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Castiel Haripersad ’25 Copy Editor Photo credit: Reuters/Blair Gable Following public outcry, the former Speaker of the House, Anthony Rota, resigned after bringing a former Ukrainian Nazi into the House of Commons during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Canada. The soldier, Yaroslav Hunka, was applauded by the House of Commons for his achievements fighting... Continue Reading →
Aristotle Anguluan ’26 Contributor Photo credit: EPA-EFE/Abedin Taherkenareh On Oct. 10, 51-year-old Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” as described by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Over the course of her 30... Continue Reading →
John Ergon Golpe ’24 Religion Editor Photo by St. Paul’s High School With the Kairos 85 Retreat having been postponed until November 14th, many students in Grade 12 have now registered for it as this year’s volleyball, cross country, and football seasons end. However, there might be a few among you who are confused about what... Continue Reading →
Adris Haleis ’24 Contributor Photo by Yong Kim/ Philadelphia Inquirer As the NBA season has recently begun, fans are wondering which players, teams, and storylines will drive the title race over the next six months. Basketballs fans have many pressing questions entering this season. 1. Are the recent rule changes going to the fix the... Continue Reading →
Castiel Haripersad ’25 Copy Editor Photo by AP Photo/ Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File The Nobel Prize highlights the revolutionary advancements which humanity has made in multiple fields. This year, vaccine science and minuscule lasers won the prestigious prize for medicine and physics. Before COVID-19, vaccines seemed less important when they only came up during flu... Continue Reading →
Luke Perrett ’24 Sports Editor Photo by Josh Lavallée/NHL via Getty Images Following my many painful years as a Devils fan, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, gleaming off the Stanley cup, that is. From 2012 to 2022, only one playoff appearance was made by the Devils, only to... Continue Reading →
Castiel Haripersad ’25 & Micheal Wolanik ’25 Copy Editor & Contributor Photo by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Clean limitless energy. In 1951, when the idea for a fusion reactor that mimicked the internal workings of a star was created, it was said that it would solve all the world’s problems. It would be a wellspring... Continue Reading →
Castiel Haripersad ’25 Copy Editor Photo by Rosie Cohe/The Guardian Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Nina Simone, and Marvin Gaye – what do they all have in common? They were all transformative Soul artists of their era who served as inspiration to a young Jalen Ngonda. Soul music is a subgenre of R&B (Rhythm and Blues)... Continue Reading →
Steven Kosa ‘25 Contributor Photo by Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images After 148 days, Hollywood can rest easy knowing that the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike is over. Beginning in April of this year, members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) expressed concerns about their working conditions. The WGA has been requesting increased wages,... Continue Reading →
Mikhail Precourt '24 Layout Editor Photo credit: Lucasfilm Ahsoka was an enjoyable watch, but it wasn’t very divisive, and it wasn’t that memorable either. However, the late Ray Stevenson’s performance as Baylan Skoll sadly did not get nearly the amount of screen time he deserved. Shin Hati, Baylan’s apprentice, was the internet’s obsession for quite... Continue Reading →
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