Welcome to New York

Edder Martinez, Staff Reporter   The Thanksgiving Macy’s parade has become a staple of the holiday season. On Tuesday, Nov 24th If you paid attention you may have seen Royal Rubie Audrey Cox (11) performing live all the way from New york. An amazing feat, but this opportunity came with several challenges and difficulties.   Showmakers of America ran a […]

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Swift Vengeance: Ticketmaster May Have Finally Met Its Match

Julissa Duran, Staff Reporter   On November 18, the Department of Justice announced that they will be opening an investigation into Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation, following the events of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tour presale.   In 2017 Ticketmaster introduced Verified fan, a system created to help “protect fans bots and scalpers” as stated on the Ticketmaster blog. Ironically people […]

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Wild Behavior: California’s Wild Fire Season Proves Unpredictable

California’s recent fumigating fire seasons have stretched unsettlingly far into the year, with devastating flames sprouting in November and December. But this year, thankfully, the chance of fire has decreased.    Rainfall in the colder months of California has already halted some of the fires. Meteorology Experts expect a major storm headed to southern California. They hope that the rain […]

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Trending Tragedy: A Look at the Fentanyl Crisis

Julissa Duran, Staff Reporter   Fentanyl has been on a rise in the states and other countries within recent years. In 2020 overdose deaths have increased by over 56% compared to 2019, and have been increasing since. According to the DEA as little as 2 mg of fentanyl can be considered potentially lethal.         Fentanyl is a narcotic that is […]

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A Felonious Misconception

Jennifer Hernandez, Staff Reporter   Voting rights vary from state to state, which means many eligible voters don’t fully understand their voting laws. Historically, citizens convicted of a felony were widely stripped of their right to vote in most US states. In many states like Mississippi and Alabama you are still not allowed to vote if you’re a convicted felon. […]

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Truss Turmoil

Edder Martinez, Staff Reporter   After former UK Prime Minister Borris Johnson resigned from his role Prime Minister Liz Truss was elected by the conservative party to serve as head of the government. Truss’ term was short-lived with her prime ministership being the shortest in the country’s history   Her term began on Sep. 6th and ended only after 44 […]

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News from NASA

Chris Loustaunau, Editor-in-Chief   NASA launched the DART spacecraft on September 26 2020 which successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphous on October 4th. NASA’s plan was to redirect an asteroid far in space.    NASA’s attempt to alter the orbit of the asteroid will see me for the first time in history, NASA will crash a spacecraft into the asteroid on […]

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Accepted: Why is the SAT Still the Standard for Proving Yourself to Colleges?

Edder Martinez, Staff Reporter   Mention the words Collage Board, SATs, or Advanced Placement to upperclassman and college students, they will probably react with an uneasy look. These standardized tests have become commonplace among American High Schools. Several students this week on Wednesday Oct.12th took the PSAT. So many students may now be asking if college entrance exams are still […]

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Unbearable Rivalry

Chris Loustaunau, Editor-in-Chief   After a ruthless six-day battle and many pounds of salmon, a brown bear named 747 has been crowned the winner of fat bear week. Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament taking place every October. It pits bears in Katmai National Park, Alaska against each other in a week-long bracket style competition, evaluating a bear’s “success […]

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In the Soup

Noemi Ramirez, Staff Reporter   On Oct.14 in Big Ben, London around 11 am climate change activists, Just stop oil, threw two cans of tomato soup on Vincent Van Gogh’s early 1800s painting, Sunflowers. This painting goes for at least 80.99 million dollars. Both Activists involved then proceeded to take turns spreading glue on their hands to adhesive themselves to […]

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Under the Sea, In the PAC

Jennifer Hernandez & Noemi Ramirez, Staff Reporters   A minute long clip of the live action Little Mermaid movie was released Friday, September 9, and It has now become a trend on many social media platforms to get your childrens’ reaction to the Walt Disney teaser.   The production has many young men and women in the african-american community caught […]

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UIL Roundup Next Thursday

Julissa Duran, Staff Reporter   NEISD will kick off the 2022-23 Academic UIL season next Thursday, September 29. This year the district will include 29 different contests for all eligible high school students.    UIL offers a multitude of events ranging from literary criticism, to robotics, and even debate. Those who wish to participate are required to attend practice at […]

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