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Yet Another Mass Shooting...Will This One Bring Change?

Yet Another Mass Shooting…Will This One Bring Change?

Ashar Farooq, Co-Managing Editor April 4, 2018

Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day of love. However, a horrible tragedy occurred in Parkland, Florida as Nikolas Cruz, a former student of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, gunned down 17...

Celebrating World Pangolin Day

Celebrating World Pangolin Day

Ben Joseph, Staff Writer February 17, 2018

Mark your calendars: Saturday, February 17th is World Pangolin Day. That’s right—an entire day dedicated to the celebration and preservation of… pangolins? What even is a pangolin, and what is happening...

The Tide Pod Challenge: The Gateway to Your Grave

The Tide Pod Challenge: The Gateway to Your Grave

Efrain Citle Palestino, Staff Writer February 10, 2018

What started off as a convenient cleaning agent has now become one of the biggest trends on various social media platforms. The Tide Pod challenged has snowballed, landing numerous people on the hospital...

The TIME Person of the Year 2017 is…

The TIME Person of the Year 2017 is…

Ashar Farooq, Managing Editor January 31, 2018

Every year, TIME magazine chooses its Person of the Year. The person (or group) selected by its editors is often very influential throughout the year. It is the person who has made lots of noise in society...

Russian Olympic Ban Development

Russian Olympic Ban Development

Ashar Farooq, Managing Editor January 31, 2018

The Olympic Games have been occurring for decades, and are a symbol of unity within the world. The pinnacle of the Olympic Games is to win a medal for one’s country. The pride established when your national...

New Year, New Robotics Build Season

New Year, New Robotics Build Season

Ashar Farooq, Managing Editor January 31, 2018

The beginning of a new year often means the beginning of an intense few months for the Robotics Club at Walt Whitman High School. It participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition, where members have to...

2017 in Review

2017 in Review

Ashar Farooq, Managing Editor January 31, 2018

As we ring in 2018, it is time to reflect on 2017. This was for sure a year of great happenings. The year started out with the transfer of power in Washington as President-Elect Donald Trump took the oath...

2018 Preview

2018 Preview

Ashar Farooq, Managing Editor January 31, 2018

With 2017 now over, here is what 2018 may hold for the world. The 2018 Winter Olympics are going to unite the world and feature great sporting events in Pyeongchang, South Korea. These games will be held...

Whitman’s New Coding Club Takes Off

Whitman’s New Coding Club Takes Off

Ashar Farooq and Managing Editor January 31, 2018

A new club is joining Whitman’s extensive list of extracurricular activities. The Coding Club has gotten a great start this school year. If you are interested in diving into the exponentially growing...

Editors on the Issues: Midterms Follow-Up

Editors on the Issues: Midterms Follow-Up

Joseph VanGostein, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2018

Recently, the editor team put out an article expressing its beliefs on the January midterm examinations. In an effort to be as unbiased as possible, especially in this political culture, and to answer...

Computer Science Opportunities at Whitman

Computer Science Opportunities at Whitman

Shaan Khan, Staff Writer December 21, 2017

     It has been 42 years since the release of the first personal computer and computing is booming.  Around 85% of households have personal computers while around 73% have Internet connection, according...

Safe Halloween 2017

Safe Halloween 2017

Efrain Citle Palestino, Staff Writer November 16, 2017

Another year, another successful Safe Halloween for Walt Whitman High School! With a much larger staff to help out this year, Safe Halloween 2017 was an amazing experience for everyone in attendance.   Safe...

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