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

The PA Primaries: How these fast-approaching elections affects 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,...

What does the national debt reaching $34 trillion signify for the US?

What does the national debt reaching $34 trillion signify for the US?

By Arkadi Bindar '26, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

The U.S. national debt recently surpassed its milestone of $34 trillion just weeks after Congress decided on new funding plans.  This number was reached a mere month after the debt hit $33 trillion,...

Recent aviation failures raise safety concerns

Recent aviation failures raise safety concerns

By Artem Kyselov '24, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

An additional equipment failure on a Boeing aircraft continues to raise worries about travel safety. On April 7, an engine cover detached from a Boeing 737-800 and struck a wing flap during take-off procedures...

Trump and Biden head to a heated 2024 rematch

Trump and Biden head to a heated 2024 rematch

By Adam Yao '26, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden's campaigns are more intense than ever before in the 2024 Presidential election. As the two current frontrunners of the GOP and the Democratic...

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