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By Sarah Burnett The 2020 Presidential Election is going to go down in history as one of the most controversial and nail-biting elections in United States history. President Donald J. Trump is running for re-election as a Republican, and former Vice President Joe is running for election as a Democrat. As of Thursday, November 5th,…
By Emmy Ribero With students having to adapt to the new normal of virtual learning, there have been many questions and concerns about how grading and testing will work for the semester. A new decision from the Howard County Board of Education has recently been announced that there will be no finals or midterms this…
By: Daniel Maiorana, Contributor March 12th was the worst day in a long time for the world of sports. We saw the NBA, NCAA, NHL, PGA Tour, ATP & WTA Tours, and the MLS come to a complete stop. The last we got to see of sports in March was the Thunder vs. Jazz basketball…
By: Sarah Burnett, Co-Editor-in-Chief As the November 1st Early Action deadline is approaching, the class of 2021 is buckling down and finishing up some of their college applications during a global pandemic. The future, especially for high school seniors, is quite uncertain:- whether or not there will be a vaccine soon, when or if schools…
By: Emmy Ribero, Contributor Many new changes have been made to what is considered “normal” school. Instead of having to be at school by 7:20, many students aren’t even waking up until 8:45, 15 minutes before class starts. Instead of sitting in a classroom for 6 hours a day, students are sitting at their computer…
By: Gabe Kamins, Co-Editor-in-Chief For the past few months, student athletes, like much of the world, have been left in the dark. Training, but uncertain if there would even be a season. Searching for answers, but unable to find any. For seniors, the haunting possibility that they may have played in their final game loomed…
By: Jordan Jackson During the last few months of high school, there are many activities planned for the seniors in order to celebrate all of their hard work throughout high school; The senior picnic, tailgate, boat ride in the Inner Harbor, and crab feast, just to name a few. All of these celebrations lead to…
By Emmy Ribero On May 15th the “Stay at Home” order was lifted for every county in Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan said that the number of positive cases within the state were starting to decline, meaning it would be safe for residents to visit recreational areas again. Hogan implemented a new and less strict “Safer…
By Sarah Burnett We are supposed to be living in a country where “all men are created equal.” But in recent light of events, it is quite clear that we still live in a world full of hatred, racism, and inequality. On Monday, May 25th, George Floyd, an unarmed African-American, died in police custody after…
By: Sarah Sheinker, Co-Editor In Chief The coronavirus pandemic heavily hit the United States in early March and by mid-March, restaurants across the county were suddenly and almost entirely shut down. With one fell swoop, the emergency closings of the states shut down an industry that employs more than 15,000 million people, and was projected…