By: Katie Nelson Center Editor I’m sure we have all been in “that” awkward situation at one point or another. Most often, it takes place in a workplace meeting or a classroom. […]
Nelson argues to end icebreaker activities
Winter guard and percussion perform
By: Hayley Strahs Local Editor With competitions almost every weekend, winter guard and winter percussion’s respective seasons are in full swing. On Jan. 25, winter guard attended the California Color Guard Circuit […]
California mid-term governor election candidates
By: Nelson Kramer Humor Editor Now that President Trump entered office on Jan. 19, politicians are already preparing for the midterm election next year. Often overlooked, the midterm election serves as an […]
Trump Announces Plans for Gaza
By Katie Nelson On Feb. 4, President Trump proposed that the US take the ravaged Gaza Strip alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, igniting debate over the interference of this plan with […]
North Korea Destroys Reunion Facilities
By Britt Melinauskas On Feb. 11, North Korea dissolved the Inter-Korean Family Reunions Center, a facility dedicated to hosting the 1950-1953 Korean War separated families. The South Korean government explained that the […]
Plane Crashes in D.C
By Katie Borders On Jan. 29, 2025, at around 8:48 PM, the United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with American Airline Flight 5342 over the Potomac River near […]
Elon Musk to Head the Department of Government Efficiency
By Sam Gruetter Immediately following President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, he employed several controversial and extreme policies, including the appointment of tech CEO Elon Musk, a non-cabinet member, as head […]
US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Places Staffers on Leave
By Megan Saul The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed 17 staffers of the recent elections on administrative leave. President Donald Trump founded the CISA in 2018, intending to […]
Trump Unleashes Tarrifs
By Rory Zeman On Feb.1, President Donald Trump unleashed a salvo of tariffs on numerous countries and goods around the world. Trump, citing the need for a return to America’s industrial glory […]
Trump Threatens to Exterminate the Penny
By Kayla Mitchell President Trump’s sweeping agenda, which aims at reshaping US policy and government, has recently found a new target: the penny. On Feb. 9, shortly after departing from the Super […]
Trump Terminates DEI Initiatives
By Julia Valencia On Jan. 22, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order terminating DEI preferencing for all federal-related work. Now, companies are scrambling to figure out how they will go forward […]
Russel Vought Confirmed as Budget Director
By Margo Rawlings The Senate confirmed Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for the White House Budget director, in a party-line vote of 53-47 on Feb. 6. Vought first entered the […]
Greece Endures Thousands of Earth Quakes
By Jordan Park For the past several weeks, thousands of tremors have rattled the islands of Greece and its inhabitants. Since Jan. 25, Santorini, located about 150 miles southeast of Athens, and […]
El Salvador Prison Opens
By Kat Litfin El Salvador’s new Terrorism Confinement Center, CECOT, opened in 2023 under President Nayib Bukele’s campaign to fight the heightening gang-related crimes in his country. Recently, the prison has garnered […]
African Countries’ Conflicts Escalate
By Owen Fugit Countries across Africa continue to confront issues and conflicts, from continuing violence in Sudan to a swift worsening of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of […]