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People in Crisis – An Advocacy Initiative from Change of Tomorrow

People in Crisis – An Advocacy Initiative from Change of Tomorrow

  Explore the map above to learn more! Change of Tomorrow is a student-run club co-founded last summer by Ayla Zomermaand ‘25 and Meryem Anderoglu ‘25. We wanted to create a platform...

A map of the Gaza Strip, including current urban areas, high risk areas, and border crossings.

The Israel-Hamas War: Everything You Need to Know

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Writer October 16, 2023

Following more than a century of tensions and conflict, war has once again broken out between Israel and Palestine. On the morning of October 7th, Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic militant group that controls...

Googleplex HQ in Mountain View, CA.

Google’s Antitrust Lawsuit: A Turning Point for the Tech Industry

Isaiah Hashimoto '24, Writer/Podcaster September 24, 2023

Everyone knows Google, but most people don’t know that it is currently at the center of an unfolding antitrust lawsuit. The U.S. Justice Department posits that Google might be leveraging its significant...

Governor Lujan Grisham Makes International News for Gun Ban

Governor Lujan Grisham Makes International News for Gun Ban

Anagha Devarakonda '26, School and Local Editor September 17, 2023

New Mexico has been making national–and even international–headlines in the past week as Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order on Friday September 7th that banned guns from being...

Florida's Capitol Building

What’s going on in Florida?

Isaiah Hashimoto '24, Writer/Podcaster May 20, 2023

What's going on with Florida? Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has implemented several controversial measures adopted by the state's legislature over the past month following his re-election victory. A...

Are You Smarter Than Your Robot?

Are You Smarter Than Your Robot?

Ben Montoya '23, Writer, Journalism Class 2022-2023 December 15, 2022

ChatGPT is a new AI developed by software giant OpenAI, capable of answering prompts with masters degree level precision, raising many questions about the implications of its use by students and teachers...

The Persistence of Islamophobia

The Persistence of Islamophobia

Maysarah Javed '25, Writer October 14, 2022

Fumes burst as ash and dust filled the air; you could hear the sound of people, screaming, as they crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center -- September 11, 2001 is a day no person will forget....

Supreme Court has been busy this summer making landmark rulings.

What SCOTUS did on Your Summer Vacation

Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor September 9, 2022

The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) held an eventful 2021/2022 term, with several landmark decisions including the historic overturn of Roe v. Wade, decisions on gun control, EPA authority, Indigenous sovereignty,...

2022 New Mexico Special Legislative Session

2022 New Mexico Special Legislative Session

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor April 18, 2022

Earlier this month, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham convened New Mexico’s legislature for a special session that focused on alleviating the economic burden residents face with elevated gas and food prices...

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...

U.S. Assassination Not the Powerful Blow Biden Touted

U.S. Assassination Not the Powerful Blow Biden Touted

Kira Small '22 February 17, 2022

On February 3, 2022, President Biden held a press conference to announce that the U.S. military had successfully assassinated Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist...

Credits: Knowledge@Wharton, University of Pennsylvania

What is Inflation?

Abhishek Narahari '24, News Co-Editor February 2, 2022

Over the last year, inflation has soared worldwide as a result of the tumult created by the economic disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, this has led to increased prices on items...

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