The world, specifically America, is currently in a heated debate about guns. Following the recent mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida inciting student protests nationwide, Dick’s Sporting Goods has released a statement...

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...

In the wake of the recent Parkland shooting, more and more people are starting to draw attention to the issue of gun violence. At Cherry Hill East, this tragedy has caused particular distress amongst many parents, students, and teachers. Read on to learn...

In January of 2015 Dave Martin, Fred Belchikoff, Bill Sheppard and John Valore were on their way to the funeral of Virginia ‘Ginny’ Whitaker, a long-standing former Athletic Director for Cherry Hill East. In the midst of discussion, the men decided...

August has been a huge month for rap, hip/hop and R&B fans alike. New albums from Lil Uzi Vert, A$AP Mob, Daniel Caesar, MadeinTYO, Action Bronson, XXXTENTACION, BROCKHAMPTON, A$AP Ferg, Kodak Black, Dave East, Moneybagg Yo and Youngboy Never Broke...

Our country is a warzone. Places like Charlottesville, Virginia are simply the battlegrounds in a fight between what many refer to as “white nationalists” and those seeking equality and peace. Those under the sugarcoated label of “white nationalists”...

Growing up in the Philadelphia area, I know to stay away from “Philly cheesesteaks” outside of Philly but nobody ever said anything about New York cheesesteaks. With the temperature nearing triple digits, I needed an escape. My stomach growling,...

Right off the bat, the beat goes hard, yet oddly sounding like that of a nursery rhyme. And of course, if I'm going to listen to a rap song that sounds like a nursery rhyme, there's no better combo than Quavo and Lil Yachty to go in. Don't be fooled...

Apple Music describes it as a “soulful forecast for where music is headed next” and it couldn’t be more right. Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 is the culmination of hip-hop, R&B and pop’s top artists currently running the game. Calvin Harris brings...

Rising from the ashes of one of America’s most dangerous cities is rapper, Mir Fontane. On his way up, Fontane dealt with the murder of friends and family. His music tells stories of the crime-ridden, drug-filled streets that he calls “home.” Jamir...

The Grand Prismatic Spring is one of the most beautiful features of Yellowstone National Park.

October’s Very Own just took over March. Aubrey Drake Graham, “Drake” as most know him, recently dropped More Life. Drake refers to it simply as a “playlist” rather than an album or mixtape. More Life is heavily influenced by dancehall,...

https://twitter.com/EastsideOnline/status/848172832878022656 The Cherry Hill High School East Boys Lacrosse team defeated the Cherry Hill High School West Lions by a score of 19-3. Saint Joseph’s University commit, Evan Campbell (‘17), kicked off...

After Complex named Chance The Rapper as the Best Rapper of 2016, Underground Editor, Jared Fisch (‘18), who happens to be a huge fan of the newly crowned king of the rap world, decided to rank his top 25 songs. Check them out below and tweet @EastsideOnline...

  While, yes, I often get excited when I discover a new artist, Kyle was different. I discovered Kyle through Spotify. Searching Chance The Rapper’s page, I came across an album he was featured on. It was a familiar album cover with a toothy...

Believe it or not, the GIF (pronounced: “jif”) or “Graphic Interchange Format” has been around since 1987. Steve Wilhite, an American software developer is credited for creating the GIF back in the late 80’s. Wilhite worked for CompuServe, which...

Don’t you think something that can save lives should be sold for as cheap as possible? Shouldn’t greed and money be out of the question on an item that can be the deciding factor between life and death? For the EpiPen, that is not the case. An...

Today is a Sunday like no other...it is the first Sunday of the football season. As players like Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz step on the field for their first professional game, Fantasy Football owners groan in anguish. “Why is that?” you ask....

Today, August 25, 2016 is the one hundredth birthday of the National Park System. To celebrate, I want to convince you to take your next vacation/road trip/ day off to a National Park. For the past three summers, my family and I have ventured off...

Over 40 people were injured at a Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg concert this past Friday after a railing collapsed at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. The railing separates concertgoers in the pit section from a concrete walkway several feet below...

If you still haven’t heard of Pokémon Go, you are probably living under a rock… Pokémon Go is unarguably the hottest game of the summer thus far. Developed by Niantic, a software development company based in San Francisco, California, the app...

Father’s Day. Most families celebrate this annual holiday by having a family dinner or barbecue. This year, my family went to a Michael Franti concert. Years ago, my Uncle, Craig Duffy, turned my father and I on to Stay Human, Franti’s third studio...

Jury duty. When growing up, most kids hear about jury duty from their parents. A common view held by those parents tends to be that jury duty is a nuisance. I can recall a countless number of times when my parents went through the mail only to exclaim,...

Today, May 2, 2016 marks a very special day…the day that Beme launched their new version of the app. “When recording videos with Beme the screen is completely black so you have no way of previewing or editing your content before it’s automatically...

Record Store Day takes place on April 16, 2016

Sam Greenberg (’16), also known as Mr. Sam I Am, is one of ten contestants competing in this year’s Mr. East competition. Greenberg says that he is “the best whistler in Cherry Hill East and possibly…in the world.” Greenberg discovered this...

As schools closed down for winter break, the Cherry Hill East and Lindenwold High School Boys Basketball teams laced up their sneakers. East stepped out onto the court with the singular goal of staying undefeated. East and Lindenwold both started...

R.E.M. was an American rock band that paved the way for bands like Nirvana. R.E.M. from Athens, GA, helped grow the alternative rock scene. R.E.M. was composed of four main band members: Michael Stipe (lead singer), Peter Buck (guitarist), Mike Mills...

When its second album came out, Sugar Ray consisted of five key players; Mark McGrath (lead singer), Rodney Sheppard (guitarist), Stan Frazier (drummer), Murphy Karges (bassist) and D.J. Homicide (DJ). Only McGrath and Sheppard are still in the band...

As a huge fan of rap, you will find many Master P songs on my playlist. After listening to his tenth album Gameface (2001), I was left with the tunes and catchy verses stuck in my head. To begin, in my opinion, the first song, “Take It Outside”...

In this year’s nail-biting Powder Puff football game, the seniors came out on top with a score of 46-30. The juniors came out with the first touchdown scored by Smith (’16) followed by the extra point scored by Cetel (’16). But the seniors came...

If you like his acting, you will love his music. Will Smith will have your fingers tapping by the end of the first song. On his first solo album Big Willie Style (1997), Smith combines his aspect of rap with the beat. His catchy tunes will have most hip-hop...