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Meta is pushing for nuclear energy to support its artificial intelligence and environment goals.

Meta Joins Big Tech’s Push for Nuclear Energy to Power AI with Clean, Reliable Power

Chinmayi Goyal, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2024

Meta is turning to nuclear energy to help meet the growing power demands of artificial intelligence (AI). On December 3, 2024, the tech giant issued a request for proposals (RFP) from nuclear energy developers...

Hurricane Helene Hits the US

Hurricane Helene Hits the US

Jane Gordner, Student Life Editor November 15, 2024

As you may have heard on the news, or discussed in classrooms, two Hurricanes have hit the Southeast in the span of three weeks. It’s important to be aware of the disastrous effects these hurricanes...

Work Outside of the White House

Work Outside of the White House

Elizabeth Kratenstein, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2024

The 2024 election has come and gone. However, it is easy to forget about local elections in the flurry of headlines on Harris’ and Trump’s proposed taxes, tariffs, and border bills. So let’s meet...

AI Takeover: Nobel Prizes 2024

AI Takeover: Nobel Prizes 2024

Elizabeth Kratenstein, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2024

This year’s Nobel Prize winners have finally been announced by the Nobel Foundation. Winners have been announced in physics, chemistry, physiology, literature, peace, and economics. Here are this year’s...

The White House Endorses Carbon Offset Credits Amid Controversy

The White House Endorses Carbon Offset Credits Amid Controversy

Chinmayi Goyal, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief June 10, 2024

On Tuesday May 28, the White House endorsed the use of carbon offset credits, introducing guidelines aimed at mitigating concerns about "greenwashing" and encouraging greater corporate investment in this...

Defending Trans Rights: The ACLU's Fight Against Kansas' Anti-Trans Laws

Defending Trans Rights: The ACLU’s Fight Against Kansas’ Anti-Trans Laws

Chinmayi Goyal, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief June 3, 2024

Kansas’ recent legislative actions, particularly the passage of a law in 2023 that narrowly defines "woman" as someone who produces ova, are a glaring example of discriminatory policies that undermine...

Another Hit to Reproductive Rights?

Another Hit to Reproductive Rights?

Elizabeth Kratenstein, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2024

In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, leaving the right to make laws about abortion to the states.  However,...

An Anomaly: Torrential Rains in Dubai?

An Anomaly: Torrential Rains in Dubai?

Chinmayi Goyal, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2024

Torrential rains have unleashed havoc in one of the world's driest locales: Dubai. In a rare turn of events, heavy downpours have destroyed airplane runways, submerged vehicles, congested highways, and...

1st Amendment

Free Speech on Fire: A High School Battle in the Courts

Chinmayi Goyal, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2024

It isn’t everyday that we see a court case right in our backyards. As an AP Government and Politics student, constitutional violations are a distant reality. I find myself believing that they are strictly...

Cancer: The World's Greatest Discoveries

Cancer: The World’s Greatest Discoveries

Vaishnavi Ravindranath, Staff Editor April 16, 2024

Understanding the cGAS-STING Pathway in Cancer Prevention Cancer cells divide constantly and accumulate DNA damage, yet they often escape detection by the immune system. Dr. Gaorav Gupta and his team...

The World’s First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into a Living Recipient and the Future of Xenotransplantation

The World’s First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into a Living Recipient and the Future of Xenotransplantation

Ivy Chacko, Staff Writer April 6, 2024

According to organdonor.gov, 103,223 people in the United States are currently waiting for an organ transplant. One person is added to the list every eight minutes and every day, seventeen people die waiting...

The Gypsy Rose Case Finally Resolved

The Gypsy Rose Case Finally Resolved

Ivy Chacko, Staff Writer March 22, 2024

What is the Gypsy Rose case? The Gypsy Rose case has been trending lately, but what is the case about? Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born on July 27, 1991 to Rob Blanchard and Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard....

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