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U.S. Schools Fall Behind in National Rankings

Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board | December 13, 2019

In an international test of education systems around the world, the United States fell behind top countries, remaining around the same level it has found itself for the past ten years as other countries skyrocket in rankings. Though the U.S.’s already...

Addition and Subtraction: Presidential Candidate Edition

Claudia Messina, Editor in Chief | December 13, 2019

With election year rearing its dreadful but inevitable head, The final lineup for presidential candidates is beginning to solidify within each party. Each election season, at least one person joins the race later than others or drops out of the race altogether....

Subway: Eat Stale

Subway: Eat Stale

Shevany Moharir, Editorial Board | October 31, 2019

Originally founded in 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut,, Subway has grown to become the largest fast-food franchises in the world. The build-your-own sandwich store even surpassed the number of McDonald’s in the U.S. and is often credited for sparking...

More charges pressed in the college admissions scandal

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | October 31, 2019

          A few months after the wave of scandals that caught celebrities like multiple their attempts to fraudulently enter their children into elite colleges, a new wave of accusations have appeared in the press. Lori Loughlin, famous from...

Should American Citizens Consider Age in the 2020 Election?

Kinsey Clements, Staff Writer | September 16, 2019

Throughout the very controversial 2020 presidential campaign, debates over many different issues have arisen among the Democrats and Republicans. One dispute in particular is over Democratcic presidential front-runner, Joe Biden’s, old age and his memory...

American Tourist Beaten in the Dominican Republic

American Tourist Beaten in the Dominican Republic

Asher Tankel | June 4, 2019

On a warm January evening in the Dominican Republic, a woman has brutally beaten for 8 hours at an all inclusive resort, The Majestic Elegance. The 51-year-old Delaware native was left with very severe wounds, causing extreme public backlash to the resort...

UNCC School Shooting

Nikhil Trivedi, Staff Writer | May 8, 2019

On April 30, an active shooter was reported in the school grounds of University of North Carolina Charlotte. 2 were killed by the shooter, and 3 others were seriously injured. 1 student, named Riley Howell, was shot 3 times tackling the shooter to save...

Tobacco Age Raise

Andres Gonzalez, Staff Writer | May 8, 2019

   As this decade has progressed, health consciousness has become more common, with more and more people becoming aware of the consequences of living an unhealthy lifestyle. However, old habits die hard, especially if said habits are addictive. One...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, courtesy of Slate

President Refuses to Release Tax Returns

Jake Neuffer, Editor-in-Chief | May 7, 2019

On Monday, the Treasury Department announced that it would not be handing over President Trump’s tax returns to Congress. The announcement came after weeks of fretting from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin about tax code procedures for turning over...

Sri Lanka Bombings

Sri Lanka Bombings

Nikhil Trivedi, Staff Writer | April 30, 2019

On Easter Sunday, three Christian churches and three luxury hotels were attacked by suicide bombers simultaneously in a series of terrorist attacks. 5 hours later, two more bombs went off in other portions of the small country. The death toll from this...

The Sad Lack of Evidence Against Kavanaugh

April 30, 2019

In the new age of social media and the internet, hot topics grow and swell to a bursting point in a very short about of time. A pure example of this is the controversy in which Brett Kavanaugh, the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United...

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Muller Mayhem

Annabelle Rosse, Staff Writer | April 26, 2019

A project two years in the making was finally released last week, causing a frenzy in the capitol. Surely, you know what that project this is. For the longest time, politicians and the public have long awaited the release of the ‘Muller Report,’...

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