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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…