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Rachel Tramposch, Staff Writer
Mar 18, 20163 min read
El Salvador
El Salvador’s murder rate rose 70% from 2015, giving them the name of the highest murder rate in the western hemisphere and one of the...
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Robert Hutchins, Staff Editor
Mar 18, 20163 min read
Superbowl Sunday
Every year on the first Sunday of February, the Super Bowl experience is upon the American population. It always has been a massive...
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Julia Faxon, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Mar 18, 20162 min read
Tampon Tax
It’s generally accepted that one of the trade-offs of living in our country is paying taxes on the things that we buy. When we buy...
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Pip Gamble, Staff Editor
Mar 18, 20163 min read
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
As the title suggests, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a mix of classic literature and zombies. The movie is based off of the book...
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Megan Cooney, Staff Writer
Mar 18, 20163 min read
National Women's Month
March is National Women’s History Month. It was declared its own month in 1987 by Congress. The struggle for women to earn recognition...
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Rachel Tramposch, Staff Writer
Mar 18, 20162 min read
Generation Z
Each generation has its own characteristics and events that have helped shaped them. Probably the most focused on and marketed...
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Ashlyn DeLoughy, Staff Editor
Mar 18, 20163 min read
The FBI vs. Apple
December 2, 2015 is a date that continues to trouble us all. On that day, not only did a mass shooting occur, but a conflicting showdown...
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Jermane Anyoha, Staff Writer
Mar 18, 20162 min read
Black History Month
Fitting in at Newtown Public Schools has never been easy for me. Having been raised by African American parents, I developed a different...
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Kyle Macero, Staff Editor
Mar 18, 20164 min read
Why I'm Voting for Bernie Sanders
I will be voting for Senator Bernie Sanders for President as the Commander and Chief of the United States. Much of Sander’s agenda is...
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Jadyn Ives, Staff Editor
Mar 18, 20163 min read
New Barbie Dolls Released
The issue over Barbie’s figure being considered an unrealistic version of a woman’s body has been debated for the past several decades....
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Phoebe Doscher, Staff Editor
Mar 18, 20162 min read
NHS Presents Beauty and the Beast
Come join the talented cast and crew of Newtown High School’s spring musical, Beauty and the Beast as the audience is swept away to...
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Emily McCoy, Staff Writer
Feb 12, 20162 min read
NHS Writing Center
The NHS Writing Center is one of many resources students have access to here at Newtown High School. Students in need of help formatting...
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Jess Petersen, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Feb 12, 20163 min read
The Problem With Parking
Newtown High School collects fees for student parking passes at the beginning of every school year. As of late, it appears as though...
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Brandon Pavlicek, Staff Writer
Feb 12, 20163 min read
Star Wars Capitalism
Among the hundreds of franchises, companies, singers, actors, and all of the other names often found in American culture, few stick out...
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Julia Faxon, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Feb 11, 20163 min read
Miss Universe 2015
Miss Universe and Miss America, two of the biggest pageant competitions in the world, are both facing backlash from recent controversy....
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Isabel Pryor, Staff Writer
Feb 11, 20163 min read
Raising the Minimum Wage
The issue of minimum wage has been heavily debated in recent years, with discourse over whether or not the current one is livable and if...
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Jess Petersen, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Feb 11, 20164 min read
The Cosby Scandal
Bill Cosby became a household name in the 1980s for being what many people saw as the ultimate father figure because of his role in The...
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Alex Futterman, Staff Editor
Feb 11, 20163 min read
2015-2016 Fashion Trends
The year to experiment with fashion has been 2015: the time of some of the biggest fashion feats and flops. With body suits, platform...
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Megan Cooney, Staff Writer
Feb 11, 20163 min read
A New Way to Treat Cancer
Despite billions of money being disbursed annually, there is still no definite cure for cancer. Research has unveiled a variety of...
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Megan Cooney, Staff Writer
Feb 11, 20162 min read
First Ever Cyborg
A man named Neil Harbisson is the first ever cyborg. He grew up in Catalonia, Spain. He was diagnosed with achromatopsia. He cannot see...
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