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Opinion: Watch Out for Performative Activism

Sloane DiBari, Staff Writer November 2, 2021

If you’ve been on Instagram in the past year or so, you may have noticed an influx in people reposting infographics and colorful posts regarding important issues, seemingly to help spread awareness....

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JoJo Siwa: Gen-Z’s Role Model

Elise Hennebery, Staff Writer October 28, 2021

JoJo Siwa wasn’t lying when she said she was going to come back like a boomerang! Named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020, the 18 year old singer, actor, dancer and performer has made...

Colleges Need an IOS Update ASAP

Colleges Need an IOS Update ASAP

Rose Engel, Entertainment Editor October 27, 2021

Imagine you are in a college classroom. Whispers travel around the students and computers click as the professor struggles to play a video up on the board. After ten minutes of technological difficulties,...

LeBron James patented chalk toss before a game.

The Chosen One and the Greatest Of All Time

Sean Davies, Staff Writer October 26, 2021

The most prevalent debate in all sports is simply--, who is the greatest of all time? In football, some might look to Tom Brady, Jerry Rice, or Lawrence Taylor to name a few. Baseball has seen the likes...

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Player Empowerment In The NBA May Be Getting Out of Hand

Brendan Granata, Staff Writer October 25, 2021

Compared to other sports leagues, the NBA is a player-driven league with the team’s GMs and owners taking a backseat to them. Player empowerment is how much power an NBA player has and can dictate when...

California Oil Spill: Whos to Blame?

California Oil Spill: Who’s to Blame?

Lauren Allocca, Staff Writer October 25, 2021

At 2:30 AM on Saturday, October 2nd, an alarm went off in an Amplify Energy Corp. company control room alerting of a drop in pressure in one of their pipes, which is a major indication of an oil leak....

Ath(LET)e Me Have an Extra Free Period

Ath(LET)e Me Have an Extra Free Period

Lizzie Rubright, Sports Editor October 25, 2021

Here at West Morris Central, about 68% of the student body is involved in sports. When a student is going to school and playing a sport, life for that student becomes extremely busy. They wake up, attend...

Why Won’t Disney Commit to LGBTQ+ Representation?

Why Won’t Disney Commit to LGBTQ+ Representation?

Miles North, Staff Writer October 22, 2021

Leading up to the release of Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, director JJ Abrams hinted in an interview with Variety that the movie would include LGBTQ+ characters. As more information...

4-Day School Week: Yay or Nay?

4-Day School Week: Yay or Nay?

Maddie Lamb, Staff Writer October 22, 2021

Across the United States, hundreds of school districts are implementing a 4-day school week. “Currently, 25 states have at least one district using a four-day school week, numbering at least 550 districts...

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Dear Evan Hansen, You’re Way Too Old. Sincerely, Me

Sebastian Gutkin, Co Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2021

The entertainment industry has grown vastly within the past two decades. Representation in both film and television has become a prominent topic of discussion in telling the stories of different races,...

Greys Anatomy is arguably one of the biggest offenders, currently totaling 18 seasons.

The Era of Neverending Television

Evelyn Oravez, Co Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2021

Law and Order: SVU. Grey’s Anatomy. NCIS. What do all of these TV shows have in common? Aside from being staples of American pop culture, these three shows currently have 15 or more seasons, and two...

Baseball fans celebrate a win by their favorite team. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

COVID: Why It’s Time to Return to Life Before the Pandemic

Zoey Wang, Staff Writer October 20, 2021

On January 21, 2020, a resident of Washington state tests positive for COVID-19. It is the first reported case in North America. Within two weeks, the US declares the virus a public health emergency. California...

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