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This Year’s ‘Wicked’ Contenders: The 97th Oscar Nominees
By Stella Bovender The 97th Oscars are upon us, and it’s already gaining traction! Television host and comedian, Conan O’Brien, has been selected as the host, with the Academy CEO and President both saying on ABC’s website, “Conan has all the qualities of a great Oscars host…[he] has proven himself to be a master of…
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Toxic Pipeline To Go Through Triad
By: Clare Buchanan Photo Credit: NO SSEP Action Toolkit According to the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, commonly known as “Williams”, has sent in an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to extend the transcontinental pipeline further into Georgia and the Carolinas. If approved, this expansion, which…
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Traveling Troubadours: “London Calling”
By: Clare Buchanan I’ve dreamt of London my whole life. I don’t know which Hugh Grant rom-com was my first introduction to the city. Was it Bridget Jones’ Diary? Maybe it was About A Boy, or it could have been Notting Hill. My mom showed me all of the classics. I might have fallen in…
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Traveling Troubadours: “Sign of a Salemite”
By: Clare Buchanan I left Los Angeles in a hurry. I usually leave Los Angeles in a hurry, for various personal reasons, but this time, on January 7th, I was actually fleeing from something tangible. The Palisades fire seemed to watch me with disdain as I lifted into the sky, towards a new country and…
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Medea! Deranged Woman or Justified Crash-Out?
By Sophie Kazmierczak On a chilly December evening, I had the pleasure of viewing the Fall play production hosted by the Pierrette Players. If you are unfamiliar with the Greek Tragedy, Medea’s plot is as follows: Medea is a sorceress who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband in an unorthodox way: murder. Photos by Sophie…
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A Southern Snow Storm
Winter storm Cora brings an all-around wintry mess for North Carolina and our Southern sister states By: Chloe Snow On Jan. 10, 2025, Winter Storm Cora trekked eastward into North Carolina after salting North Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. As of 2:30 p.m. in Winston Salem, North Carolina, the clouds hung heavy with moisture, turning a…
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The Restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral
By Stella Bovender On Dec. 7th, 2024, after the devastating fire in 2019, the 862-year-old restored Notre Dame Cathedral graced the world with its presence. The beautiful opening ceremony was live streamed from Paris, France, with attendees including world leaders and notable bishops. Even the first responders who fought the fire attended and were honored…
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Los Angeles Is On Fire
By: Clare Buchanan On January 7, the day of my red-eye flight to London, I was awoken at 3 o’clock in the morning to the terrorizing sound of the entirety of my backyard being lifted and thrown up against my bedroom wall. I peeked through my blinds to see the palm frans of my neighbor’s…
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Hometown Highlights: Summerfield, NC
By Samantha Hogsett Summerfield Town Hall Photo By: Samantha Hogsett Winter break in Summerfield, NC is the same as during any other break. Not much changes with the seasons besides the grass turning brown and the trees becoming bare. One would think Summerfield would be most beautiful during North Carolina’s summer days because of its…
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The Resurrected Sport: Running
The 2024 Running Resurgence, the 1970s Running Boom, and Jimmy Carter as an O.G. Running Influencer By Chloe Snow Running is both a sport and an economy: there are booms and there are busts. What we are seeing now is a running boom. Across social media platforms in 2024, running content soared. Everywhere I looked,…
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