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By Alethea Lo  STAFF WRITER  You probably have heard of Moo Deng before. Moo Deng is the world’s most celebrated hippo who’s cute structure has brought her fame. Moo Deng… Continue Reading →

BY AUDREY STOTTER STAFF WRITER The idea of having a football league outside of the NFL and the normal NFL season time is nothing new. There have been many attempts… Continue Reading →

BY IRIS KOTFIS STAFF WRITER Perhaps you’ve seen videos online of people making jokes about Sephora kids. Sephora workers are sharing their experiences interacting with the Sephora kids. Often, they… Continue Reading →

BY SEHANA VALLE STAFF WRITER George Santos is a member of the Republican party, who has lied about countless things and is accused of exploiting the funds raised in his… Continue Reading →

BY SAM ELLINGSON STAFF WRITER I somewhat consider myself to be not afraid of bugs (save bees, wasps, and hornets). When I was little, I played with fire ants during… Continue Reading →

BY ALAINA INOUYE COMMUNICATIONS EDITOR Ballet has been governed by tradition since its emergence in the 1500s. Sadly, many traditions found in the ballet world reinforce gender roles and set… Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND STAFF WRITER On Thursday, February 24th, Russia started its invasion of Ukraine–an act of aggression that has resulted in numerous civilian deaths… Continue Reading →

BY ANSHI PEDDAREDDIVARI STAFF WRITER Our world has many cultures and ethnicities, all with various styles and beliefs. These different cultures and ethnicities are what make our World so diverse…. Continue Reading →

BY ANSHI PEDDAREDDIVARI As the Coronavirus pandemic gets worse with new variants and strings like the Delta and Omicron variant, vaccines for 12 and up become more available.

BY ALAINA INOUYE COMMUNICATIONS EDITOR IN-TRAINING  Early this October, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, two journalists who fight for freedom of expression. Ressa… Continue Reading →

BY BELLA TRINKO AND ALAINA INOUYE STAFF WRITERS Only twenty minutes before Derek Chauvin was announced guilty, Ma’khia Bryant was shot four times in the chest and killed by police… Continue Reading →

BY ALAINA INOUYE COMMUNICATIONS EDITOR-IN-TRAINING In honor of the first International Asexuality Day, which took place on April 6th, this article will bust some of the myths about asexuality. Asexuality… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

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… Continue Reading →

BY BELLA TRINKO AND ALAINA INOUYE, STAFF WRITERS America’s new president had quite a busy first day, signing over a dozen executive orders. While many of these orders were reversals… Continue Reading →

BY XUYING LEE STAFF WRITER In the month of April this year, we can expect many space phenomenons that only happen once in decades. On April 26th of 2021, we… Continue Reading →

BY ALAINA INOYUE AND BELLA TRINKO STAFF WRITERS President Biden was elected on the promise that he would change the way things were run in America and combat COVID-19 and… Continue Reading →

BY CREIGHTON LEWIS STAFF WRITER  During the adolescent years, the prefrontal cortex- the part of the brain that enables rational decision making, is not fully formed until the mid twenties…. Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE  EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN TRAINING AND STAFF WRITER  On February 11, 2021, the winter storms that nearly shut down Texas began. Over the next week or… Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE  EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN TRAINING AND STAFF WRITER On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States…. Continue Reading →

BY LAASYA AKI STAFF WRITER A mission planned for two years, worth over 240 million dollars, the SPHEREx Observatory will survey space through optical and infrared light telescopes, hopefully helping… Continue Reading →

BY LOGAN SCHLOSSER STAFF WRITER As you all may have seen recently. the internet is kinda going a bit off the walls (get it, wall street) recently when it comes… Continue Reading →

BY ETHAN SEMLER STAFF WRITER As of right now, there have been over 20.5 million COVID vaccines administered in the United States, but the majority of people still need it…. Continue Reading →

BY CREIGHTON LEWIS STAFF WRITER Before a bill becomes a law, there is an extensive series of steps it has to go through before it makes its way to the… Continue Reading →

BY ALAINA INOUYE AND BELLA TRINKO STAFF WRITERS On January 6th, only two weeks before the inauguration of President Joe Biden, a violent mob broke into the US capitol. Fueled… Continue Reading →

BY VENKATA KARAVADI STAFF WRITER When it Begins and How Long it Lasts For: Karthika Masam begins from Aaswayuja sukla purnima up to one month on the day after Deepavali… Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN TRAINING AND STAFF WRITER  On December 1, 2020, Elliot Page posted on their Instagram with an announcement. “My friends, I want to… Continue Reading →

BY CREIGHTON LEWIS STAFF WRITER At its inception, Facebook had good intentions. It gave way to person-to-person communication where people would upload photos and share information about their lives with… Continue Reading →

BY ALAINA INOUYE AND BELLA TRINKO STAFF WRITERS When it comes to COVID-19, cases are climbing everyday. To get a better understanding it is often helpful to take a closer… Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN TRAINING AND STAFF WRITER  During this year’s election, record numbers of LGBTQ+ people ran for office, with 220 elected out of the… Continue Reading →

BY XUYING LEE STAFF WRITER Minnesota’s Hmong New Year is one of the biggest events for the Hmong people of Minnesota. It is a time to get together with family… Continue Reading →

BY CREIGHTON LEWIS STAFF WRITER As we know now, Joe Biden, the former vice president of the United States, is now the president elect. Last week he gave a speech… Continue Reading →

BY VENKATA KARAVADI Diwali, also spelled Divali, one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, lasting for five days from the 13th day of the dark half… Continue Reading →

BY LAASYA AKI STAFF WRITER Modifying genes in cells used to take up years, but with these genetic scissors, that process can be shortened to a few weeks.  Modifying and… Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE EDITOR-IN-CHEIF IN TRAINING AND STAFF WRITER Over the past few weeks, tens of thousands of Nigerians have amassed to protest repeated instances of police… Continue Reading →

BY VENKATA KARAVADI STAFF WRITER Holi is an Indian tradition that is celebrated by throwing colored (and safe) powder and liquid at each other. Holi is called the festival of… Continue Reading →

BY BELLA TRINKO AND ALAINA INOUYE STAFF WRITERS I’m certain we’ve all heard of Amazon, one of the biggest companies in the world. Well, they recently announced a new technology… Continue Reading →

BY KAIA KARPE STAFF WRITER The Nicobar Pigeon is found on Nicobar Island, right through the east of the Malay Archipelago, down to Palau and the Solomons. You may have… Continue Reading →

BY SYDNEY WESCHCKE STAFF WRITER Within the past month, dozens of members of the Trump Administration, including the President and his wife, have tested positive for COVID. This series of… Continue Reading →

BY ALAINA INOUYE AND BELLA TRINKO STAFF WRITERS Candidate Platforms  Mask Mandate Nationwide?  Trump: No, Trump opposes a national mask mandate. He left it up to the states to decide… Continue Reading →

BY PRISHA RATHORE STAFF WRITER COVID-19 has affected a lot of things throughout the world, but one of the most affected things is sports. COVID has convinced many professional leagues… Continue Reading →

BY ALAINA INOUYE AND BELLA TRINKO STAFF WRITERS Hearing of wildfires in California is not anything new. Many of us have gotten news of wildfires on the west coast many… Continue Reading →

BY SYDNEY WESCHCKE STAFF WRITER A few hours before the ban on TikTok was to take place, a federal judge blocked the ban. The main reason for the ban was… Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYEEDITOR-IN-CHIEF IN TRAINING In 2018, there were 11,371 people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota; a number that had risen 10 percent since 2015. Homelessness can become someone’s only option… Continue Reading →

BY MARKOS YIANGOU STAFF WRITER From senior living homes to prosthetic limbs, the reach of robotic technology is growing in almost every industry. When I was younger, the idea of… Continue Reading →

BY LAASYA AKI STAFF WRITER People in general have mixed feelings about social media. Some only concentrate on the benefits of social media, viewing it as a way to connect… Continue Reading →

BY CREIGHTON LEWIS STAFF WRITER The novel coronavirus has changed everything. It’s made us more reluctant to visit public places, has prevented us from going to school this year, and… Continue Reading →

BY LAUREN PAULSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As more and more people are forced to stay in their houses in an effort to flatten the curve of people infected with Covid-19, there has… Continue Reading →

BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE STAFF WRITERS As Coronavirus cases steadily rise in America, a lot of us are becoming more and more stressed as we worry about jobs,… Continue Reading →