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By Caroline Smith ’24 Back when the war first started to begin in Ukraine, during the dark and cold hours of the night Russian armored vehicles streaked past nuclear reactors … Continue reading Ukrainian Power Plant Workers: Nuclear Disaster Preventers
NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on Christmas Day. The JWST … Continue reading Discovering the Hidden Universe
In the United States, skiing is among the most popular winter sports. However, the number of active ski participants has been declining. There are many factors supporting this decline. … Continue reading How Global Warming is Affecting Ski Season in the United States
On August 18, 2021, 19-year-old, Zara Rutherford, embarked upon her journey of aiming to be the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe on her own. This Belgian teenager is not … Continue reading Youngest Female Pilot Sets World Record for Circumnavigation
On the morning of October 24, Parwana, a 9-year-old Afghan girl, was seen whimpering and digging her heels into the ground as she was being dragged down a dirt road … Continue reading Too Young to Wed: The Story of One Child Bride
Times Square. Midnight. Fireworks. Music. Cheers. Friends. Resolutions. Each of these things embodies the true essence of a traditional American New Year. While most of us are familiar with … Continue reading Another Year, Another Zodiac: A Recap of Chinese New Year
Revolts in the Asian country of Kazakhstan began the week of Jan. 3 as gas prices swelled. The country, which gained independence in 1991, exports a large amount of … Continue reading What Kazakh Unrest Means for Russia
“Many are starting to ask themselves, what will it take for the people in power to wake up? But let’s be clear: they are already wake. They know exactly … Continue reading Teenager’s Small Carbon Footprint Making a Big Change