By: Julia Zhu October 4th, 2021, Facebook crashed for hours taking down Whatsapp, Instagram and the rest of its apps. That Monday it was down for about 6 hours. Facebook said the reason this mess shut down happened was due to its internet infrastructure that controls the connection throughout its data centers. During this time…
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By: Sahar Maleki If you’re like me, you have heard a lot about the debt ceiling this past month and wondered what it means or how it would affect us, the younger generation. What Is the Debt Limit? About a century ago, our government needed Congress’s approval for every expenditure. This was not only inconvenient,…
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By Christine Kim LAST ARTICLE OF THE YEAR!!! I’m so excited for summer break, so I wanted a head start on planning TV shows to binge-watch! These TV shows are all coming from the poll you all filled out, so I hope you enjoy! Be aware that there are MAJOR SPOILERS! Gossip Girl Gossip Girl…
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by Francesca Burke Learning about new cultures has always been fascinating to me. It offers an opportunity to immerse yourself into a life that you are unfamiliar with and helps to improve your outlook on other countries and ethnicities. All cultures are interesting in their own ways but, a little over a year ago, I…
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By Morgan Monesmith I asked a couple of teachers in the HB community to write about their experience with getting vaccinated after their first dose. Here are their responses: Mr. Zeleny I felt very lucky that teachers in Ohio were so high on the vaccine eligibility list. Given our necessary presence in schools and how…
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Though I’m sure we can all agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted the way we interact with our friends, work, and daily lives, everyone’s personal story brings its own unique differences. One group of people I decided to interview about their experience during this period of time is the Penn Fellows, three faculty…
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By Nyneishia Gupta A couple weeks ago the U.S. was hit with a major snowstorm. Temperatures hit an all time low in many parts of the country, including Texas. Texas is a state known for its heat much like Florida and rarely if ever gets snow. During the snow storm however, Texas was hit with…
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By Vivienne Forstner **Before starting this article, I’d like to clarify that this is an opinion piece. All statements made are my own observations and are in no way 100% factual. When you think of the word “misogyny” and what it entails, you generally think of sexism in its most blunt form. Harassment, unfair opportunities…
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by Your friendly neighborhood tortoise™ This is Elon Musk: Elon, recently named “the world’s richest person,” and man genuinely enthused about having just discovered opposable thumbs, is in possession of a net worth of $185 billion and a loyal cult (hey! this is a no-judgement space) whose members include Steve, your white-boy-who-tried-to-mansplain-bitcoin-to-you-but-secretly-has-a-bit-of-an-inferiority-complex™ neighbor. I also…
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By Grace Gilson Did you or someone you know adopt a new pet during quarantine? Many pet rescues and breeders actually struggled to keep up with the demand for pets during the stay-at-home orders! One shelter owner, according to the Washington Post, mentioned that they thought the adoption spike would fizzle as people felt the…
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HB IN RETROSPECT 