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The Importance of Exercising the Right to Vote (ESPECIALLY this year)

Lucas Beard '18, Sports Editor • September 14, 2016

As the United States gets into the thick of the presidential election with only two candidates remaining, there is a widespread apathy among American voters who can’t seem to discern between the two...

Stranger Things: Review

Lauren Pugeda '18, Staff Writer • September 14, 2016

We’ve all been in the middle of writing our English essay for Mr. Barnes or finding the rate of change for Mr. Compton’s homework then realized, “I need to take a break.” So, we all turned to the...

A Night at the Grammy’s

Jolie Radunich ‘18, Staff Writer • March 22, 2016

Let’s start off with Adele’s technical difficulty fiasco. During the performance of her new song All I Ask, several microphones fell onto the live playing piano. This caused her emotional ballad...

Never fear, Spring Fashion is Here!

Jolie Radunich ‘18, Staff Writer • March 22, 2016

Spring is almost here, and with the new season comes new clothing styles! So if you want some tips on clothing to rock (besides the basic, yet ever popular flower printed pattern,) here are several other...

Scalia Death and What it Means

Marcus D’Avignon '18, Staff Writer • March 4, 2016

Recently, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away, leaving the Supreme Court as well as Congress in a state of confusion. The two major areas of concern are, first off, the ruling of cases not...

What Should We Know About Zika Virus?

Nico Beard '17, Staff Writer • March 4, 2016

The Zika virus has started to spread throughout the world, bringing much concern, especially in the wake of the 2016 Olympic games. The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus an international...

Kanye West is Consubstantial with Pablo

Chloe Novillos '18, Staff Writer • March 4, 2016

Kanye Omari West felt consubstantial with Pablo Picasso and dropped The Life of Pablo. In this iconic album, Kanye, better known as “Yeezy” or “Mr. West,” addressed his various relationships and...

Spring Brings Pitchers and Catchers

Max Chan '16, Sports Editor and Staff Writer • March 4, 2016

While the Major League Baseball regular season will not commence until April, pitchers and catchers reported to Scottsdale, Arizona for their first workouts of spring training. Among these was the new...

Shakespeare Competition: Review

Emma Hawk ‘18, Staff Writer and Copy Editor • March 1, 2016

On Thursday, February 18th at 1:30 in the afternoon, the Shakespeare Club hosted their first annual Shakespeare Competition in the Collins Theater . The criteria for members in the contest required that...

2016 Winter Instrumental Music Concert: European Vacation

Marcus D'Avignon '18, Staff Writer • February 26, 2016

Thus far, the 2015-2016 school year has crossed theater and choir off the performing arts checklist, but one vital discipline recently debuted: the instrumental music program. The instrumental music concert...

Heartbreaker on the Hilltop

Max Chan '16, Sports Editor • February 3, 2016

With the Irish trailing 61-60, a crowd of 5,000 counting down “Five, four, three, . . .” and the St. Ignatius Wildcats hustling back on defense, senior forward Jamar Williams-Sheppard...

Ebola Case Confirmed

Emma Hawk ‘18, Staff Writer • January 30, 2016

On January 15th, 2016, an ebola case was confirmed in Sierra Leone when a woman’s blood tested positive for the deadly virus. Ebola’s earliest cases occurred in 1976 in Sudan and Zaire, and spread...

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