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Forgotten Women: Anne Bonny

Micaela Gaither, Series Editor March 9, 2020

Pirates, the swashbuckling sailors, responsible for the theft of Aztec gold and the pillaging of villages.  They are usually associated with males, too, not often do you hear the mention of a female pirate....

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Healthy Ways to Manage Stress

Tabitha Fitzgerald, Writer March 9, 2020

Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Constantly exhausted, both mentally and physically? There’s no denying it, high school can sometimes seem insurmountably stressful.  This may feel inescapable, as most...

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Traveling to Argentina

Anna Hansen, Writer March 9, 2020

Argentina is a magical country located in South America.  One of the greatest parts of this country is its wonderful natural beauty.  This includes one of the most amazing natural beauties in the whole...

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Interesting Facts About Germany

Lina Braun, Writer March 9, 2020

What do you know about Germany? Following some interesting facts about Germany and the Germans that you probably didn’t know! To make this even more fun, I want to challenge you. How many of these facts...

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Harvey Weinstein Conviction

Savanah Amaya, Writer March 9, 2020

We all know of Harvey Weinstein for multiple reasons. He is an American film producer who has helped in the making of many popular movies such as Pulp Fiction, Scream, and Lord Of The Rings. Although he...

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Why Theatre Matters

Lizzie Lohrer, Editor in Chief March 9, 2020

The lights dim in the auditorium. I settle into my seat in the light booth and wait for the final cue. The lights come up for the last time on Act One, Scene One, and I listen intently as the actors’...

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Revival of The Weeknd

Jelani Dupon, Writer March 9, 2020

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, was born on February 16th, 1990, in Canada. He has released three studio albums: Kiss Land (2013), Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) and Starboy (2016)....

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High School Art Show

Amelie Verlinden and Joshua King March 9, 2020

Visual art has always been an important piece of humanity. Since the beginning, humans have made efforts to express things through art, be it cave drawings or mosaics. This remains true today, and the...

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Why a Triangle is the Best Sandwich Shape

Matthew Lowther, Writer March 9, 2020

The sandwich is one of the easiest and well-known foods‒people all across the country eat one every day for lunch. Everyone likes their sandwich different, maybe some like theirs sweeter with jelly or...

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Advi-Anonymous: March 2020

Seamus Robison, Writer March 9, 2020

(Note: While our staff does our best to give applicable advice, we never want a reader to do anything that would put them in danger. If you feel like the advice given is not the right choice for you given...

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America’s Food System Versus The World

Ella Largent, Writer March 9, 2020

This country has so many opportunities to do good.  We have done so many amazing social step stones for our country as a whole by coming together and doing great things, like giving equal rights to African...

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Mental Phenomenons

Jess Winkler, Writer March 9, 2020

The mind is a crazy place, and I bet most of you would agree with me. Our minds can make things up and can even lie to us, but I’ll be focusing more on fascinating mental phenomenons and let me tell...

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