Russia cuts its gas from Europe

WESTON HIREVELAGRAPHIC DESIGNER MARIA KOLBSTAFF WRITER 9/19/2022 On August 31, Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom halted gas flows to Europe via a major pipeline, Nord Stream, citing maintenance works on its only remaining compressor. This is believed to be in response to new sanctions levied against Russia by the G7 nations, an informal group of... Continue Reading →

January 6 and Mar-a-lago update

CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 9/19/2022 On January 6, 2021, the United States capitol building was insurrected by a number of Americans, anywhere between 3,000 and 20,000 people. Since the day of the insurrection, a string of hearings has taken place that have concentrated on the January 6 incident.  Along with the hearings, an investigation of former... Continue Reading →

Biden announces student relief plan

ALIVIA GILESCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Biden revealed a plan to cancel tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt for a subset of Americans. The announcement came just ahead of another deadline for the restart of payments for the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student loans. Biden’s loan forgiveness plan,... Continue Reading →

Atlanta shooting and anti-Asian hate crimes

ALIVIA GILESSTAFF WRITER Eight people are dead following shootings at three Atlanta-area spas. Six of the victims were identified as Asian American women, raising concerns that the murders were racially motivated. The first shooting took place shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16 at Young’s Asian Massage located in Woodstock, Georgia, about 30 miles... Continue Reading →

Gov. Cuomo facing multiple harassment accusations

ELLA BRIGHTSTAFF WRITER Andrew Cuomo, the 56th governor of the state of New York, has recently been facing sexual harassment allegations from multiple women over the course of the past few weeks. Most of New York’s congressional delegation across the country are demanding his resignation. The accusations towards Gov. Cuomo include sexual harassment and other... Continue Reading →

Grammy Awards update

ALIVIA GILESEMILY MCDONALDSTAFF WRITERS WESTON HIRVELAGRAPHIC CREATOR Due to Covid-19 precautions, this year’s Grammy Awards looked very different from that of previous years, but the show still managed to produce plenty of historic, controversial and memorable moments. As pre-show coverage began, many viewers were excited to see what their favorite performers were wearing. Pop artist,... Continue Reading →

Outrage over Everard’s death

AISHWARYA SINGHStAFF WRITER Sarah Everard was a 33 year old marketing executive for a digital media agency working in Brixton Hill, London, United Kingdom. On Mar. 3, at around 9:00pm, she was walking home from a friend’s house. As she was walking back home, she had a 15 minute long conversation with her boyfriend, agreeing... Continue Reading →

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