Category: News
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Bibi’s Bombshells Keep Dropping
by Zachary Burd ’19, News Editor Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s record fourth term is facing some difficult times ahead. Police on January 14th said they had gathered enough evidence in corruption investigations to recommend charging him with bribery, and many prominent politicians and other public figures came out in favor of his resignation…
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#TimesUp as Women say #MeToo
by Ariel Hsieh ’19, Staff Writer On January 7, 2018, celebrities wearing all-black arrived at the 75th Golden Globe awards. The reason? They were demonstrating their support of the #TimesUp movement: a call for gender equality, with their fundamental message stated as “No more silence. No more waiting. No more tolerance for discrimination, harassment or…
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More Than Just a False Alarm
by William Corprew ’20, Staff Writer On January 13th, 2018, a ballistic missile alert was broadcasted throughout Hawaii, sending the small island state into pandemonium. The early morning alarm, which left the citizens of Hawaii panicked, confused, and desperately searching for shelter and additional information, came via cell phone notification as well as automated TV…
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From E-Cig to Epidemic: A History of Vaping
by Sophie Gilbert ‘19 and Zach Burd ‘19, News Editors 1963: American Herbert Gilbert patents the first e-cigarette. After returning from a tour of duty in Korea, Gilbert decided that he needed to find a way to slow his cigarette consumption, which averaged around 2 packs a day. He wanted to design a product that…
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The Future of Spain
by Carolyn Schachtel ’18, Staff Writer As a student in Barcelona this summer, it was immediately apparent that the city was buzzing with talk of independence. Locals were eager to discuss the newfound prospect of secession, and red and yellow Catalonian flags lined the streets. On October 1st, controversial elections were held regarding the state…
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Mass Shooting in Texas Church Sparks Gun Control Debate
by Rohan Kapur ’20, Staff Writer On November 5th, a gunman opened fire on the people in the Baptist church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, killing 26 people and injuring many more. The victims, including the pastor’s daughter and a pregnant woman, were aged from 5 to 72. It was the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history.…
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Recap: Election Day 2017
by Sophie Gilbert ’19, News Editor On November 7th, Election Day, both New Jersey and Virginia elected new governors. Phil Murphy was elected by New Jersey and Ralph Northam by Virginia. Both are Democrats, and Murphy is coming into office after Republican governor Chris Christie, while Northam is replacing Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Beyond the gubernatorial…
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Secret Service Agents Go Unpaid Protecting Trump
by Zachary Burd ‘19, News Editor The Secret Service finds itself unable to pay hundreds of its agents in the first year of Donald Trump’s term as president. Trump’s large family and near-weekly jaunts to his various East Coast estates are among the precipitating factors of this catastrophe. 42 people need protection from the Secret…
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The Las Vegas Massacre: Tragedy or the Inevitable?
By Vikram Bala ‘20, Staff Writer You might have woken up on Monday, October 2nd, unprepared for the upcoming school week, and stumbled through your mundane morning routine unaware of the events that took place overnight not so far away. You may have arrived at school around 7:40, and opened up your laptop to find numerous notifications from various…
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Only You Can Prevent Wildfires
By William Corprew ’20, Staff Writer On the night of October 8th, 2017, a devastating wildfire swept across the west coast, engulfing what is known as California’s wine country. According to the California Statewide Fire Summary, the wildfires have incinerated over 214,000 acres, caused over 40 deaths, and destroyed approximately 5,700 commercial and residential structures in just one week.…