April 2022

Local & National News

Interviews With The Candidates For The 2023 Class Elections

A statement from the incumbent president, Madeline David: I am running for class president again this year because I care about this class, and would like to keep working together in uplifting . . .

|  By Keira McDonough, Media & Communications Manager

Local & National News

The News Industry’s Growth Over Time

What is news? When you picture it in your mind, what do you think of? Do you think of your friend who tells you about updates on Ukraine? Or a reputable news source that you tune into every Friday at 6PM? Do you think of a specific website that you visit? Or an Instagram page with . . .

|  By Olivier Therien

Opinion

The Hidden Villain: Antisemitic Tropes in Pop Culture

About a month ago, antisemitic graffiti was discovered in one of the Natick High School bathrooms. Although we’d always known that antisemitism was alive and well, lurking in . . .

|  By Ella Stern, Editor-In-Chief, and Leo Margil

Entertainment & Media

How to Ensure the Demise of a Hopeless Romantic in Eight Episodes: A Review of Bridgerton, Season 2

Dearest Gentle Reader, Did you miss me? I certainly missed the glitz, glamor, and gossip of my most beloved period piece. Bridgerton returned on March 25th to rid me of my endless . . .

|  By Diya Sebastian

Entertainment & Media

Should You Care About the Grammys?

A few weeks ago, the 64th annual Grammy Awards took place. Held to showcase the very best in music from the previous year, the Grammys have recently become the subject of scrutiny. Just this year, there were multiple controversies in the months leading up to the awards, most . . .

|  By Isaac Hoffman

Sports

Steroids Saved Baseball

The most controversial part of modern baseball history is easily the steroid era. Cheating in major league sports is something that is shunned upon by 99% of all major sports fans, 99% of the time. But that 1% of the time where cheating may be reasonable is when it stops the four major . . .

|  By Matt Schultz

Sports

World Cup Draw: A Reaction

The FIFA World Cup draw took place last Friday, April 1, in Doha, Qatar. At the ceremony, the 32 teams qualified for the competition were drawn from four different pots and put into eight different groups. The tournament does not actually kick off for another 200+ days, with the first game . . .

|  By Anthony Bilis-Gruson

Sports, Satire

Your Favorite Editors Are Back At It: Critiquing NFL Team Uniforms

In the most recent installment of their "Bad Sports Ranking" column, Ella Stern '23 and Keira McDonough '23 give their unfiltered thoughts on the best and worst NFL uniforms . . .

|  By Keira McDonough, Media & Communications Manager, and Ella Stern, Editor-In-Chief