Sharper Elbows on a Smaller Stage: the Sixth Democratic Debate
January 6, 2020
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—The gloves have come off in the Democratic primary. Seven presidential candidates gathered on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California for the sixth presidential debate for Democratic hopefuls: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabet...
“Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself”
Analise Draghi, World News Editor
December 17, 2019
Look through some "Epstein didn't kill himself" memes: On Sunday, December 8th, a man was arrested at Art Basel in Miami Beach for scrawling “Epstein didn’t kill himself” with red lipstick on a wall, according to the New York Post. Scroll through any social media feed and you’ll likely see an...
New York Times Blows the Whistle on Whistleblower’s Identity
Analise Draghi, World News Editor
November 27, 2019
Do the people have the right to know? What’s the true duty of the press? These are the questions many journalists and government employees are asking after The New York Times published an article that revealed the gender and job position of the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower. The New York Times rev...
Lori Loughlin is Struggling with the (Operation Varsity) Blues
Analise Draghi, World News Editor
November 25, 2019
Lori Loughlin is agitated; She could spend the next half of her life behind bars. According to US Weekly, new bribery charges pressed against the former Full House star along with two previous charges could land her in prison for up to 45 years. And Loughlin is facing a dilemma: her fashion designer husband...
California Wild Fires
Grace O'Meara, Entertainment Writer
November 22, 2019
Governor Newsom of California declared a state of emergency on October 25th for the fires raging through Sonoma and LA counties. Fire season is estimated to increase by 75 days in the Sierras. The largest wildfire of the season thus far is the Kincade fire. It started on October 24th and burned for ...
Iranians Express Explosive Emotions on the 13th of Aban
Analise Draghi, World News Editor
November 18, 2019
40 years ago. November 4, 1979. Many Americans remember that day with a heavy heart. But on the 40th anniversary of that day, Iranians celebrated in the streets. On November 4, 1979, Iranian college students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 American diplomats hostage for a total of 444 da...
Destructive Fires Blaze through the Amazon
Analise Draghi, World News Editor
October 28, 2019
This dry-season in Brazil, the Amazon rainforest is experiencing a surge in the number and intensity of fires. Many leading scientists are concerned over what these fires suggest about Earth's future. The number of fire spots detected in the Amazon by satellites this year is not unprecedented...
16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Makes an Impression in Politics
Olivia McArtney, World News Editor
October 22, 2019
16-year-old Greta Thunberg has recently risen to fame due to her activism to find solutions for climate change. Her great measures of success and achievements have made her a leader to many, as well as a target for criticism. Thunberg urges change for the rising climate crisis. She first became known...
Beaches closed in Tampa Bay Florida
Robert Lear, World News Writer
October 22, 2018
Tourists and residents of Florida were recently surprised with the global algae bloom known as the Red Tide, causing waters around Florida to turn red and the shorelines becoming littered with dead fish. The yearly algal bloom so known as “Red Tide” has spread more than it ever has in history. ...
West Morris is 60! 1958-2018
Jack Hyde
April 6, 2018
On the day after Labor Day, sixty years ago, a new school, in a newly created school district opened for the first time. All students were bussed, unless he or she lived within what was considered walking distance by the Board policy. The loading/unloading ramp in front was the first place where al...
Upcoming Elections In Italy Could Spell Disaster for the E.U.
Robby Zarouni, News Editor
March 13, 2018
The upcoming elections in Italy have made the Mediterranean nation the focus of much political debate within Europe, and more specifically, the European Union. The primary concerns of Italian citizens heading into the final month of campaigning are the constant influx of African migrants, the econom...
One Action Says It All: The Controversy of Logan Paul
Nicole Legg, Sports Editor
January 22, 2018
YouTuber Logan Paul has made headlines, but not through anything positive. In visiting Japan’s Aokigahara Forest, Paul discovered, and most notably laughed at, a dead body of a man who had committed suicide, with Paul jokingly saying in the now deleted video, “Bro, did we just find a dead person ...