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A Thrilling New Addition to the Olympic Games!

Ah, the Olympic Games. A venue for showcasing international sports talent of the newest generation. The big games feature almost every sport that people love watching throughout the world. All but one, Podracing! The most intense, acrobatic, skillful, and exhilarating…

CEOs Give Away Chunks Of Their Companies For Free

The latest news sweeping the nation is how CEOs of multi-million dollar conglomerates are giving away large chunks of their companies – for free! You read that right – companies inclduing as Amazon, Target, and Chick-Fil-A are all giving away…

How to Fix Your Feminist Girlfriend

Does your girlfriend insist on splitting the bill? Does she refuse to cook dinner when you come home from work?  Are you worried that her plans of going to college and pursuing a career may not be a joke? If…

Super Bowl LVII

No one ever wants a potential all time classic game to have a sour ending but unfortunately that’s how this year’s Super Bowl would end. Super Bowl LVII was played on Sunday February 12th between the Kansas City Chiefs and…

What Are The NAACP Awards?

The NAACP Awards was first founded on August 13, 1967. These awards were meant to uplift and promote African American diversity, along with showing movements that fell behind civil rights and social justice. One quote from the NAACP website that…

Rihanna Super Bowl LVII Halftime Performance

Ever since it was announced on September 22, 2022, that Rihanna would be the half time performer at Super Bowl LVII, fans have been predicting which songs from her 20-year career she would play. Well, the wait is over –…

SAT vs ACT

Most little kids tend to fantasize about their teenage years, daydreaming about the future as if it’ll be the same as any coming-of-age movie revolving around young love, and adventure. Myself included. A much younger version of me wholeheartedly believed…

Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” This quote was said by Martin Luther King Jr, who was a prominent Baptist minister who advocated for the use of nonviolent…

The Senior Dread

What do seniors dread each and every morning? The pandemonium of the senior parking lot. With such limited spots for hundreds of seniors and oversold passes, there is never a guarantee of security when trying to acquire a parking spot….

Bounce-Back Basketball

The Winter Sports Season has been full of ups and downs across all sports here at Upper Merion. We have had a beautiful debut of new facilities such as the Vikings Aquatics Center, and the Valhalla Gymnasium. Baskets have been…