333 East Trade Center is the address of the Spectrum Center, and it has hosted tons of huge artists for concerts including Queen led by Adam Lambert, Elton John, Kendrick Lamar and Fleetwood Mac. However, none of those are the arena’s main tenants; that honor belongs to the Charlotte Hornets, one of the NBAs’ 1988 expansion teams. The Hornets were
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The Carolina Hurricanes are the only professional sports franchise in Raleigh and one of only three professional teams in North Carolina. The Carolina Hurricanes being located in Raleigh has made them unique as one of the few Southern cities to not only have a good hockey team located there but to also have an incredibly large youth hockey ecosystem. These
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On Saturday, February 4th, one of Raleigh’s newer but incredibly well known traditions took place in the Krispy Kreme Challenge. This event is widely known around the country for almost two decades, being featured in Denise Malan’s “200 Races to Run Before You Die”, was ranked the number one thing to do before you graduate by the N.C. State Student
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On Monday, January second, the Josh Allen-led Buffalo Bills and Joe Burrow-led Cincinnati Bengals were set to play in Cincinnati. The game began at 8:15 PM right after the Rose Bowl and was nationally televised. This game was highly anticipated as the Bills lead the AFC with a 13-2 record, and the Bengals are in third place with an 11-4
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Every year hundreds of Division I football programs all over the country compete for a spot at the college football playoffs, but only four can make it. This year was another storied season for college football with a few new schools looking to win the national championship. Georgia is coming into the playoff with the number 1 seed, and they
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North Carolina has a storied past with basketball starting in 1957 when the undefeated UNC Tar Heels beat a powerhouse Kansas team led by Wilt Chamberlain 54-52. Over the next sixty years, three different schools from North Carolina have won national championships at least two separate times. NC State won two in 1974 and 1983. UNC, after their 1957 win
Read moreThe fall sports season is officially over. This past Monday, November 7th, one of Apex’s most decorated teams began practice. The Apex High winter track and field team, who finished second place in the SWAC conference championships last year behind Panther Creek, looks very different this year with some notable runner and coaching absences. The biggest and most notable absence this
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The CDC states that “a healthy teenager between the ages of 13-18 gets 8-10 hours of sleep”. However, most teenagers don’t get anywhere near that. While work, sports, extracurriculars, and school work can all be seen as reasons, one thing that has come of that is that many believe the school schedule should start later for kids to get more
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Apex and Apex Friendship is one of the newest rivalries in Wake County. But it’s also one of the most passionate in Wake County athletics. Even though the school has only been open for seven years, the rivalry runs deep. But with the inclusion of the name “Apex ” in Apex Friendship’s name stirred up controversy among students at Apex
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When Covid hit, our lives were turned upside down. Then in September 2020, we went to full online school with Google Classroom. But next year the county has decided to change from Google Classroom to Canvas. This has caused a lot of controversy among students, but before we see how others feel about the switch, the differences between Google Classroom and
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