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By Isabella Clement After a long and tiring semester, the fall semester begins to end with the start of a holiday cheer. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more begin to quickly approach as the month of December takes off. Just before you know it, it’ll be that time of year again where you see family and…

By Isabella Clement The time has finally come for one of the most popular and top rated TV shows of this generation to come to an end. After almost ten years of the show’s running time, the series has released the first four episodes of the fifth and final season of the show this past…

By Abbi DiRienzo In her psychological suspense novel, You Don’t Want to Know, bestselling author Lisa Jackson delivers a gripping story that blends family tragedy, buried secrets, and the unsettling fragility of memory. Set against the moody backdrop of a privately owned island in Washington State, the book follows Ava Garrison, a woman still haunted…

By Jacob Chen The idea of going to community college carries a strong stigma with it for many people. Why is that? Community college is generally cheaper, more accessible, offers better scheduling, and allows more people to get an education. With all of these positive reasons one might attend a community college, what are the…

By Abigail Julias On November 4th, 2025, Zohran Mamdani was announced as New York City’s next mayor with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Curtis Silwa and independent Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani ran a platform focused on affordability, with promises to freeze rent, eliminate the bus fare, build 200,000 affordable housing units, and provide free…

By Madeline McGuire The United States government recently emerged from a long shutdown, which was the 11th government shutdown to result in federal employees being furloughed and the longest in U.S. history, lasting 35 days. The National Museum of American History was among several government institutions that closed due to the shutdown. The shutdown happened…

By Isabella Clement The Movie Her, directed by Spike Jonze, is an 5+ award winning film with a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes released in 2013. A short summary of the movie is a recently divorced man, named Theodore, who was looking for a companionship to help him move on. So, in order to do…

By Madeline McGuire Sabrina Carpenter is a very famous actress, singer, and songwriter. She was first known for her role on Girl Meets World on Disney Channel back in 2014. After that, she got a record deal. In 2021, she became a pop music sensation with songs like “Feather” and “Nonsense.” She is now 26…

By Jenna Higbie The Bills lost to the Houston Texans Thursday night, James Cook ran a 45 yard touchdown on Buffalo’s first possession and from that point on the Bills offense was completely overcome by the Houston Texans defense. Even with quarterback Josh Allen having eight sacks somehow the Bills were in position to win…