Match point. The crowd waits with bated breath. At the edge of their seats, they watch with anticipation and undivided attention at the woman serving. With a grunt of strength, she slams […]
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Spain Wins Second FIBA Basketball World Cup
Spain won the 2019 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup, dominating Argentina by a score of 95 to 75 on Sunday, September 15. The International Basketball Federation, also known as FIBA, organizes a […]
Research Links Vaping to Lung Issues
As students and faculty at Memorial are well aware, vaping and consuming any form of synthetic THC is highly dangerous, despite its increasing prevalence among high schoolers. New evidence has been storming […]
Schools Should Not Have Self-Locking Doors
Warning: this story contains an opinion on school shooting precautions and their relation to trauma It is imperative we discuss why we have self-locking doors: school shootings. This is a safety precaution […]
Sharpie-Gate: Science vs. Stubbornness
Dorian was coming; devastation surely to lay in its wake. President Trump wanted to warn citizens in its path, so he tweeted out a list of states under advisories. Including Alabama. This […]
Youth Climate Strike
On September 20th, 2019, millions of youth across the globe striked from school, work, and other institutions to make a statement about the future of the environment. Masses of young people – […]
Hong Kong Bill Proposed
Pictures and videos of young protesters in Hong Kong were all over on almost any social media in August or September. The protests regarded a proposed bill that would allow for the […]
