Category: News
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Maui Wildfires: Human Errors Involved and What Gen Z Can Do About It
By Abby Hsu ‘25, News Section Editor Lahaina Front Street Before Wildfires (8/17/19) vs After Wildfires (8/15/23) (Image Courtesy of Maui Now) It was 6:55pm on December 19, 2022, in Lahaina, Maui. I stopped on the sidewalk near the Main Street shops to take a video of the ocean waves crashing onto the shore just…
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Space Race 2.0
Jadyn Soares ‘25, News Editor Image of Rocket Ships, Courtesy of The Economist Over 50 years after its victory in the 20th-century space race with the USSR, the United States has found four new opponents in a race toward another unexplored destination — the south side of the moon. The moon’s south pole has piqued…
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Mahsa Amini: The Turning Point of a Near Revolution
Mina Ko ‘25, News Staff Writer Image Courtesy of AP with the Indian Express On November 21, 2022, Iran’s soccer team refused to sing their national anthem during the FIFA world cup in Qatar in an emotional moment of protest: On September 16, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in captivity while under arrest by the morality…
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COVID Isn’t Over…Yet
by Anika Lippke ‘24, News Editor Image Courtesy of Adam Jeffery Every generation has one distinct event that is defined as the most significant of their time. Many Millennials, for example, refer to 9/11 as their generation’s signature event, and for the Baby Boomers, that event was their namesake, the baby boom that occurred from…
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COP27: A Solution for Climate Change
By Aadit Shrivastava ‘26, News Staff Writer The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is essentially the international body of climate change. Their most recent conference was COP27 (27th Conference of the Parties), which happened from November 6-20 in Egypt. COP conferences are used to hold nations accountable when completing their sustainability goals.…
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The New Twitter
Eddie Ho ‘25, News Staff Writer Image Courtesy of Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Twitter is one of the largest social media platforms in the world. Many look to it for news or entertainment. Every tweet and comment helps people form opinions and over time, can shape the way they think. With Musk’s acquisition, regulation…
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Die, Die, Spotted Lanternfly
By Allie Singh ‘25, News Editor Image Courtesy of MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources While northeastern summers are known for warm weather, long days, colorful flowers, and evening bonfires, the summer of 2022 featured a new but unwelcome element: the return and proliferation of the spotted lanternfly. Distinguished by their red and black…
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Kanye West’s Comments: the Economic and Social Consequences
Rishi Bala ‘25, News Staff Writer Image Courtesy of CNN The month of October saw the rapid downfall of Kanye West, a man who was often considered one of the most influential rap artists of all time. Early in the month, Kanye wore a shirt displaying the phrase “White Lives Matter,” a statement that has…
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The Dollar Store No Longer Lives Up to its Name
Emily Qin ‘25, News Section Editor Image courtesy of Marshall Ramsey If you turn on the news anywhere, you might hear that recent inflation has been at an all time high, or that in the coming years, America is at risk of an economic recession. You may also have noticed that dollar store items are…
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Oh No! Tomatoes on Van Gogh?
Claire Wong ‘25, News Staff Writer Image Courtesy of Just Stop Oil / EPA On October 14 2022, climate change activists from Just Stop Oil made headlines when they dumped a can of Heinz tomato soup on Van Gogh’s famous painting “Sunflowers.” Ten days later, members of Just Stop Oil’s sister organization, Last Generation, threw…