New Zealand shooting claims 49 lives
Kadrisha Bizati and Aferdita Emini
April 10, 2019
On March 15, 2019, in the small town of Christchurch, New Zealand, a terrorist attack occurred at two mosques, Masjid al Noor and Linwood Masjid, resulting in the deaths of at least forty-nine Muslims. The man that attacked the mosque streamed the attack live, with the video having the outline of ...
Trump overrides Devos’s Special Olympics cut
Sydney Lauer, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2019
Last week the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, proposed and defended a budget that cut the special education funding by nearly 26% (about a $25.5M cut), including eliminating nearly $18M worth of funding for the Special Olympics. These cuts are a result of the Education Department facing a bud...
They only want what they deserve
Aubrey Lyons, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2019
On Monday, January 14, 2019, over 30,000 teachers walked out of their Los Angeles public-schools. This has been the first teacher strike in over three decades. You may be wondering why theses teachers are going on strike. A solid education plants seeds of knowledge in each child. And teachers are th...
Murray’s trophy is overshadowed by past tweets
Mark Nofri, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2018
On December 8, Kyler Murray, an American collegiate football/baseball player who plays for the Oklahoma Sooners, was awarded the Heisman trophy for his outstanding accomplishment in this 2018 football season . At the Heisman ceremony, Murray’s speech was angled towards his religious beliefs, his parent...
Leave the newlyweds in peace
Mohammad Khan, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2018
After the increased backlash towards Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, love prevails and they are now married after a four day ceremony in Rajasthan State. Many sources have been attacking Priyanka Chopra, a model and actress for being a ‘scam artist’ and conning Nick Jonas to further her ca...
We should let this song remain in the past
Sydney Lauer, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2018
Christmastime is finally here, and that means tuning into your local radio station in order to listen to some of your favorite merry tunes. However, Star 102 in Cleveland, Ohio has decided to rightfully ban the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” for its lyrics that are neither holly nor jolly. Wr...
A pair of panties forges #ThisIsNotConsent
Elizabeth Kilmer, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
In mid November a case about a 17 year old girl getting raped in Ireland went viral. In the courtroom, the lawyer of the man who was accused of rape held up the young girl’s lace thong in front of a jury. The alleged rapist was found not guilty. He defended his actions by saying, “Does the evidence out-rule...
Can one man end Birthright Citizenship?
Aferdita Emini, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Recently the President of the United States announced that he wants to end Birthright Citizenship. Can he do this? President Trump is trying to come up with an executive order that would change the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. So, if someone is the child of two immigrants ...
Even soccer players suffer the injustice of the gender wage gap
Shannon Burns, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
When the US women’s soccer team won the World Cup in 2015, they received $2 million. The previous year, the US men’s soccer team lost in the round of sixteen and received $9 million. The Germany men’s soccer team won the World Cup that year and received $35 million for winning. This was jus...
He also loves a lot of girl things
Brianna Ludgis, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Aaron Gouveia, a dad, took an advantage of social media by using Twitter on October 22nd, 2018 to share the terrible experience his 5-year-old son, Sam, had at school. Aaron, @DaddyFiles, has a lot to say. He begins talking about all the things that Sam enjoys. “He’s rough and tumble...
Living while black is not a crime
Jazmin Sanchez, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Recently, there has been numerous incidents in which white people have called the police on black people who were trying to live their lives. On Wednesday, October 10, 2018 a video of Teresa Klein, aka Cornerstore Caroline, surfaced in which she accused nine year old Jeremiah Harvey of allegedly gropin...
This mosque is a beautiful gift
Aferdita Emini, Staff Reporter
December 3, 2018
Some of the Albanians in Tirana, the capital of Albania, have a lot to say about the mosque that is being built and finished in 2019. It has room for 5,000 worshippers. Not a lot of people have room to pray in the mosque’s they already have. This mosque is soon to be the biggest in the Balkans. Even thoug...
Jayda Costa, Staff Reporter
October 13, 2020 • 1 Comment
Army soldier, Vanessa Guillen, was murdered in April after being sexually harassed at Fort Hood Army Base by fellow soldier Aaron David Robinson. Vanessa Guillen, a 20...
Merveille Kaja, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2020 • No Comments
Over the past decade, the main concern of Turkish policy has been the crisis in the Middle East and North Africa, which include threats from different terrorist groups. Ankara,...
Boris’ 10 pm curfew backfires?
October 12, 2020
On Wednesday, September 9th 2020, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson initiated a nationwide curfew as a result of a large spike in coronavirus cases. Coronavirus cases have been on the rise over the past...
Back to school in Connecticut is tested by global pandemic
October 12, 2020
Back to school is normally a period of the fall where students find themselves excited to be back in school, see their friends, and resume their education. But, this past year has been anything but normal....
Magawa, the mine-detecting rat, awarded prestigious animal award
October 12, 2020
Magawa, the mine-detecting rat, was honored with a PDSA Gold Medal, an award that honors animal heroes, in Cambodia on September 25th, 2020. Magawa is a 5 year old rodent who was trained by the...
Kadrisha Bizati, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2019 • No Comments
Last week was the first Monday of May, which means the Met Gala happened. The theme this year was Camp: Notes on Fashion. Many celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian,...
Justin Dinis, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019 • 1 Comment
*This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of the final season of the television series, Game of Thrones, which first aired on April 14, 2019.* The long-awaited...
Hailey Almonte, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2020
Women’s History Month is a time to look back at how women have changed the world for the better. For many years women have done amazing things and women continue to reform...
Alivia Stonier, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2020
William Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, otherwise known as Billie Eilish, an eighteen year old singer known for her soft vocals and anti-pop sound, broke into the music scene...
Nailah Lewis, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2020
Today in the U.S. over 250,000 juveniles are incarcerated as adults every year. This number is significantly larger than any other country in the world. With so many...
Teacher wages are too low in this country
March 10, 2020
Let’s celebrate “Big Eyes” artist, Margaret Keane
March 4, 2020
For Black History Month, we celebrate Josh Jacobs
February 11, 2020