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On Nov. 15, 2023, the “No Hate Tour” came to visit Einstein in an effort to teach students how to conquer the conflict of bullying through an educational - you guessed it - BMX bike show. The No Hate Tour has been visiting schools across America since 2020. On their website, they describe their organization as “an incredibly impactful educational program that uses the energy and excitement of action sports to deliver critical bullying prevention tools, techniques, and information to students in a relatable, peer-to-peer manner.”
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By Natalie Ramirez
Einstein High School welcomes a new college career coordinator, Edgar Trigo, who is ready and willing to guide students to success and the best version of themselves. The College/Career Center has been a resource at Einstein for many years, providing different services for students of all grade levels. As the newly appointed coordinator, Trigo has taken on many daily responsibilities and duties, such as researching colleges with students and figuring out possible paths of study, the application process, scholarships, and financial aid. Not only does he play a crucial role in helping students, but also for parents he often has to stay in touch with. In addition to this, coordinates any upcoming events at Einstein like financial aid seminars.
By David Solano
On Sept. 11, 2023, Tropical Storm Daniel caused two dams in North-Eastern Libya to collapse and flood many cities, like Derna, Bayda, Susa, Shahatt, and more, killing thousands. The storm hit Libya and other countries, including Greece and Turkey.
By Paulina Mann
On Sunday, Oct. 1, the imminent government shutdown was averted when President Biden signed a temporary funding bill that keeps federal agencies open. The bill also extends the period to keep the government open until November 17th, or until a further resolution is reached. The federal government was headed straight for a prolonged shutdown, posing a problem for workers in every state, as well as the millions that depended on them.
By David Luttenberg
In Aug. 2023, singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony released a new song on YouTube, “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Within days, the song shot to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 list, an unprecedented occurrence for a relatively unknown artist. What about this song spurred such a jolt in popularity?
By Finn Lorenz
Due to ongoing climate change, the summer of 2023 was the hottest on record, leading to monumental consequences including the exacerbation of natural disasters, causing harmful effects on global populations.
By Ella Spirtas
In the city of Neom, Saudi Arabia has announced “The Line”, a restructuring of society said to be set into motion by the year 2030. The 16,405 ft tall city will serve to enforce environmental preservation, harbor efficient transportation, and offer quick accessibility to amenities.
By Sofia Vojvodic
Pakistan is facing unexpected, but serious, flooding during their monsoon season. Pakistan's monsoon season starts from July 1st to the end of September, usually bringing downpours up to 10 times heavier than usual, but this year something is different. This year's rainfall has been 500% above average as of August 30th, eating up entire agricultural towns that rely on this rain to fill up their aqueducts. This has been one of the wettest monsoon seasons since recording started in 1961.
By Cedric Leon
In the wake of a possible climate change “doomsday,” the Biden administration is looking for new ways to cut emissions and prioritize clean energy. The electrification of school buses is one of those ways, and Montgomery County Public Schools is trying to lead the change.
By Jessie Pennington
Greenland, an island in between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean, is also northeast of Canada, making it a freezing place with a thick layer of ice sheets. The earth's climate is changing and getting warmer and it’s bad for the ice sheet in Greenland. The ice sheet melting is going to have a negative impact on the earth, environment, and its inhabitants. Since the 2000s, ice melting has increased rapidly.
By David Solano
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By Julia Fay
On Sept. 1, 2021, the Texas Heartbeat Act, which bans abortions as soon as the cardiac activity of a fetus is detected, was put into effect after Texas lawmakers passed it in May 2021.
By Emily Rivera
Social media trends come and go, most of the time to be forgotten as a thing of the past, but this one may be different. A viral Tik Tok trend that arose in late August, just as most of the nation was starting school again, may have long-lasting implications on the lives of middle and high school students across the country.
By Lucas Carlson
A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts he faced over the death of George Floyd.
By Akua Devall
After a year and a half off the field, the Titan Marching Band (TMB) meets in person to make some noise for the first time in all of the 2020-2021 school year.
By Kirsten Wheeler
Montgomery County Public Schools recently announced that they would replace 326 of its diesel school buses with electric buses over the course of the next four years.
By Franky Rodriguez
Despite a stark decrease in Metro’s ridership amidst the continuing pandemic, the agency announced on Jan. 8th that it will be receiving federal aid that is expected to help keep its services afloat and prevent layoffs, for the time being.
By Charles Summers
Hana O’Looney, a junior at Richard Montgomery High School, has been elected as the Student Member of the Board of Education for the 2021-2022 school year.
By Norah Bailey
Despite lockdown restrictions, thousands of Colombians enter their third week of protests, demonstrating their unwavering rage towards the Colombian government.
By Kirsten Wheeler
Twelve days before the election, NBC anchor Kristen Welker moderated the second and final presidential debate on Thursday night.
By Darcy Kaufman
As the camera shifted from the debate stage to NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, she remarked, through an uncharacteristically emotional voice, “that was crazy.” Tuesday’s debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden was by many accounts “crazy.”
By Leo Kugel
What has been a whirlwind election cycle is finally coming to a close. Five hundred and thirty two days after beginning his campaign, Joseph R. Biden was declared President-Elect of the United States on Nov. 7.
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On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, two members of the U.S. Congress, held a Twitch video game live stream along with other Twitch streamers as a tremendously successful youth voter outreach for the 2020 presidential election.
By Maddie Zimmer
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court and an inviolable voice of women’s rights today, who entered a much younger generation’s consciousness as a cultural icon, died on Sept. 18 at her home in Washington DC.
By Giuseppe LoPiccolo
This year’s wildfire season (typically May - October) has been record setting in California. Over four million acres have been burned, which is more than double the previous record.
By Julia Fay
President Donald Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Oct. 1, concerning many citizens around the country. However, his supporters remained unwavering in their support of him, despite his failure to respond to the pandemic in a responsible way, resulting in him himself contracting this deadly disease.
By Norah Bailey
The list of high ranking government officials that have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the last four weeks is unsettling. Most unnerving of all is that President Trump was added to the list on Oct. 2.
By Giuseppe LoPiccolo
Many states are facing a shortage of poll workers for the upcoming 2020 Presidential election. Much of this is due to the fact that many older poll workers are dropping out or quitting their jobs as poll workers for fear of being at risk of contracting COVID-19.
By Frankie Rodriguez
On September 15, the South Lawn was jam packed with journalists, politicians, and pundits, all eager to witness the signing of the treaties, dubbed the Abraham Accords, that would normalize Israel’s relations with two Gulf states, the UAE and Bahrain.
By Charlie Summers
Amidst deteriorating negotiations between the two parties, the Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP), the private firms responsible for the construction of Maryland’s Purple Line, filed a $100 million lawsuit against the Maryland Transit Administration.
By Charlie Summers
Just days before students’ return to school last Monday, Governor Larry Hogan made a surprising announcement that all Maryland schools had been fully authorized to reopen in-person.
By Leo Kugel
Due to the threat of COVID-19, last school year was wrapped up online. Now, with the threat still prevalent, the new school year starts online as well, but a little differently.
By Kirsten Wheeler
George Floyd’s killing at the hands of police officers led to mass protests and a response from the Trump administration.
By Max Porter
On May 25, 46-year-old George Floyd was killed at the hands of a Hennepin County Police officer in South Minneapolis. Floyd’s death, another life lost in a long line of police-related fatalities, sparked outrage throughout the United States and the world.
By Leo Kugel
Principal Dr. Christine Handy will be leaving Einstein at the end of this school year.
By Aracely Sanchez
MCPS recently announced that it has been developing a first-of-its-kind LGBTQ+ history class.
By Colby Rich
On Feb. 5, the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump, clearing both impeachment charges against him and keeping him in office.
By Giuseppi LoPiccolo