Eric First , Eastside Opinions Editor
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Students gathered in C-wing intersection prior to the start of school Monday, February 26 for a “sit-in,” protesting a controversial issue that formed last week. In order to calm situations down and address students’ concerns, Principal Dr. Dennis...
The Philadelphia Eagles have done it. The Eagles and their fans have been waiting patiently for 52 years to bring home the Vince Lombardi Trophy and carry it down Broad St. in front of a sea of roaring supporters. The Eagles defeated the New England Cheaters...
Over the past five years, tech startup Matrix Industries has been working on a revolutionary product called the MATRIX PowerWatch. The watch is the first of its kind to use thermoelectric technology, harnessing body heat as its sole source of power.
Since...
Evan McMullin has held the position of CIA operations officer and director for the Republican Conference of the House of Representatives. This year McMullin is running as an independent candidate for the United States presidency. McMullin is currently...
On August 25, 2016, the United States National Park Service (NPS), a federal agency under the United States Department of the Interior, will celebrate its 100-year anniversary. Visitors to any of the 412 parks protected by the NPS will receive free admission...
For the third time in four years, the NCAA held its annual Men’s Lacrosse Championships over Memorial Day weekend at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, crowning three champions. The action-packed weekend began on Saturday with two hard-fought Division I semifinal games. The Division II and III Championships were played on Sunday, and the weekend culminated on Monday with the Division I National Championship.In the first semifinal game, the University of North Carolina defeated Loyola Unive
Over the past 16 years, the world has been introduced to some of the most popular social media services such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. A growing issue of concern, however, is that many elementary school students are creating accounts...
The growing scare of the Zika virus in Brazil has left athletes from around the world contemplating whether they should participate in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. Zika has quickly spread throughout Brazil, affecting many who live there. By...
The odds of winning last Wednesday’s 1.6 billion dollar Powerball jackpot were one in 292.2 million. To put this into perspective, the odds of being struck by lightning once in a lifetime are just one in 3,000.
On Wednesday, however, America’s...
On March 1, 2005, Jack Johnson, a former Hawaiian pro surfer, released his third musical album, In Between Dreams. Johnson’s album was released by Brushfire Records, a record label that he, along with his friends Chris and Emmett Malloy created in 2002...
In 2000, Vladimir John Ondrasik III, known by his stage name Five for Fighting, released his second album, America Town. A solo soft rock artist, Ondrasik wrote all twelve of the album's songs, featuring guest musicians Gregg Wattenberg (guitarist) and...
