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief • October 1, 2025
AP Exam Registration
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief • October 1, 2025
Homecoming Week At VPM
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief • October 1, 2025
VPM’s Best Lunch Options
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief • September 1, 2025
La Follette High School
Student Arrested After Gun Brought To La Follette High School
Olga Sifakis October 1, 2025

On September 10, 2025, an incident involving a student with a gun took place at La Follette High School. The student, a 17-year-old, had left...

President Trump's Current Health Issues
President Trump’s Current Health Issues
Emmaline Van Wyk October 1, 2025

On July 17th, the White House released a statement saying President Trump “underwent a comprehensive examination,” and he was diagnosed with...

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School Phone Bans Become a National Education Issue
Jonathan Wood October 1, 2025

The school phone ban saga is beginning to take over the U.S. as schools claim that phones have become a distraction that takes away from learning....

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You Shouldn’t See That Chiropractor
Ellie Andrews October 1, 2025

If you open Instagram and search “Chiropractor,” it’s inevitable that you’ll find a video of someone lying on a table, moaning in agony...

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Weighted or Unweighted, MMSD Earns an “F” in Transparency
Henry Riley, Co-Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Sports Editor • October 1, 2025
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