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Ballot Battle: Midterm election importance

November 3, 2026 Ava Pazak

Designer: Samuel Cahuao For many, autumn is the season of falling leaves, pumpkin spice, crisp weather and football. But for those who are invested in politics, this fall is midterm season. As the nation approaches […]

Box Office Breakthrough: Sensational summer movies

November 2, 2026 Ava Pazak

Designer: Carter Shilling The outbreak of Coronavirus in 2019 was nothing short of a disaster for countless industries. The stock market crashed, local mom-and-pop shops had to close their doors, restaurants had to shut down […]

Paddle Battle: The pros and cons of pickleball

May 20, 2026 Delaney Newell

phot credit: Sophia Robinson I’m living my best life on a hot, summer day. It’s around 80 degrees, and all I want to do is sit by the pool. Then, a close friend asks me […]

Social Scrutiny: The impact of pressure in school, relationships and extracurriculars

May 19, 2026 Keira Dickson

photo credit: Taylor Guzek Comparison Culture Scroll. Tap. Like. Repeat. For today’s teenagers, comparison is no longer limited to the classroom or the neighborhood, it lives in their pockets. Experts from The Ohio State University […]

Redhawk Revival: Miami university’s undefeated regular season

May 19, 2026 Ava Pazak

photo credit: Griffin Buck When someone thinks of college basketball in Ohio, the first team that comes to mind is most likely none other than Ohio State. Being the largest and most well-known college in […]

Photo Gallery: Mean Girls lunch performance

May 5, 2026 Ava Pazak

photo credit: Ava Pazak Junior Jack Sturm and Senior Olivia Pazak perform the song “Stupid With Love (Reprise)” during the 6th lunch performance. Senior Dria Mogaka walks up the stairs of the set while Junior […]

Mission Maduro: Venezuelan president’s capture in caracas

February 24, 2026 Ava Pazak

photo credit: Carter Shilling It was a quiet night in Caracas, Venezuela. The air was warm, and the slightest breeze echoed through the streets as the city slowed down to make way for the tranquility […]

Winter Worries: Personal experiences with seasonal depression

February 2, 2026 Ava Pazak

photo credit: Ava Mejia It’s an early Tuesday morning in the middle of January. I can feel the excruciating cold awaiting me outside of my warm bed as the obnoxious alarm clock I got a […]

Misleading Macros: The push for protein

December 10, 2025 Ava Pazak

photo credit: Ava Mejia For centuries, diet trends and fads have had a gripping chokehold on the American population. Whether it’s the low fat diets from the 1990s, or the keto craze of the early […]

Taylor’s 12th: Swift strikes again

December 3, 2025 Ava Pazak

photo credit: Heather Lantz With the highly anticipated release of her 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl”, Taylor Swift has restored order to the pop universe, once again placing herself at the very […]

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