Author: tbala22
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Everything You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
By Max Gorbaty ‘22, News Writer As COVID-19 cases and deaths spike, the United States government rushes to complete effective and safe vaccines in collaboration with private companies. How are vaccines going to be produced? Several vaccines for coronavirus-induced diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been…
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Why Pre-Election Polls Have Been So Unreliable During the Era of Donald Trump
By Ava Cole ‘22, News Writer In 2016, America was expecting a historical election–Hillary Clinton was predicted to be the first female president of the United States. She was the obvious choice on paper: former Secretary of State, former New York Senator, and former First Lady. November 3rd came, and America did indeed witness a…
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Facebook and Twitter Censorship Policies, Backlash, and More
By Josh Virany ‘22, News Writer Are social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter violating an individual’s freedom of speech when they censor content on their platforms? Well, the debate over social media censorship is not all that simple. The Gainesville Times reported, “The increasing publicity afforded major social media platforms’ decisions to remove…
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What are the Outcomes of the Legalization of Marijuana?
By Trisha Bala ‘22 and Vittoria Socolof ‘22, News Editors In the November 2020 election, New Jersey voters authorized the legalization of recreational marijuana, which will go into effect on January 1, 2021. After many years of trying, the state passed Question 1, its proposed constitutional amendment, with more than two-thirds of the vote, which…
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How Social Media Affects Teen Politics
By Trisha Bala ’22 and Vittoria Socolof ’22, News Editors Gen Z has turned the popular social media app Tik Tok into a political minefield. The app is no longer filled with short dances and videos of food or comedy challenges. Instead, the “For You Page” is filled with 60-second clips of political debate. Simply…
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How Does Coronavirus Impact Donald Trump’s Re-election?
By Trisha Bala ’22, News Editor Only a couple months ago, Donald Trump was seemingly on top of the world. The Democratic efforts to impeach him had failed, his public support among independent voters had increased, stock markets were at an all-time high and the unemployment rate was at an all-time low. However, much has…
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Do Politics Interfere with the #Metoo Movement?
By Catherine Orr ’22, News Writer As many of you may know, on April 8th, Bernie Sanders decided to suspend his campaign, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential election. What many do not know, however, is the recent sexual assault allegations made against Biden. Last year, several women came forward…
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COVID-19’s Relationship with the Environment
By Yasmeena Sharif ’23, News Writer Recently, the virus known as COVID-19 has caused many people to practice self-isolation, or in other words, staying home as much as possible. As a result, the amount of pollution in today’s world has greatly decreased. Because carbon emissions and motorway traffic are falling, the quality of air has…
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A Recap of the 2020 Presidential Elections
By Dhruv Kapur ’22, News Writer Amid these unfamiliar times, it is important to not lose sight of the fact that in a few months, aside from maybe still being in quarantine, we will have a major decision on where we want our country to be in the next 4 years. Here is a run-down…
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Meet the Young Activists Leading the Climate Strike
By Trisha Bala ’22, News Section Editor Ever since she began her climate strikes in 2018, Greta Thunberg has become a household name. In just 16 months, Greta went from an unknown schoolgirl striking outside the Swedish Parliament to a famous international activist. Greta goes on strike from school every Friday and has inspired many…