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Book banning: is censorship justified or a damaging attack on education?

Book Banning Rears its Head Again

William Weinstein '23, Writer, Journalism Class 2022-2023 March 14, 2022

In February 2022, Maus, by Art Spiegelman, a book depicting his account of his family’s struggles throughout the Holocaust, was banned in a rural Tenessee county. It is a graphic novel, with the Jews...

US Vice President Kamala Harris and Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, Poland, March 10, 2022. Harris is on a three-day trip to Poland and Romania for meetings about the war in Ukraine.

Vice-President Harris’ trip to Eastern Europe

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor March 11, 2022

On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris embarked on her sixth international trip, this time to Poland and Romania. Her visit comes just weeks after Russia launched a full-scale attack...

Indelible Blue Exhibit: A Review

Indelible Blue Exhibit: A Review

Elias Arredondo '23, Writer March 8, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Albuquerque Museum’s newest exhibit, Indelible Blue: Indigo Across The Globe. This compact yet fascinating exhibition follows, as the name suggests, the global...

Noor Ali23, Sophia Liem23, Mireya Macías23

Period Poverty: A Bloody Issue

Sophia Liem '23, DEI Coordinator March 4, 2022

Have you noticed the new period products in campus bathrooms? Thanks to Ms. Puente’s energetic enthusiasm, a very quick conversation with junior student leaders has resulted in a permanent change to...

Recap: 2022 State of the Union Address

Recap: 2022 State of the Union Address

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor March 4, 2022

  On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden gave his first State of Union Address amid a time of international crisis, given the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and domestic challenges, like...

Will Election Day Become a State Holiday?

Will Election Day Become a State Holiday?

Maya Macias '25, Writer March 4, 2022

Governor Michele Lujan Grisham and Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver have been working with New Mexico lawmakers to increase voter access through Senate Bill 8(SB8). The essence of the bill is...

Supreme Court has been busy this summer making landmark rulings.

Biden Makes Historic Supreme Court Nomination

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor March 1, 2022

On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden picked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the United States Supreme Court seat soon to be vacated by Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his retirement earlier...

Climate policies worldwide

Climate policies worldwide

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor February 25, 2022

The world is at an inflection point. As the climate crisis rages across the globe, bringing with it horrendous wrath through various natural disasters and a sense of impending doom as temperatures climb...

News Roundup

News Roundup

February 16, 2022

Putin and Macron met on February 7

Tensions Mount as NATO Rebukes Russian Expansion

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Writer February 16, 2022

Concerns regarding Russia’s foreign activities have been spotlighted in recent weeks as the country stationed over 100,000 troops on the border of Ukraine. The sudden arrival of troops has signaled President...

Corbevax uses old technology. But most importantly, its creators have waived proprietary rights.

Old Vaccine Technology Offers New Hope Against Covid 19

Uzair Hammad '24, Editor in Chief February 9, 2022

Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, from Texas Children’s Hospital, created a vaccine called CORBEVAX which uses older medical technology to protect the developing world from COVID-19, in contrast...

Putin and Macron met on February 7

Macron Sits Down With Putin in an Effort to Cool Tensions

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor February 8, 2022

On February 7, 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron visited Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tensions with Russia remain high, as Russian troops mass on the border with Ukraine....

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