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U.S.–China Visa Tensions Shape International Student Life

By Sienna Qian

As global politics continue to shift, international students face growing uncertainty about studying abroad in the United States, especially Chinese students. Recent tensions between the U.S. and China have led…

2026 GRAMMY Nominations: Shocks and Surprises

By Liza Lewis, Journalism I Student

On November 7, music lovers sat anxiously waiting for the 68th annual GRAMMY nominations. The release came with both excitement and disappointment. Although the awards ceremony will not take place…

AWS Outage Disrupts Canvas Access Across the East Coast

By Hadley Brown

Early Monday, October 20, the host platform Amazon Web Service (AWS) experienced outages and widespread disruption along the East Coast. Canvas, Dana Hall’s online course management system, went down as…

Is Black Friday Ruining Thanksgiving?

By Amalia Rosen, Opinions Editor

With Thanksgiving break around the corner, the community has begun to prepare for the holiday. Thursday: Family, friends, food, gratitude and love. Friday: Consumerism, capitalism, greed and rummaging through stores.…

Varsity Co-ed Squash Home Opener Recap

By Parker Pollak, Sports Editor

On Sunday, November 16, the Varsity Squash team had their first matches of the season, facing the Latin School of Chicago and MetroSquash. After a successful 2024 campaign, the team…

Thanksgiving: What Are We Really Celebrating?

By Ella Brys, Reporter

Stuffing, mac & cheese, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and best of all a big ol’ turkey, these are just some of the popular dishes that surround one of America’s most…

Album Review: Everybody Scream by Florence and the Machine

By Sadie Bruns, Reporter

Florence + the Machine’s sixth full-length album comes two years after the band’s last record and manifests the dark, witchy style their music has been growing towards for years. As…

The 2025 NFL Trade Deadline Recap

By Fitz Knight, Reporter

The 2025 NFL Trade deadline came and went very quickly, a day that arrived with plenty of hype and ended up revealing more about the team’s mindsets rather than blockbuster…