Five Things Friday: from Waffle House to peace summits
Berry Choi, Staff Writer
April 27, 2018
04/22/18: Waffle House shooting Early Sunday morning, a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. 29-year old Travis Reinking, who authorities believe is responsible for this act, was placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's list of Top 10 Most Wanted as a result. Reinking arrived at the Waffle House at 3:29 AM before entering with a rifle and a handgun and started to shoot. There s...
The Lambert Dance Company captivates in their new show
Allie Tatoy, Associate Editor
April 20, 2018
Showing from April 12th-14th in the Lambert auditorium, "Captivate" - the latest show from the Lambert Dance Company - lived up to its title. The show’s first dance wasn’t accompanied with lyrics, but with dialogue. With To People Who Love to Dance by DS2DIO in the background, the dancers portraye...
Five Things Friday: from elections to strikes
April 13, 2018
Filed under News
04/08/18: Hungary holds parliamentary election On Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was elected into office for Hungary's parliamentary election after campaigning on a platform for anti-immigration. With 92% of the votes counted, he was already projected to get 133 out of the 199 seats in Parliament- a supermajority in the National Election Office. Orban’s political party, Fidesz, was tra...
Linda Brown: A great life and an even greater impact
Aniket Adhikari, News Editor
March 29, 2018
Linda Brown, part of the landmark 1954 US Supreme court case that struck down racial segregation in public school systems, passed away Sunday at the age of 76. While funeral arrangements are pending, the Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel of Topeka, Kansas confirmed that she died sometime Sunday afternoon. Brown wi...
Five Things Friday: from self-driving cars to Facebook
Berry Choi, Staff Writer
March 23, 2018
03/18/18: Uber’s self-driving car gets in an accident A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a woman as she walked her bicycle across the street Sunday night. This accident, which took place in Tempe, Arizona, was a test-drive for Uber’s self-driving car. Arizona is the home for many test drives because of its moderate weather, but pedestrians and bicyclists still pose a chal...
Five Things Friday: from special elections to walk outs
Berry Choi, Staff Writer
March 16, 2018
Filed under News
03/12/18: Pennsylvania holds special elections Anticipation rises as it nears Pennsylvania's 18th District special elections. Pennsylvania’s 18th District, nicknamed the Steel district, voted majority Republican in the 2016 Presidential elections. For these special elections however, Democrat Conor Lamb, a 33-year old former Marine veteran, holds a slight lead over Republican state Representative Rick Saccone accordin...
National Walkout Day, and the Lambert students behind it
March 15, 2018
Filed under News, Photo Essays, Showcase
Approximately 300 Lambert students braved the cold March weather to join in the masses of walkers from New York to California that made history yesterday. Throughout the nation, and even across the world, students began walking at 10am in remembrance of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and to speak out in preventing further incidents like it. Students of all different grades, p...
Parkland commemoration balloon release
Emma North and Christina Renzetti
March 13, 2018
There will be a student-led balloon release ceremony on Wednesday, March 14th to mark the first month anniversary of the Parkland School Shooting. The event will be held during both of the Lunch and Learn periods in the courtyard next to the 3000 trailers. It is expected to last at least 17 minutes eac...
Five Things Friday: from the Winter Olympics to strikes
Berry Choi, Staff Writer
March 2, 2018
02/25/18: 2018 Winter Olympics come to a close The 2018 Winter Olympics came to a close Sunday evening following months of tensions between North and South Korea. The ceremony attracted 35,000 people to the stadiums, including several notable figures such as President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and...
Puerto Rico still recovering after the effects of Hurricane Maria
Allie Tatoy, Associate Editor
March 1, 2018
More than four months after the devastation of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still in recovery. FEMA, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, continues to supply Puerto Rico with 46 million liters of water and four million meals and snacks, but many wonder if this will be enough. The current haggard...
HOSA Members Raise Awareness For Manic Depression
Nethra Pilai, Online Editor
March 1, 2018
Filed under News
Four juniors at Lambert High School have taken up a project in order to raise awareness on a mental disorder, manic depression, more commonly known as bipolar disorder. The students, Shivani Bharadwaz, Caroline Cavalcanti, Siri Gandreddi and Montse Gonzales, are actively involved in the h...
Five Things Friday: from investigation to resignations
Berry Choi, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
02/18/18: Israeli Prime Minister under investigation On Sunday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure by the public as police arrested seven members of his inner circle, less than a week after the police declared that there was enough evidence to indict the Prime Minister with corruption charges. This investigation- locally named Case 4000- was carried out by the local police and the Israeli Securit...
Elizabeth Findley, Editor-In-Chief
May 7, 2018
“I intern four days a week at a mental and allied health clinic. One day a week at the mental health side and three days a week at allied health, allied health being physical...
