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With over 232 million users, Twitter has emerged as a popular social networking site for teens to talk about what they just ate, when they last pooped on the field, or to let the world know when it’s raining. However, with the increased reach of such technology, Twitter has begun to appeal to a…
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Despite the ceasefire that ended Operation Protective Edge in late August, violence between Israel and Palestine has persisted. In the past week, several people were killed, including two minors with American citizenship, a fourteen-year-old Palestinian boy, and a three-month-old Jewish girl. For students who have family in Israel and Palestine, the struggles abroad have…
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Traveling to a foreign country for a year, attending a new school, and living with a family you have never met can be daunting. But every year, students all over the world, like juniors Louise Lisra and Darleen Hunziker, take on this challenge. This year, Lisra and Hunziker joined the EF (Education First) foreign…
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In the past few months, the world has been struck with an ebola panic, stemming from the outbreak of cases in Western Africa. Stories and and photographs have gone viral, ranging from a woman dressed in hazmat suit in the terminal of a Dallas airport to schools being shut down due to the chance…
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Clairvoyance: ten years of spirit sensing Taryn Schweissinger, junior, claims that she can tell where there is a spirit around her. “It’s hard to explain, but it’s a sense that you would know is real,” she says. According to Schweissinger, some people in her family also have the same ability to experience the presence…
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What do Mock Trial, Model UN, Interact Club, TedX, Art Club, CSF, and NHS all have in common? The answer is Anastasia Pyrinis – a junior who manages to tackle all of the above along with her daily school workload. “It is definitely a lot of work, but I love doing all of them…
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If you’ve been on the Internet in the last couple weeks, you’ve probably noticed the storm raging around the feminist movement. On Sept. 20, Emma Watson, recently appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, gave a speech at the United Nations launching her new campaign, HeforShe. According to Watson’s speech, the goal of this new…
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Interact Club is breaking the boundaries of normal club activities by creating the world’s largest LEGO chain. 20 members of the club helped build the chain on Saturday, Sept. 27, alongside community members who paid a small fee to participate and help fundraise. “The Interact Club helped the participants at the tables putting the…
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Been There, Done That, Never Going Back When Rachel Andrews*, junior, abused prescription drugs, she would often fall asleep in the middle of lectures and wouldn’t even hear the bell ring at the end of class. Hardly anyone noticed. “I got to the point where I was taking three (pills) a day during school,…
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It’s not every day a high schooler, from a small town like Newbury Park, competes in the FINA World Women’s Youth Water Polo Championships in Spain, and gets accepted to Princeton University to be part of one of the United States’ best sports teams. For Helena Van Brande, however, that day did come. After…