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Destroyed armored vehicles block the road in Ukraine. Russia targeted Kharkiv in its recent assaults.

Russia’s renewed advances destabilizes Ukraine’s eastern front

By Evan Luo '25, Features Editor May 16, 2024

On May 10, 2024, Russia launched a surprise offensive operation in Northern Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast, opening a new front in a theater that has not witnessed battle since fall 2022. Following an immense...

Columbia University cancels its main commencement ceremony

Columbia University cancels its main commencement ceremony

By Evan Luo '25, Features Editor May 16, 2024

Dozens of tents planted across campus, shards of glass on the floor, and police clad with riot gear represent just some of the many struggles students face as more and more college campuses become roiled...

Princess of Wales cancer announcement and the role of conspiracy theories

Princess of Wales cancer announcement and the role of conspiracy theories

By Fiona Shen '25, Staff Writer May 10, 2024

As the news coverage regarding Princess of Catherine of Wales’s whereabouts spiraled up in social media in the past few weeks, an official clarification video was released from the Princess, who is known...

The PA Primaries: How these fast-approaching elections affect 6th formers

The PA Primaries: How these fast-approaching elections affect 6th formers

By Arkadi Bindar '26, Minjae Youn '27, and Jose Plata '27 April 18, 2024

The Pennsylvania primaries are fast approaching, and many 5th and 6th formers will be able to vote for the first time in their lives. However, many Americans do not know as much about primaries in the...

140 surgeons participated in first whole-eye transplant

140 surgeons participated in first whole-eye transplant

By Ryan Qiu '26, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

A whole-eye transplant is an exceedingly challenging procedure in every facet. Right from the outset, the procurement of a donor eye can be extremely hard to come by. The human eye is such an incredibly...

Colleges roll back test-optional admissions policies in dramatic shift from Covid-era guidelines

Colleges roll back test-optional admissions policies in dramatic shift from Covid-era guidelines

By Evan Luo '25, Features Editor April 17, 2024

In a major shift, many elite colleges have reverted back to their former testing policies, including the University of Texas Austin, Yale University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, Harvard University,...

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