In 2017, a high school girl by the name of Brandi Levy, from the Mahanoy area School District in Pennsylvania, made a Snapchat story that went further than she could have expected. The Snapchat story was meant for only the people on her close friends list to see, but instead it was seen by more than the planned 200 plus people, including adults and the … Continue reading Why is a High School Student Going to the Supreme Court?
On March 23, 2021, a 1,300-foot shipping container named the Ever Given went off course and became stuck on an angle, blocking off a section of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal, a man made canal which is located in Egypt and connects the Mediterranean Sea with part of the Red Sea, is one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Without it, the process of … Continue reading Traffic Jam in the Suez Canal
The highly anticipated NFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1. There were many shocking but obvious picks in this draft, and many teams had great picks and steals in the draft. The first pick in the NFL Draft was Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence. This was the pick that everyone saw coming, and it was a huge win for the Jaguars … Continue reading The 2021 Draft: One Surprise After Another
The standard model of particle physics is a widely accepted theory, initially developed in the 1970’s, which dictates that all basic building blocks of matter are governed by four fundamental forces: the electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, gravity, and strong nuclear force. But scientists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batva, Illinois, think they could be on the brink of discovering a fifth force … Continue reading A New Force of Nature, or a Classic Case of Sensationalism?
On Friday, February 19th, district superintendent Dr. Damaris Rau cancelled the production of Hairspray, the scheduled McCaskey spring musical. But while this ostensibly came out of the blue, it was the culmination of a whirlwind student campaign to raise concerns about the racial dynamics of the work. Auditions for the musical took place on Tuesday, February 16th. The following day, the callbacks list was posted, … Continue reading What Happened to “Hairspray”?
On January 24th, 2021, Puerto Rican governor Pedro Pierluisi signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency to allocate resources to create more gender equality in Puerto Rico, responding to the pleas of thousands of protesters to improve the ongoing gender violence crisis in the US territory. The new order will create a committee called PARE (in Spanish: Prevention, Support, Rescue and Education of … Continue reading Puerto Rico’s Governor Recognizes Gender Violence as Emergency
Due to recent news, the rate of Asian American hate crimes has increased drastically since the coronavirus pandemic started nearly a year ago. There was prejudice from people of different ethnicities towards Asian Americans when Former President Donald Trump blamed China for the world’s shutdown, even resorting to calling the coronavirus the “kung-flu.” All of the sudden, there was an influx of Asian American hate … Continue reading Asian American Hate Crimes are Worse Than We Know
Covid 19 vaccines are slowly making their way around the country to healthcare workers and to citizens. As of now, 2.95 million doses have been given in the state of Pennsylvania and of those 912,000 have been fully vaccinated. There are 2 kinds of vaccines being given with another new one being released soon. According to KQED, the Moderna vaccine is given to those 18 … Continue reading What You Need to Know About the Covid-19 Vaccines
On February, 18 2021, a new NASA rover named Perseverance landed on Mars to explore the planet. It weighs one ton and is ten feet long by nine feet wide and seven feet tall. It’s frame comes with an accompanying helicopter drone called Ingenuity which has about a four pound fuselage the size of a tissue box, a small but mighty piece of equipment. Perseverance … Continue reading NASA Lands “Perseverance” on Mars
Lt. Governor John Fetterman dresses more like a mechanic than a politician. He stands at 6’8” with no hair, is painted with tattoos, and often wears button-down T-shirts to campaign events. The mayor turned lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, is running for US Senator on a campaign to win marginalized groups’ votes. His primary issues are health care, gun control, climate justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, and minimum … Continue reading Pennsylvania Candidate for US Senate John Fetterman
On February 13 Texas, a state with an average annual snowfall of .1 inches a year, was hit with a massive snow and ice storm. Millions of Texans lost power for several days. With no heat, people huddled around fireplaces and in cars to stay warm. The state was largely unprepared for the weather that they were experiencing. Just like when the COVID- 19 pandemic … Continue reading “Houston, We Have a Problem”: Winter Storm Ravages Texas
The 2020 NFL Draft was the beginning of the end for the Philadelphia Eagles. The team was not expected to even look at drafting a Quarterback early in the draft, but they drafted former Heisman finalist QB Jalen Hurts in the 53rd overall pick in the draft. This sent shockwaves through the NFL world, heavily impacting former Eagles franchise quarterback Carson Wentz. In most people’s … Continue reading How it All Went Wrong for the Philadelphia Eagles
TikTok, also known as Douyin in its home market Singapore, has users that are continuously making a grand impact on Earth’s well being, using viral videos to gain signatures for petitions to stop harming the environment. With 50 million daily active users, the platform is used by many accounts to spread awareness of the damage caused by human use of fossil fuels. These viral videos … Continue reading How TikTok Users Are Trying to Save the Planet
Edward Hand and James Buchanan were both notable historical figures- but for all the wrong reasons. Hand, an Irish soldier and plantation owner, and Buchanan, a former US president from Lancaster, have two things in common: they both owned slaves, and they’re both used as the names for schools in the Lancaster District. “The name Edward Hand Middle School represents all the wrong things,” city … Continue reading SDoL Grapples with the Problematic Pasts of Edward Hand and James Buchanan
The Lancaster Community and Police Working Group (CPWG) was formed in 2018 after a video of a Lancaster police officer using a taser on an unarmed man went viral, gaining national attention and sparking local protests. The Lancaster chapter of the NAACP, in tandem with the mayor and the chief of the police, felt it was necessary to form a group that would review police … Continue reading The Vital Work of the Lancaster Community and Police Working Group
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