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By Adelaide Minnella, Senior Arts & Culture Editor | May 16, 2025
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The apprentice editors and contributors in Journalism II broke out cameras and mics to shine a spotlight on what's happening in the halls of...
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Captains and coaches from Winter varsity sports sit down with Visual Media Editors Brooke Cheifetz and Annika Johnson to talk goals, hopes and...
By Olivia Di Marco, News & Features Senior Editor
May 15, 2025
Pope Francis, originally from Argentina, passed away at age 88 on April 21, 2025, at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta due to a stroke...
By Ila Eisenstein, News & Features Editor
May 9, 2025
Two people were killed and several more injured in a campus shooting at Florida State University on April 17, and a FSU student was...
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By Annika Johnson, Visual Media Editor
For decades, no one would have expected that Wayne Gretzky's all-time leading goal record would be broken. Washington Capitals left...
By Ava Belli, Managing Editor
Arguably, the most anticipated moment of young athletes’ lives is getting drafted to the professional leagues. There are only a handful...
Recent Sports Stories
- Athletes’ legacies remembered as jerseys hang in school
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- North Caldwell Township unveils its new tennis courts
By Sasha Dionisio, Opinion Editor
May 16, 2025
In the United States, the word trauma has undergone an extreme transformation. Once reserved for war veterans or victims of extreme violence, it is now commonly used to describe...
By Alexandra Angelo, Editor-In-Chief
May 13, 2025
As the spring and summer seasons commence, music festivals across the country begin to pop up. Some of the most popular include Coachella, Stagecoach, Lollapalooza, Rolling...
Recent Opinion Stories
- DOES IT BOTHER YOU? Society likes to hate on women, and it shows
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By Adelaide Minnella, Senior Arts & Culture Editor
May 16, 2025
In a dazzling resurgence at Coachella 2025, Lady Gaga made herself the main character of the festival’s narrative. Gaga wasn’t just performing, she was actively resurrecting...
By Evan Hines, Staff Writer
May 15, 2025
When the movie “Sinners” was announced in the fall, people were excited, but nobody imagined the movie becoming the phenomenon it is now. The film is directed by Ryan...
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