Author: rkundra17
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Zika Virus Races Through South America; Raising Women’s Rights Issues Along The Way
By Alena Zhang ’18, Staff Writer In January, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Zika Virus was likely to spread through all of the Americas by the end of 2016. The disease is primarily transmitted by a species of mosquitos that also carries dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. In February, the WHO declared…
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Starting Off The New Year With A Bang `
By Abbey Zhu ’18, Staff Writer On January 6, 2016 at 10:00 AM, North Korea declared that it successfully detonated its first hydrogen bomb. An hour earlier, detection devices had picked up a 5.1 magnitude earthquake on the northeast coast of the country, seismic activity being indicative of a nuclear explosion. This is not the…
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News Top 10
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, News Editor Taliban Shooting At University In Charsadda, Pakistan On Wednesday, January 20th, four armed gunmen stormed Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan, killing at least 20 people. The Pakistani Army has said that the attack was coordinated by the Taliban, and was orchestrated by Umar Mansoor, the Pakistani Taliban militant responsible for…
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El Chapo Captured Again: The United States Moves For His Extradition
By Spencer Wang ’19, Staff Writer Joaquin Guzman, the notorious drug lord known around the globe as El Chapo, was again captured by Mexican authorities on Friday, January 8th. This marks the third time Mexican authorities have detained El Chapo in the span of nearly 3 decades. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been Mexico’s top drug…
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Women Vote in Saudi Arabia: A Step Towards Progress?
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, News Editor For a country that has received heavy criticism for its treatment of women throughout its entire history, Saudi Arabia seems to finally be making subtle but significant steps towards progress in gender equality. This past August, Saudi women were given the right to vote and participate in elections for the…
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Racial Tensions Explode At Yale University
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, News Editor In an era of student protests and growing racial tension on America’s college campuses, the confrontations and protests occurring among the student body at Yale University don’t seem to stand out. The conflict first arose when the university’s Intellectual Affairs Committee sent out a school-wide email asking for students to…
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Sexting Scandal Hits Colorado High School
By Chris Paradis ’16, Staff Writer The stigma of the modern American teenager has become that of an individual who is overly invested in his/her phone, rarely looking away from a screen to face the real world. 78% of teens in America now own cell phones. Of these individuals, 47% own smartphones. This figure has steadily…
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The War On ISIS: Russia’s Involvement in Syria
By Dean Tan ’18, Staff Writer On September 30th, the Russian parliament unanimously voted to grant President Vladimir Putin the permission to deploy the Russian Air Force in Syria. Hours later, Russian warplanes conducted airstrikes in 9 locations across Syria. Since then, Russian forces have carried out over 900 attacks within Syria and Iraq, targeting the…
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Flowing Water On Mars
By Alena Zhang ’18, Staff Writer For over 15 years, scientists have continuously searched for signs of life on Mars. In addition to the knowledge that ice exists on Mars, NASA believes that the planet was home to a massive ocean around 4.3 billion years ago. The search for life was taken one step further in late September, as…
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Umpqua Shooting Raises Questions about Gun Control
By Rakhi Kundra ’17, News Editor On Thursday, October 1st, 26 year-old Chris Harper Mercer opened fire at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, killing 10 and injuring several others. The gunman specifically targeted Christians. Law enforcement officials said that Mercer was heavily armed and had enough ammunition to last through a prolonged gunfight. Mercer…