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Rape and Death at a Striking High Breeds Fear for Personal Well-Being By: Madeleine Long Recently, news has slammed the public with terrible tales of young women raped, innocent people attacked, child deaths, and suicides abound. With all of these crimes unsettling people around the world, the question arises: “What do we do [...]
PlayStation 4: A New Level of Play?
Will Sony’s new PlayStation console follow through? By: Madeleine Long A new trailer has hit youtube, and everybody is seeing it; it’s important enough and its sponsors will pay enough to have it play in advertisement spots mid-video. The advertisement is for Sony’s new incoming console: the PlayStation 4. Its release date is said to [...]
OP-ED Dreaming of a White Christmas
Will It Snow in Wisconsin in Time for Christmas By: EJ Spencer In the past few years it has been snowing less and less, not only 6 years ago it started snowing in October but now it is December 16, 2012 and no sign of snow for [...]
OP-ED Social Media Suits Up
Social Media Becomes More Prevalent in the Business World By: EJ Spencer Within recent years social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, YouTube, and many others have become more popular is use not only by teenagers but by corporations and businesses. The original concept of Facebook was for Harvard students to stay in touch [...]
North Korea Launches Its First Satellite
“Great Pride” Condemned as Ballistic Missile Test By: Henry Moroder The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched its first satellite into space Wednesday December 12th. The rocket launch has been met with international backlash, as many believe it was a test of intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities. The launch follows a [...]
Royal Baby on the Way
Kate Middleton is Expecting her First Child By: Ellie O’Neil Today, it was announced by representatives at St. James Palace that Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and her husband, Prince William, are expecting their first child together. Due to changes made in British rules in 2011, the child of the Duke and Duchess [...]
MCA Loses To Cancer
Beastie Boy Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch Dies At Age 47 From Cancer By: EJ Spencer On May 4, 2012, Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch died at age 47 after a 3 year bout with cancer. Yauch was an American rapper best known for being a founding member of the Beastie Boys, a rap group who formed in New York City [...]
French Shootings Send Country To Highest State of Alert
Three Shootings in France have Led to National Manhunt for Killer By Andrew Hobbs Three separate shootings in the south of France have led to a national man hunt for one man. The three shootings all conducted by the same man have caused the nation to declare a “scarlet alert” for the first time. The [...]
Syrian Revolution Escalates
Russian and Chinese Governments Reject Legislation To End Protest By Quinn Porter The protest that started one year ago in Syria worsened on Saturday when Russia and China both vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution, which would have demanded president Bashar al-Assad to seek a peaceful resolution to the protest. At least 21 [...]
The Glass Is Half Empty
Researchers predict that there will be a water crisis in the next few decades because of the dramatic increase of the population and the lack of water available to most countries. By Ellie Mattix The world’s population is expected to grow by 50% before 2070, which will cause the tension from the already dire [...]
