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General Interest

Emu War Tactic

Peter Sullivan, Sophomore All throughout human history, mankind has fought against nature. From our humble beginnings as cavemen, hunting for food and developing crude tools in order to survive, to the modern day, where we struggle to combat and cure a deadly virus that has engulfed the entire planet. Nature has always opposed us humans, […]

The Placebo Effect

Aislin Freedman, Junior The placebo effect is a psychological phenomenon based on the premise of being given a fake medicine labeled as the real thing. A “placebo” is a medication, whether that be a pill, an injection, or even a medical procedure, that in essence isn’t anything out of the ordinary. In short, there is […]

The Church of Scientology: Religion or Cult?

Peter Sullivan, Sophomore For those of you who don’t know, The Church of Scientology is a religious organization that preaches the religion “Scientology”. Over the years, they’ve amassed a cult following, with even some A-list celebrities being members of the church, such as John Travolta and even Tom Cruise. They also happen to be one […]

The James Webb Telescope’s Findings Since Launch

John Bender, Sophomore The James Webb Telescope’s 1st anniversary has already passed and the discoveries it has made are breaking astronomer’s predictions and views of our universe. LIke the Hubble telescope, it has produced stunning images of our cosmos. The telescope was launched on Christmas day, in 2021. The telescope is orbiting Earth’s L2 point. […]

Electronic Guts: The PCB

Michael Piper, Senior If you ever looked at the inside of a computer, you were probably amazed by the intricate field of tiny components that you saw. What you did not see, however, was a tangle of wires. But then how are all of those components electrically connected? The answer is the printed circuit board, […]

Heaven’s Gate – the “Cult of Cults”

Katie Jenkins, Senior In 1997, 39 people, dressed in tracksuits, were found dead. These were the members of the Heaven’s Gate cult, founded by Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Applewhite, who believed that they were angels sent to earth to help others ascend to heaven. In 1972, Bonnie Lu Nettles was working as a nurse […]

Local

Spring Skiing in January

Ila Bumagin, Junior Are y’all ready to hit the slopes? Well, you may be ready, but the weather sure isn’t. This week I went skiing at Loon Mountain in New Hampshire, and it felt like spring skiing. Slush, ice, and a new layer of slush. Delightful! Whether you’re a skier or not, you may have […]

Opinion

People Like Us: David Byrne’s True Stories

Benjamin Burns, Senior David Byrne’s True Stories could have been a satire very easily. He could have looked down or made jokes about the fictional small town in Texas he built his first and only movie around. But he didn’t. He made an exceptional movie that does more than that. It may be built around […]

The Tomcat

Ethan Horgan, Sophomore The Grumman F-14 was created during the cold war to combat soviet bombers and air-to-ship missiles. Two seats, twin engines, and swing-wing capabilities made this a revolutionary multi-role fighter that dominated against the Russian MiG-23 and SU-22. The F-14 was the predecessor of the f-4 phantom, which dominated the vietnam airspace. The […]

Nuclear Fusion: A Breakthrough in Clean Energy

Katherine Twomey, Junior When people think about ways of generating energy, nuclear fusion likely isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But now, after a recent breakthrough by U.S. scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, nuclear fusion could eventually become a leading green energy source. Nuclear […]