A(riana) Grande Lawsuit
Story by: Willow Copeland-Vallejo, Feature and Opinion Editor
September 18, 2019
Forever 21 faces a $10 million lawsuit from singer Ariana Grande. The retailer, valued at roughly $6.1 billion, faced backlash after a copyright scandal involving a post on their Instagram. Forever 21 attempted an endorsement deal with Grande in late 2018 but she and her team "explicitly decline...
Whata-Deal!
Story by: Emma O'Dell, Reporter
September 18, 2019
Recently, the Texas made fast food chain, Whataburger has transferred its ownership to a Chicago investment firm. The news broke on July 14th when multiple sources released inside intel that the CEO of Whataburger, Preston Atkinson, wanted to expand the restaurant's locations around t...
The Untimely Death of Mac Miller
Story by: Emma O'Dell, Reporter
September 18, 2019
Malcolm McCormick, also known as Mac Miller, reached out to Cameron Petit on September 5th, 2018, initiating a drug deal. The deal occurred in less than five minutes. Petit collected his cut of cash, and Miller received Oxycodone pills, Cocaine and Xanax. The deal ended as quickly as it started and ...
Around the NFL
Story by: Vincent Ruggiero, News Editor
September 15, 2019
The NFL Season kicked off last week, and gave us some very interesting storylines. Antonio Brown was signed by the Patriots, Jared Goff signed the longest guarantee in NFL history, and Ezekiel Elliott signed a new contract. But the biggest headline of all was the plethora of games played during Week 1, ...
Revisiting the Horror of 9/11
Story by: Evan Harris, Reporter
September 13, 2019
September 11, 2001, the day that shook the whole country. From the moment the first plane crashed into the North tower in Manhattan, New York, everyone in the United States was on the edge of their seats. At 8:45 am the first plane, loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel, rammed into the North tower, le...
What’s Wrong Hong Kong?
Story by: Willow Copeland-Vallejo, Feature and Opinion Editor
September 12, 2019
For the past six months, Hong Kong government officials have faced mass protests and violent clashes with police across the region. These protests come following the proposal of a new extradition bill. The bill, The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation ...
Back For More
Story by: Chloe O'Dell, Reporter
September 12, 2019
For athletes, the start of a new school year not only means homework and new classes but also after school practice and excitement filled gamedays. With the fall season starting for sports, fans and players alike will have lots to look forward to. Football, one of the most notable high schoo...
Disney Plus Me
Story by: Evan Harris, Reporter
September 7, 2019
Disney has started to expand their horizons recently with the purchases of numerous different companies such as Fox, ESPN, ABC, and National Geographic, not to mention all the blockbuster franchises they own such as Star Wars, and Marvel. So what’s next for Disney? The answer: Disney+. Disney’s new streamin...
What’s Going On in the Amazon?
Story by: Kirsten Hill, Reporter
September 4, 2019
The Amazon rainforest, located in central Brazil and various other South American countries, has had a plague of fire for the past three weeks. The Amazon rainforest currently houses the most diverse ecosystem in the world, with ten percent of the world’s species and a million indegionous peoples. ...
The Flint Water Crisis in 2019
Story by: Sienna Wight, Editor-in-Chief
September 4, 2019
What began in April of 2014 as a way to cut down city spending morphed into city-wide health crisis that continues to plague the citizens of Flint over five years later. Flint, Michigan switched their water supply source to Karegnondi Water Authority from the Detroit Water and Sewage...
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