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SZA's New Single

SZA’s New Single

adviser December 8, 2021

SZA officially dropped her new single, "I Hate U" on December 2nd, 2021. The song originally arrived in August when SZA shared it as an unreleased song on Soundcloud. Even though it was not a fully proper...

College Football Coaches Lincoln Riley & Brian Kelly switch teams

College Football Coaches Lincoln Riley & Brian Kelly switch teams

adviser December 8, 2021

Lincoln Riley On Saturday, November 27th, after OU's tough fought loss to Oklahoma State, OU head coach Lincoln Riley in the postgame interview would be asked if he was leaving Oklahoma for LSU. Riley...

Hanukkah menorah with burning color candles for jewish holiday with wooden background.

Hate Crimes Around Hanukkah

Ali Nguyen December 8, 2021

Hanukkah is a Jewish 8-day holiday. It is celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and food. It began November 28th - December 6th in 2021. The menorah holds nine candles, one is used...

Long Distance Relationships: Do They Work?

Long Distance Relationships: Do They Work?

adviser December 6, 2021

All relationships take a huge amount of work but, long distance relationships require a higher amount of commitment, patience, and understanding. With the internet, it's easier than ever to establish...

December Choir Concert

December Choir Concert

adviser December 6, 2021

The winter choir concert was held on the December 2nd at 7:00 pm in the South High auditorium. This is the 2nd choir concert this year and showed all the hard work and improvement made this semester....

Kevin Gates's New Song, "Dear God"

Kevin Gates’s New Song, “Dear God”

adviser December 6, 2021

Rapper Kevin Gates, released a new song "Dear God" featuring Dusa. The song is about the struggles of the rappers and their deep prayers with the main chorus lyrics "Dear god, I just got out of jail,...

What Is Bulimia?

What Is Bulimia?

adviser December 3, 2021

Bulimia is an eating disorder that has similar symptoms in common with anorexia, but they have different food-related behaviors. Some risk factors for developing bulimia includes genetics, mental health,...

Astroworld Victim's Family Declines Travis's Efforts to Pay for Funerals

Astroworld Victim’s Family Declines Travis’s Efforts to Pay for Funerals

adviser December 3, 2021

After Travis Scott's mishap at Astroworld, he offered to the families of the 10 victims to pay for their funeral services. The family of the 9-year-old victim, Ezra Blount, declined his offer. Travis'...

The UK Approves "COVID Pill"

The UK Approves “COVID Pill”

adviser December 2, 2021

On November 4th, the first pill that was designed to treat symptomatic COVID-19 was approved by the UK medicines regulator. The pill is called Molnupiravir - it will be given twice a day to vulnerable...

Drake and Travis Scott sued for "Initiating Crowd"

Drake and Travis Scott sued for “Initiating Crowd”

adviser December 2, 2021

Rappers Drake and Travis Scott are facing multiple lawsuits for at least the deaths of eight people and hundreds injured at Travis's festival "Astroworld". During Scott's set the crowd began pushing...

What Is Anorexia?

What Is Anorexia?

adviser December 2, 2021

Anorexia is an eating disorder that has similar symptoms in common with bulimia, but they have different food-related behaviors. Some risk factors for developing an eating disorder include genetics, perfectionism,...

Fall Orchestra Concert

Fall Orchestra Concert

adviser November 24, 2021

On Monday, November 8th, an orchestra concert was held in the South High Auditorium. The concert started at 7:00 pm while doors opened at 6:30 pm. The concert opened up with a short note from the director...

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