How to Write a Plot Twist

BY ALICE FONTANESI

STAFF WRITER

For some reason, when I was starting my first book I put in one of the most obvious plot twists in all of my years of reducing myself to half a brain cell over a fictional story. That is half the reason why I recycled that story because everything is chaos. How to avoid this? Write good plot twists. Guess what, it’s a lot harder than you think.

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President Biden’s First Day

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 of Tr*mp’s policies, those and many others of his orders gave a glimpse into what his priorities include and what the next four years will look like. Let’s take a look at an overview of the monumental changes that occurred that day. 

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April Pink Moon and Lyrid Meteor Shower

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 will be able to see a full pink moon, which will be the first of two supermoons happening this year. It will reach peak illumination, which is when it will be the brightest, at around 11 p.m. It is called a supermoon because supermoons are “bigger” and “brighter” than the average moon, too.

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BIDEN SO FAR

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 the economic crisis. He told Americans that he would vaccinate 100 million Americans by the end of his first 100 days. On his very first day in office he started by signing 17 different executive orders; these executive orders did many things including rejoining the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organization, revoke the Keystone pipeline permit, and requiring social distancing and masks on federal property. 

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Is It Ethical to Try Someone Under 18 As an Adult?

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. It makes legal scholars question whether, say, a seventeen year old raised by an abusive  parent should get a lifetime in jail, or lesser punishment. Flow Psychology.com details some pros and cons to sentencing children as adults: 

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