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As we all know, giving back to our community will help everyone in the long run. One town-based organization that strives to better our community is SPUR. SPUR is an organization of people who are dedicated to making a visible difference in the lives of everyone in our community. They are extremely passionate about volunteering…
As some of you may know, we have decided to try to go zero waste for a week, and now the final results are in. Going zero waste requires a person to cut his or her trash production to the smallest amount possible. Most experts in this lifestyle produce less than a mason jar worth…
As discussed in last week’s article, we have decided to attempt to go zero waste, which is a lifestyle in which one does not produce any trash. Pollution has plagued our seas since the very first industrial revolution, and it continues to do so now. As a result of pollution, there are multiple garbage patches…
Plastic. It’s everywhere: in our phones, cars, water bottles, and food containers. It seems that you can’t go a day without seeing or using it. The United States produces about 38 million tons of plastic waste every year, and the average American tosses around six pounds of trash a day. Although some of this trash…
As we all know, Qasem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. led airstrike on January 3, 2020. As a response to this, within minutes, World War III was trending on Twitter. An outcry of fear inspired by dread of the draft was heard across all social media. On TikTok, a trend began where girls started…
‘Tis the season of celebrations and town traditions. As the holiday season descends upon us, many of us have already decided how we will be greeting it. Houses have started to be decorated for Christmas or Hanukkah, Thanksgiving being only a flash in the frenzy of buying and preparing. The boy scouts have started selling…
The subject of the Hong Kong protests has been everywhere in the news recently. It seems that almost no one understands why they are happening. In order to understand the reasons behind the trouble, the history of the problem should be examined. In 1997, Hong Kong stopped being a British colony and was placed under…
In August of 2018, Greta Thunberg protested outside of the Swedish Parliament holding a sign saying: “School strike for climate.” In May 2019, she was on the cover of TIME, and she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Thunberg drew further attention to herself and her cause in September of this year when she…
The Democratic Debates have started, and with them come a new wave of candidates trying to convince the American people why they would be best suited for President. At the beginning of the September debate, questions focused on the issues of medicare, racism, immigration, and gun violence, but not many answers were given. Throughout the…
Freshman year is an important time in any student’s academic career. Students become acclimated to a new school and environment. This typically includes standard “high school things,” such as a change in school policies, harder classes, and structured midterms and finals. Some changes, like a more lenient dress code and rules permitting students to carry…