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The Gloucester DECA chapter poses together after the Grand Award Ceremony. [Photo courtesy of Gloucester DECA]

Budget cuts harm DECA program

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Editor May 13, 2026

My name is Aleena Brown, the current President of Gloucester DECA. I have been a member of this program for four years and have a number of accolades to back it up; I am an International Qualifier,...

A drawn image depicting gold medalists Jack Hughes and Megan Keller

The “Impeachable” Divide of American Hockey

ALEENA BROWN, Sports Editor March 4, 2026
This brings us to a harsh reality: Two teams went to Milan, played the same game, and brought home the same gold. They represent one flag and one nation. Yet, the way they are spoken of, provided for, and respected reveals two completely different Americas. One where greatness celebrated as a birthright, and another where it is treated as a secondary obligation.
Digital art depicting a fake AI image of a healthy world covering an environmental disaster

SoraAI: Unethically Impersonating Reality

NICK HAUTALA, Staff Writer December 11, 2025

On September 30th 2025, OpenAI released SoraAI 2 to the public, which is an upgrade from their first SoraAI model. The new program allows users to enter a prompt and generate videos from the ground up...

Should we still read Steinbeck?

Should we still read Steinbeck?

GEORGIA OSIER, Staff Writer November 25, 2025

John Steinbeck has written numerous American classics, from Of Mice and Men to The Grapes of Wrath; Steinbeck’s novels shed light on the social injustices he saw in America at that time. Now that the...

Digital art depicts a parody cover of the first Twilight book.

Twilight: so bad, it’s good

GEORGIA OSIER, Staff Writer November 6, 2025

This year, the Twilight Saga celebrates its 20th anniversary, and in all 20 years since its release, it has reigned supreme as one of the top supernatural thriller series of all time. The series has a...

Digital art depicts how streaming services have taken over network television.

The problem with bingeable television

PHOEBE HONE, Staff Writer October 28, 2025

I Am Not Okay With This. Anne With an E. The Society. The Midnight Club. Paper Girls. Do any of these names ring a bell for you? Or rather, do they trigger a visceral reaction from deep inside your soul?...

Why GHS should have a homecoming dance

Why GHS should have a homecoming dance

GEORGIA OSIER, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

For most schools, homecoming is a week-long celebration, with the homecoming game, spirit week, and other events leading up to the final event: the homecoming dance. Typically, this is a night where everyone...

Screenshot of the SmartPass application when opened: 3 bathrooms closed, and one open with 3 people in line.

New bathroom policies are not so “smart”

PHOEBE HONE, Staff Writer October 15, 2025

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in one of my classes, and, like one generally does during the day, had to use the bathroom. Instead of just raising my hand, asking if I could go, grabbing a pass, and leaving,...

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