Viking Call

Upper Merion High's Student Newspaper

James Bartley

Russian Soldiers Commit War Crimes Throughout Ukraine

Following the end of WWII, the Fourth Geneva Convention established Article 147, which defined a war crime as being the willful killing, torture, or inhumane treatment of an individual, especially innocent civilians and children. Since Russia first invaded Ukraine, there…

Is the Second Cold War Upon Us?

Over the past few months, Russia has become increasingly aggressive towards its neighboring nations—namely Ukraine, where it is estimated that over 100,000 Russian troops are stationed along the border, with many more in reserve. All of this is in preparation…

Biden’s Large Business Vaccine Mandate Blocked By Supreme Court

Over the course of January, the Supreme Court had been debating the issue of vaccine mandates, which both the Biden administration and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) want to enforce on large businesses. The mandate…

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School Shooting Tragedy at Oxford High School

On November 30th, a terrible tragedy occurred at Oxford High School in Detroit, Michigan, that left four students dead and several more injured. At around 12:50pm that day, a 15-year-old sophomore named Ethan Crumbley allegedly entered one of the school…

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Tragic Shooting on Film Set of “Rust”

On October 21st, on the filming set of the movie “Rust,” American actor and comedian Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins as well as injured director Joel Souza. Film staff called the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s…

Trouble Down South as Thousands of Haitian Migrants Crowd Texas Borders

    Over the course of this past month thousands of Haitian migrants have travelled to America’s southern border attempting to cross into the nation. A majority of Haitians along the border came from Chile and Brazil after they failed to find…

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President Biden Unfairly Reads Prepared Script in Front of Anxious Journalists

Democratic President Joe Biden recently held his first press conference since his inauguration back in January 20th of this year. Unlike his predecessors however, during this particular conference with the media, Biden brought with him what seemed to be a…

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COVID-19 Stimulus Plan

Despite all of the advancements that have currently been made on producing the COVID vaccines and countless people wanting to get life back to normal, there is still widespread panic, fear, and skepticism throughout the entire nation. Millions of people…

President Biden Signs Many Executive Orders

The newly elected President Joe Biden has been busy as of late establishing his executive orders and overturning many of former President Donald Trump’s policies. In fact in his first few hours as President on Wednesday January 20th 2021, Biden…

Social Media Companies Turn on President Donald Trump

Following the storming of Capitol Hill that occurred on January 6th, many social media companies including Twitter, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, and even more announced they would be enacting harsh restrictions or even full bans on President Donald Trump’s accounts across…