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From Hometown Stage to Worldwide Fame: Jon Bon Jovi Returns Home to SWMHS

From Hometown Stage to Worldwide Fame: Jon Bon Jovi Returns Home to SWMHS

Rishi Shah and Jasmine Kohli October 2, 2024

In a heartfelt homecoming, rock and roll legend Jon Bon Jovi returned to his alma mater, Sayreville War Memorial High School, to celebrate his induction into the SWMHS Hall of Fame and the grand opening...

Sneaky Use of ChatGPT Replaces Student Effort

Sneaky Use of ChatGPT Replaces Student Effort

Lauren Ciudad, Staff Writer April 14, 2023

Let’s be honest, we all saw it coming: the day artificial intelligence took over. Sure, this is a bit of an exaggeration, but it isn’t that far from the truth. Students are now using artificial intelligence,...

Nearly 200 Individuals Arrested Over Alleged Poor Construction Following Quake

Nearly 200 Individuals Arrested Over Alleged Poor Construction Following Quake

Alyssa Rask, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

In Turkey, nearly 200 people have been arrested due to alleged poor construction following the destructive earthquake on February 6. The earthquake killed nearly 50,000 people across Syria and Turkey,...

Is the Voting Rights Act in Danger?

Is the Voting Rights Act in Danger?

Doris Lee, Editor October 9, 2022

After Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022, many American citizens expressed their concerns that the Supreme Court would soon go after other policies that guarantee individual rights. This sense...

Close Gubernatorial Race for New Jersey

Close Gubernatorial Race for New Jersey

Doris Lee, Editor November 12, 2021

On November 2, the 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election commenced with candidates Philip Murphy and Jack Ciattarelli. Contradicting the majority of people's pre-existing predictions, it was a rather...

Tragedy Strikes at Astroworld Music Festival

Tragedy Strikes at Astroworld Music Festival

Rylee Farrar, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

On November 5, 30-year-old rapper Travis Scott held his third annual music festival, Astroworld, in Houston, Texas. As a result of poor management, a reported 9 individuals were killed and hundreds more...

Students Destroy School Bathrooms for Their 15 Seconds of Fame

Students Destroy School Bathrooms for Their 15 Seconds of Fame

Lauren Ciudad, Staff Writer October 1, 2021

As the new school year opens up, especially during the COVID-19 era, things are bound to go a little rocky. Many school administrators are prepared for the best and the worst. But, few anticipated the...

Super Tuesday: What it is and why you should care

Super Tuesday: What it is and why you should care

Sean Lee, Staff Writer March 6, 2020

March 3 is Super Tuesday. This event is one of the most important political dates for Americans as a third of delegates will pledge their support for the Democratic nominee. This Super Tuesday is significant...

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First living robot is made from frog stem cells

Aneri Upadhyay, Staff Writer February 6, 2020

US researchers have recently created the first ever living robot, dubbed the "xenobot". They used stem cells from African clawed frogs and transformed them into microscopic machines that move around...

Donald Trump becomes the third president to be impeached

Donald Trump becomes the third president to be impeached

Sean Lee, Staff Writer January 3, 2020

On December 18, President Trump became the third U.S. President to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The House imposed two articles of impeachment on the president. The two articles stated...

Champ captures his title once again

Champ captures his title once again

Ryan Real, Staff Writer December 6, 2019

On November 15 the Tournament of Champions for the highly acclaimed show Jeopardy ended with a comeback. James Holzhauer came out victorious, but had something to prove, despite his winning streak. After...

Foiled by a Tweet

Foiled by a Tweet

Ryan Real, Staff Writer October 4, 2019

With recent news of an impeachment inquiry, the leader of the free world had something to say about it. The inquiry all began from a phone call made on July 25 between President Trump and the Ukrainian...

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