BY ETHAN SEMLER
STAFF WRITER
With MSA’s first in person theater production in over a year, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is sure to be a little different than the typical MSA theater experience.
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BY ALICE FONTANESI
STAFF WRITER
From live-action movies to shojo anime, adaptations are one of the riskiest things a person can do. Despite what everyone says about adaptations, why do most of them suck?
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BY LOGAN SCHLOSSER
WEBMASTER
Hello everyone, and welcome to another one of my completely well-thought-of articles! Today we will be discussing an issue that is near and dear to all computer gamers. Now, this is an issue that has been going on ever since COVID-19 hit but was made especially worse during the release of NVIDIA and AMD’s new, top-of-the-line graphics cards. So without further ado, let’s get into it!
BY LOGAN SCHLOSSER
STAFF WRITER
So I tend to recommend a lot of games when it comes to my reviews, but you actually need a system to play these on, right?! This is where this article comes in. Today I will be instructing you to the best of my abilities how to build your very own, top-of-the-line gaming machine. I chose to talk about PC gaming today because all of the games I recommend in my articles are available on the PC platform. So with that introduction out of the way, let’s get started!
BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN TRAINING AND STAFF WRITER
Absentee and mail voting is one of the top issues when it comes to election-related bills, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows, after looking at nearly 1,800 examples. It remains a frequent debate in the realm of politics, with Democrats supporting a shift to ballots cast by mail, and Republicans, like Donald Trump and other high-ranking ones, speaking strongly against it. This divide also has influenced voter trends, with mail-in votes tending to be largely Democratic. For example, in the 2020 elections, two-thirds of people who voted by mail voted for President Biden, according to AP VoteCast. Generally speaking, this fits with the trend that Democrats lean towards making voting easier, while Republicans aim to place more restrictions.
BY KAIA KARPE
STAFF WRITERS
The Sea Bunny is an awfully cute creature. It caught my eye because it looked like a bunny with the ears, but they weren’t normal bunny ears. Sea Bunnies genus name is Jorunna parva. Over the course of this article I will explain its “ears”, diet, method of reproduction, where it is located, and how it gets around. Get ready to fall in love with one of the ocean’s most adorable molluscs!
BY SAM WURDEMANN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
A week ago today, I received my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19. I am one of hundreds of millions of Americans who has been administered at least one dose, and I, like many others, have begun to feel optimistic again. As we move forward and not back for the first time in over a year, one may begin to think that we have made it to the light of the end of the tunnel. But, as we have witnessed at MSA, we’re not quite there yet.
Continue reading “In-Person and Back Again: MSA’s Handling of the Pandemic’s Tail End”
BY BELLA TRINKO & ALAINA INOUYE
STAFF WRITERS
Following a mass shooting in Indianapolis that killed eight people, Biden signed into action new executive orders on gun control. These orders included actions such as calling for a review of ghost guns, making it easier for states to implement red flag laws, and providing funds for community intervention programs. Biden also appointed David Chipman to be the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
BY XUYING LEE
STAFF WRITER
With all of the downhearted news and current events that have been going on, one positive is the administration of vaccines against Covid-19. Since being in office, President Biden has set a goal of over 100 million vaccines to be administered within his first 100 days as president, in which his goal was met on the 59th day of his administration. His new goal is to have administered 200 million vaccines within his first 100 days in office. As of right now, there are three main types of vaccines that are being administered. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Pfizer, and Moderna. If you are to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, you will need two doses for the vaccine to work more effectively. With the new discovery of these vaccines, we hope for the spread of Covid- 19 to slowly decrease and become a thing of the past. For more information on doses and types of vaccines, go to cdc.gov.
BY LOGAN SCHLOSSER
STAFF WRITER
Hello to all of you lovely people at home! Today is a very special installment of this series, as I am writing this a lot more tired than usual. So I apologize in advance to you all, also my editors, like they have to fix all of my sleep-deprived grammar. Anyways, today I have a treat of a game for you today. Now the review might be a bit shorter than usual, as the game is focused mainly on it’s comedy and I really don’t want to ruin the possible experience for you all. Anyways, I don’t wanna stall you all for much longer than I already do. So the game that I will be talking about today is Dude Stop.
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