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An Important U.S. AI Investment
An Important U.S. AI Investment
Caroline Budzian, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025

On January 21, 2025, President Trump announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion in Stargate to build AI infrastructure.  Stargate is an AI company created by...

Tragedy, Politics, and the Potomac River Mid-Air Collision
Tragedy, Politics, and the Potomac River Mid-Air Collision
Lucky Cofone, Staff Writer • February 8, 2025

Just before 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29th, an American Airlines flight carrying 64 passengers collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. All 67 people...

What is President Trump's Plan for Mass Deportation?
What is President Trump’s Plan for Mass Deportation?
Jack Emra, Staff Writer • February 7, 2025

Throughout the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump campaigned on carrying out the “largest deportation in American history.” During his inaugural speech, he...

Hidden Cruelty: Corky at SeaWorld
Hidden Cruelty: Corky at SeaWorld
Nishka Desai, The Pulse and Social Justice Editor • March 7, 2025

In captivity for half a century, Corky is the longest-held orca in history. Corky was born in 1965 and in December of 1969 was captured from...

A New Era Of Documentary Filmmaking
A New Era Of Documentary Filmmaking
Zuzanna Iwanowicz, Consumer Reviews Editor • March 17, 2025

From “Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes,” to “Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey,” the popularity of documentaries has risen...

How Brianna “Chickenfry” Lapaglia and Zach Bryan’s Breakup Stirred Up Drama Beyond Their Relationship
How Brianna “Chickenfry” Lapaglia and Zach Bryan’s Breakup Stirred Up Drama Beyond Their Relationship
Peyton Malzewski, Social Media/Polls Editor • February 18, 2025

Social Media star Brianna Lapaglia is a well known social media influencer who works for sports and pop-culture blog “Barstool Sports,” where...

Where will you leave your footprint this year?
The Rise in Political Violence
The Rise in Political Violence
Nishka Desai, The Pulse and Social Justice Editor • April 14, 2025

Since the storming of the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, there have been at least 300 cases of political violence identified by the authorities. This includes the two shooting...

How to Not Become an Ignoramus, in Ms. Ingram's Words
How to Not Become an Ignoramus, in Ms. Ingram’s Words
Jack Emra, Staff Writer • March 29, 2025

As more Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants, like ChatGPT, and reading guides and summaries, like SparkNotes, become available, it has become increasingly easy for students...

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Will Planet Earth be hit with an asteroid in the year 2032?
Will Planet Earth be hit with an asteroid in the year 2032?
Maria Masso, Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

In the past few weeks, there has been talk of a newly discovered asteroid that could potentially collide with Earth. NASA and European Space...

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UConn WBB Victorious Again: The Road to the 12th Win for Geno Auriemma and Company
UConn WBB Victorious Again: The Road to the 12th Win for Geno Auriemma and Company
Peyton Malzewski, Social Media Editor • April 9, 2025

This past Sunday afternoon, No.1 seed South Carolina, the reigning champs, faced off against No.2 seed UConn in an epic battle for the national title. These two programs are...

A New Sport on the Block: Girls Rugby
A New Sport on the Block: Girls Rugby
Alexa Ferrante, Staff Writer • April 2, 2025

While the program isn't well known, Ludlowe and Warde share co-op rugby teams for both boys and girls. The boys play in the local 15s bracket, while the girls are working...

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Rick Riordan’s Newest Release
Rick Riordan’s Newest Release
Alexa Ferrante, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

New York Times bestselling author Rick Riordan just released his newest book, the Wrath of the Triple Goddess, on September 24, 2024. As another...

Stanley Cups, Are They Worth It?
Stanley Cups, Are They Worth It?
Peyton Malzewski, Prospect Staff Writer • November 22, 2023

Over the past year, Stanleys have been all the rage, coming in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. What’s not to love? Naturally, I got...

The Hunger Games Returns: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Movie Review
The Hunger Games Returns: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Movie Review
Sophie Ferrante, Social Media Editor • November 21, 2023

In 2015, the final movie in the original Hunger Games series was released, and finally, eight years later, the popular dystopian series is back...

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