by Emma Gerber We hear about the Refugee crisis almost every day in the news. People fleeing their homes, boats sinking on the Mediterranian, and the crisis on our southern border. But even though we hear about it every day, the refugee crisis often feels distant and unrelated to our everyday lives. Especially in the…
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By Amy Howarth For those of you who do not know on Friday October 12th, history was made not just in the running community but also around the globe. A marathon runner named Eliud Kipchoge ran what was the first human to ever run a marathon in under two hours coming in with hot heels…
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By Nola Killpack 1,299 people currently have a vaping-related lung illness and 26 have died. To me this sounds like a crisis, an epidemic even, and there is no doubt in my mind who needs to take the blame: Juul. Even though scientists are still figuring out the causes, Juul, which controls 50% of the…
Read MoreBy: Vivienne Forstner They say that the best time to learn something new is before you’re ten years old. This is when our brains are still developing and best absorb new information. This is especially true for learning new languages, instruments, and other skills that require many hours of practice. However, our interests seem to…
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By: Ella Van Niel Climate change has become one of the most pressing issues of today’s politics. According to the Washington Post, “the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that if Earth heats up by an average of 2 degrees Celsius, virtually all the world’s coral reefs will die; retreating ice sheets in…
Read MoreHere are just a few of the important topics being discussed by the Democratic Candidates for the 2020 election and quotes on them from O’Rourke. Background – Beto O’Rourke was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He went to college at Columbia University. In 2005 O’Rourke was elected for El Paso city council and…
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by Sarveen Khatami and Elizabeth Troyer As you have probably heard, the trillion-dollar company Apple has released their newest set of iPhones. After the release of the iPhone X and the multiple versions of their former product, many were wondering how many more gadgets- and price raises- the new phone would have. The iPhone 11…
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