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Predicting the Future Isnt As It Seems

Predicting the Future Isn’t As It Seems

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer April 13, 2016

Can you imagine how the future of the world will look like? One thing is for sure - it will be very different. Just imagine what the technology, climate, and the surrounding environment will look like....

Source: NPR

The Odd Couple: Washington and the American People

Taylor Fox, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2016

If America is internationally acclaimed as a beacon of democracy, then why do so many Americans place such little trust in their political institutions? A recent Pew Research Center poll holds that just...

Ta-ta, Downton Abbey

Ta-ta, Downton Abbey

Joseph VanGostein, Managing Editor April 4, 2016

This past month, the lavish doors of Downton Abbey were shut for the last time, and with them, the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning show’s six-season run on PBS. Devastated fans all around the world...

Apple Introduces a Smaller iPhone and iPad

Apple Introduces a Smaller iPhone and iPad

Josh Joseph, Arts and Entertainment Writer April 4, 2016

On Monday, March 21, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at Apple’s very own conference center with a few updates to some of the company’s most loved products. The first big announcement of the event...

Source: http://www.trueactivist.com/

America’s Hidden Moral Crisis: Veteran Homelessness

Julianna Pasquarello, Guest Contributor March 14, 2016

“I think my favorite part of growing up was being in New York, surrounded by all different people with so many things happening all at once. It was the feeling of being a part of something, you know?” I...

Deadpool Delivers

Deadpool Delivers

Hans Bas, Arts and Entertainment Writer March 14, 2016

So for the first time in my life, I had to pull out my driver’s license to watch a movie. I’ve been to R-rated movies in my younger years, along with friends who did not look like they were 17+, and...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/feel-bern-sanders-winning-over-us-democrats-220157888.html

The Ultimate Age Mix-Up? Bernie Sanders and the Youth

Ashar Farooq, Opinion Writer March 14, 2016

Bernie Sanders is in his seventies (74, to be exact). A major group of people that Bernie has been doing well with is apparently the youth. In all fairness, this seems to be very ironic. Sure, Bernie is...

Encyrption Wars: Apple vs. the FBI

Encyrption Wars: Apple vs. the FBI

Hans Bas, Politics Writer March 9, 2016

On February 16, Apple CEO Tim Cook released a message to Apple Inc.’s customers. This message, posted on Apple’s official website, details that Apple is opposing an order the United States government...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia delivers his keynote address at Utah State Universitys conference called Freedom and the Rule of Law on September 15, 2008 in Logan. Photo: Kristin Murphy.

Supreme Court Nomination Stagnates Due to Partisan Disagreements

Douglas Marr, Politics Writer March 9, 2016

By now, the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is hardly news anymore, but the circumstances arising from his death are still progressing. But stagnating may be a more appropriate word to describe...

Updates on the GOP: Jeb’s Withdrawal and More

Updates on the GOP: Jeb’s Withdrawal and More

Jordan Roiland, Politics Writer March 7, 2016

The GOP’s major candidates are beginning to be outlined. Donald Trump is in the lead, followed by Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich. Recent polling has led many candidates to withdraw from the race,...

Gendercide Epidemic Ravages Indian Domestic Life

Gendercide Epidemic Ravages Indian Domestic Life

Taylor Fox, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2016

“I just strangled it soon after it was born. Why keep girls when raising them would be difficult?” In this excerpt from the 2012 documentary It’s A Girl, an Indian woman describes a practice long...

Whitman Speaks Out

Whitman Speaks Out

AP Language students in Mr. Pipolo's class speak their minds on critical issues facing teenagers and what we can do to solve them.
February 20, 2016

Summer assignments are often bemoaned by students as unnecessarily laborious and detracting from a much-needed two months of relaxation. This year's task for AP Language students, however, was designed...

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