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Kiefer Gould '24 Contributor In the world of chess, there is nothing worse than a cheater. They rig games to win money and fame, using computers to crush their opponent in ways never seen before. Cheaters are exceedingly rare in chess and unheard of at the top levels. This was not the case for Hans... Continue Reading →
Daniel Stipanovic '25 Contributor The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is visually stunning and entertaining but lacks coherent dialogue. The show is accurate to the lore written by J.R.R. Tolk-ien, and does not fail to enter-tain the audience. The show takes place during the second age and the rise of Sauron. Sauron helps... Continue Reading →
Sawyer Ramsay '24 Science & Tech Copy Editor Elvis Presley was no doubt one of the most iconic and important cultural figures of the last century. He changed the worlds of both music and pop culture, making them more diverse. It only makes sense that a movie would be made to honour his life. The... Continue Reading →
Nathan Poklar '24 Section Editor This October, Quebeckers went to the polls, and the result was clear: the way we vote is broken. Using the first past the post system (electing a person with the most votes regardless of whether they win a majority) has yet again produced results that do not reflect how the... Continue Reading →
Emmitt Wilson ’22 Politics Editor Since the 2015 federal election, Justin Trudeau has remained the leader of the Liberal Party. The New Democratic Party changed their leader once, from Tom Mulcair to Jagmeet Singh in 2017. However, after the resignation of the defeated Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party has seen a myriad of leadership changes.... Continue Reading →
John Ergon Golpe ’24 Contributor There is a plethora of reasons as to why Ferdinand Marcos Jr. , the winner of the 2022 Philippine Presidential Election, is unfit to become the country’s latest leader. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is the only son of former Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. , who started their dictatorship in... Continue Reading →
Siwon Jengsuksavat ’23 Contributor After an extremely tight and nasty election, candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party won with 48.56% of ballots to 47.83% of ballots to the ruling Democratic party. Yoon was officially sworn in as President on May 10, 2022, for a five-year term. The two major parties in this... Continue Reading →
Nathan Poklar ’24 Contributor Before Russia invaded Ukraine, very few outside of Ukraine knew who Volodymyr Zelensky was. Yet, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Zelensky has solidified himself as the face of the Ukrainian national identity. In 2019, Zelensky was elected President as an independent candidate in a landslide election. Viewed as an... Continue Reading →
Ryan Waller ’24 Contributor The lives of those in Poland in the 1980s consisted of work, hunger, and fear. My grandparents and my mother both suffered under the rule of the communist government in Poland. Following the Second World War, Poland had a Russian puppet government. The Polish people and Polish government officials feared Russia,... Continue Reading →
William Hudson ’24 Contributor It’s time to replace the United Nations After the disastrous Second World War and the League of Nations’ failure to stop it, world leaders created a new multinational organization: the United Nations (UN). The UN, like its predecessor, aims to prevent wars by encouraging international dialogue, safeguarding human rights, and seeking... Continue Reading →
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