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GHS artist Cyan Clements depicts a fist clenching a pride flag.

Club Q Shooting defense is weaponizing queerness

AURELIA HARRISON, Features and Opinions Editor November 29, 2022

On November 19th, a shooter by the name of Anderson Aldrich shot and killed 5 people in a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs called “Club Q”. Many were injured, more were traumatized, and Aldrich...

The Dangers of Giorgia Meloni's Government

The Dangers of Giorgia Meloni’s Government

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor November 9, 2022

Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Prime Minister, is currently under fire for her appointment of a junior minister who was pictured wearing a swastika armband in 2005. Meloni is a member of the Brothers of Italy...

Elon Musk, 2015

Why does it matter that Elon Musk bought Twitter?

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor October 28, 2022

Elon Musk’s 44 billion dollar purchase of Twitter was officially completed, as of last night. The completion of the Twitter deal comes after months of legal trouble, due to Musk’s indecisiveness, and...

Ava Orlando's digital representation of Disney's Pinocchio praising the new film.

Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’ reboot is a disaster – and it’s a perfect representation of modern Hollywood

FINN WALL, Staff Writer October 19, 2022

While he may be a real boy, Pinocchio stars in one of the most artificial movies to ever hit the silver screen. It’s no secret that modern Hollywood is rife with problems. It’s also no secret that...

Fallen electrical pole  and downed power lines in la Romana Dominican Republic

We can’t forget about Fiona

SHEILA MEDRANO, Staff Writer September 30, 2022

Exactly five years after Hurricane Maria, the citizens of Puerto Rico have lost again, after Hurricane Fiona  ravaged the region. After 12 days, people have no water to drink, food shortages, no shelters,...

Digital art by Willow Barry satirizes overconsumption of fast fashion.

Microtrends are destroying fashion, promoting overconsumption, and worst of all, they’re not even cute.

AURELIA HARRISON, Features & Opinion Editor September 30, 2022

During my nightly journey through the fever dream that is the TikTok For You Page, I was rudely interrupted by a lengthy ad for the clothing site, Shien. In a brilliant stroke of pure laziness, I elected...

Junior Willow Barry's artistic representation of how the Madonna-Whore complex affects women.

Modern Implications of the Madonna-Whore Complex

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor September 12, 2022

The Madonna-Whore Complex, a theory put forth by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud in the early 1900s, details Freud’s belief that men view each woman as either completely innocent of sex, desire, and...

Willow Barry's depiction of the effects of beach pollution.

A message to tourists: respect our beaches

SEAMUS BUCKLEY, Contributor June 14, 2022

As the coming of June has ushered in warm summer weather, many of Gloucester’s residents find themselves headed for the beach to kick off their long-awaited summer. However, residents are not the only...

The danger of available ideas

The danger of available ideas

AURELIA HARRISON, Staff Writer June 7, 2022

My freshman year, I was required to take a Health class as an elective. The class attempted to cover sensitive topics, such as mental health, good decision making, etc. The class had its highs and lows,...

Why class fundraising is important

DAKOTA OLIVEIRA, Staff Writer March 31, 2022

Most of you have probably seen a table set up in the cafeteria when a holiday is near, with students selling candy grams. You’ve seen posters up around the school promoting a restaurant night at Jalepeno’s,...

Should GHS have class rank?

Should GHS have class rank?

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, Staff Writer March 4, 2022

Class rank—the measure of a student’s grades against the other students in their class—has long been used as an indication of a student’s ability to thrive in a competitive environment, and determines...

Hannah Olsen calls for more diverse representation of women in film

Lights, camera, gender equality!

HANNAH OLSON, Contributor March 3, 2022

Civilizations spanning time and space have been saturated with stories. Tales to teach, persuade, and entertain. But what happens when the stories we are telling don’t reflect our societies? This is...

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