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Why standardized testing is flawed and must be reformed

by Yethmie Goonatilleke, Editor-In-Chief April 27, 2022

In the span of four days in March, the junior class sat through nearly six hours of standardized testing. The following week, a handful of juniors took the SAT —an additional three hours of testing....

Oscars Best Picture Review: Which Were Truly Oscar Worthy?

by Louisa Billingsley, Social Media Manager April 27, 2022

The Oscars is the biggest night for film, celebrating the year's best movies. I'm not much of a cinephile myself, but I decided to watch every movie nominated for best picture to determine whether the...

Addressing the controversy: Which Glen Rock pizzeria is best?

by Naomi Bashan, Social Media Manager April 27, 2022

As a self-proclaimed pizza expert, I’m here to settle the generational Glen Rock pizzeria debate. If you’re from here, you have a favorite pizza place. Pizza is not merely cuisine, but rather a lifestyle....

Open the Music Doors!

by Katie Mae Yetter, Opinion Editor April 27, 2022

Glen Rock High School students are enraged about how abruptly the music doors were shut down. The halls became chaotic with the mixture of the 7 grades coming in from one entrance. The energy is completely...

The problem with the NCAA Tournament

by Kevin Lederer, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 27, 2022

This year's Men's March Madness winners are the Kansas Jayhawks. They are not the only winners this month though. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is set to make over a billion dollars from...

Wordle variations: the green, the yellow and the gray

by Cadia Warner, Feature Editor April 27, 2022

We’ve found ourselves in a Wordle craze. Some of us use it to kill free time while others are passionately addicted to it. We now live in a society where “What’s your starting word?” is our go-to...

Why Ketanji Brown Jackson is Important

by Eden Weisman April 27, 2022

Historically the Supreme Court of the United States has been dominated by white men. Of course there have been remarkable women and people of color on the Supreme Court; Thurgood Marshall, Sonia Sotomayor,...

E by Ecco2k: Swedish Sensation Crafts Atmospheric Masterpiece

‘E’ by Ecco2k: Swedish Sensation Crafts Atmospheric Masterpiece

by Elliott Russo, Freelance Writer April 5, 2022

In late 2019, British-Swedish singer Zak Arogundade stunned the music world by releasing his innovative studio debut, “E."  This album had been highly anticipated, but it represented a change in direction...

2 Alive: A long awaited album. But is it really worth listening to?

2 Alive: A long awaited album. But is it really worth listening to?

by Aarav Kochar, Sports Editor April 4, 2022

Ever since Noah Oliver Smith, more popularly known as Yeat, took off as a rapper in the summer of 2021, expectations and hype surround his name more and more as he starts to gain traction as one of the...

American Murder: A Creative and Original Documentary

American Murder: A Creative and Original Documentary

by Colin Magner, Layout Editor April 4, 2022

On Nov. 6, 2018, the world was shocked by a crime so heinous that it was given five life sentences.This was the day that Colorado resident Chris Watts pled guilty for the premeditated murder of his pregnant...

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