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By Ellyn Fritz || Contributing Writer Last week, President Trump ordered American troops to step aside from the northern border in Syria, against the advice of his national security team.…
Mira Lerner || Copy Editor Last week the letters XR began popping up on news feeds accompanied by pictures of masked protestors being handcuffed by police. “XR” refers to the…
By Yujie Wang || Contributing Writer October 4th, Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) posted a tweet regarding recent Hong Kong protests: “Fight for…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor Disturbing allegations have emerged in the investigation of Tyler Skaggs’ death. Skaggs was just 27 when he died from a fatal combination of opioids and…
By Olivia Capasso || Junior Editor The Netflix adaptation of ancient Chinese fable “Journey to the West” first aired in January of 2018 and has since received significant backlash from viewers and critics…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor In a single weekend, two major marathon milestones were achieved by two astounding athletes from Kenya. On Saturday, October 12, Eliud Kipchoge finished his…
By Shen Wang ||Contributing Writer Driven by a desire for me to follow in her footsteps, my mother always dreamed of me being a dancer. The day I lost my first…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor It’s almost Spooky Season, which means you may be pulling out the Halloween decor and scanning horror movies on Netflix. But if all those…
By Samantha Milowitz || Staff Writer This week’s common hour featured the Gruver family: parents, Rae Anne Gruver and Stephen Gruver, who lost their eldest son, Max Gruver, due to hazing…
By Connor Mirabella || Staff Writer “My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face. She told me I had a purpose: to bring laughter and…