Health, Investigative, Uncategorized

Sweet Poison or Safe Sugar Substitute? The Truth About Aspartame in Diet Coke and Its Impact on Your Health

Paula Forcade, 11th Grade Every day, Diet Coke attracts millions of people with its sweet, fizzy taste. However, underneath the enjoyment is a troubling question: Could this beloved drink be hiding a potential danger? At the heart of the issue is Aspartame, the artificial sweetener that gives Diet Coke its appeal. While some hail it as a groundbreaking sugar substitute, others view it as a … Continue reading Sweet Poison or Safe Sugar Substitute? The Truth About Aspartame in Diet Coke and Its Impact on Your Health

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Uncategorized

Into the Time Machine of Fashion

Deyaneira Badillo Resurgence of 2000s Fashion Let’s say you’re scrolling through social media and come across someone wearing animal print shirts, low-rise jeans, frizzy hair, bizarre color combos, and more things that seem straight out of your parent’s closet from the days when MySpace was still popular and music was heard from CD players or MP3 players. You scroll past it and land on another … Continue reading Into the Time Machine of Fashion

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Featured

The problem with volunteerism

Amelia Colón With so much poverty in the world, people who want to do good will be willing to pay thousands of dollars to help out in poorer countries through volunteerism. What they believe they are paying for is an opportunity to help people in need. What they are actually paying for is a completely selfish experience in which they can feel good about themselves … Continue reading The problem with volunteerism

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Investigative

Are male students more likely to shoot up schools than female students?

By Rene Chang, 10th grade. As stated by, the Washington Post, in the United States, over 300,000 students have been affected by gun violence since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Since then, has gender affected these shootings? Is it more likely that male or female students are more likely to start school shootings? And what causes these students to start shooting up schools?  … Continue reading Are male students more likely to shoot up schools than female students?

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Current Events, Entertainment, Investigative

The Attention Economy: Why YouTubers and Streamers Engage in Controversial Behavior

By Nicole Mancebo, 10th grade. In the day of digital content creation, YouTubers and streamers often go to big ends to grab the viewer’s eye. The competitive environment of content creation, psychological effects of social media, and financial rewards associated with fame are some of the causes of this phenomenon. Understanding the reasons that these creators do this allow us to recognize the as to … Continue reading The Attention Economy: Why YouTubers and Streamers Engage in Controversial Behavior

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Current Events

Beach Cleanups and why they are so important

By Miguel García, 10th grade. In the third week of September, a group of students along with some science teachers assisted a beach cleanup at Playa Montesinos. Why are beach cleanups so important though? What are we contributing to our planet? Should we keep on doing this? In this article, you’ll find the answers to these questions, and an interview with one of the students … Continue reading Beach Cleanups and why they are so important

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Current Events, Sports

Dominican Winter League 2024 – 2025: A Look at the Season

Eduardo Tineo The Dominican Winter Baseball League (LIDOM) is set to launch its 2024-2025 season on October 16, 2024, marking a significant milestone as it celebrates its 70th edition. Known for its rich history and passionate fanbase, LIDOM has become a part of Dominican culture, showing some of the best baseball talent in the Caribbean. As anticipation builds for the upcoming season, fans and players … Continue reading Dominican Winter League 2024 – 2025: A Look at the Season

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Current Events

BRICS, which doubled its member countries, is growing its power to   ‘counter US hegemony’

By Sein Lee, 10th grade. The BRICS summit, which has doubled in size and is centered around non-Western countries, was held in Kazan, Russia for three days from the 22nd. With countries from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Southeast Asia, joining as new members, attention is focused on whether this will add momentum to non-Western powers challenging the US-centered world order. … Continue reading BRICS, which doubled its member countries, is growing its power to   ‘counter US hegemony’

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