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Disneys First Southeast Asian Princess: Raya!

Disney’s First Southeast Asian Princess: Raya!

Ysabelle Dela Cruz, Staff Writer April 16, 2021
The recently released Disney movie, "Raya and the Last Dragon" allows children to “have examples of a hero who takes a very brave step in trying to make the world a better place, by building a bridge instead of a wall”. - Qui Nguyen
Adventures at the Adventure Aquarium

Adventures at the Adventure Aquarium

Lizbeth Agyemang, Staff Writer March 5, 2021

The Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey first opened its gates to the public on February 29, 1992. During that first year, they received 1.6 million visitors. On February 25, 2021, I visited the...

The New Old News: A Student Podcast

The New Old News: A Student Podcast

Christa Suchcicki, Staff Writer February 5, 2021

Podcast popularity is on the rise, and the reasons are entirely clear. Whether it can be for studying, relaxing, or just for entertainment, people tune into podcasts to help their productivity. One...

How The Arts Help With Stress

How The Arts Help With Stress

Christa Suchcicki, Staff Writer January 7, 2021

Stress never goes away, and in times of the pandemic, people are under more stress and anxiety. Uncertain of the future, they can feel too anxious to do anything at all. There are many ways to combat...

A Beautiful Invasion of Privacy: What?

A Beautiful Invasion of Privacy: What?

Ysabelle Dela Cruz, Staff Writer January 7, 2021

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What are normal boundaries? In this day and age, there's a massive...

Peacock Releases an Unseen Clip of NBCs Sitcom The Office

Peacock Releases an Unseen Clip of NBC’s Sitcom ‘The Office’

Rylee Farrar, Editor January 7, 2021

NBC's popular 2005 sitcom The Office made its departure from Netflix shortly after the arrival of the new year. Its new streaming service, Peacock, has promised unseen footage and a collection of the...

A Christmas Star: How the Planets will Align for Christmas 2020

A Christmas Star: How the Planets will Align for Christmas 2020

Ysabelle Dela Cruz, Staff Writer December 14, 2020

2020 is known world-wide as quite the rollercoaster of a year. Although many considerably unfortunate events have happened this year, the cosmos seem to be giving the human race a sign of encouragement.   ___________________________________________________________________________________   On...

Holiday Shopping Changes for 2020

Holiday Shopping Changes for 2020

Natalie Borusewicz, Staff Writer December 14, 2020

The pandemic changed everyone’s lives and things in it this year. One event that changed that is familiar around this time is holiday shopping. From the parents crowding around the hottest new toys to...

A Day in the Life of A Hybrid Student

A Day in the Life of A Hybrid Student

Christa Suchcicki, Staff Writer December 14, 2020

The school year started all virtual. After some time, you could choose whether to stay home and be virtual or go to school and learn in person. It could be the student's choice to go back or maybe it could...

Ratatouille the Musical: How TikTok Made It To Playbill

Ratatouille the Musical: How TikTok Made It To Playbill

Rylee Farrar, Editor December 14, 2020

In today's generation, social media is a prevalent topic. Having grown up with technology at the tips of our fingers, it's fairly obvious that Generation Z is constantly informed on up-and coming-trends....

Oh DEER, Christmas is here!

Oh DEER, Christmas is here!

Doris Lee, Staff Writer December 14, 2020

"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling." ~ Edna Ferber The month of December has arrived and for many people around the world, it signifies the start of the Christmas holiday. In America, many families...

Rex Orange County releases live EP

Rex Orange County releases live EP

Rylee Farrar, Staff Writer November 12, 2020

On September 30, Rex Orange County introduced his fans to his first-ever live EP. Consisting of nine tracks from his previous albums and singles, this EP successfully conveys the pure emotion that lead...

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