At the beginning of April, three North Carolina lawmakers introduced a new bill, the Youth Health Protection Act (Senate Bill 514). This bill would prevent health care professionals from performing any sort of gender confirmation surgery for transgender people on minors. Normally, in law minors are stated to be anyone under the age of 18, but this bill suggests anyone
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The Wake County Public School System is currently discussing a possible change in the start times of schools in the county. If this change were to occur, there would be a variety of effects felt by not only students and teachers but the whole community as well. As this is a big decision that affects more than a hundred thousand
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With the COVID vaccine coming out, more people are loosening up on following the guidelines and safety protocols put in place by the government to reduce the spread of the virus. One of the biggest areas we saw people turn a blind eye to COVID protocols was spring break. This year, even with the pandemic, the population of spring breakers
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April Fool’s day is a holiday dreaded by some and embraced by many people- whether they like it or not. 2020 and 2021 have felt like jokes to many of us in themselves. Here are some of the best April Fools pranks we saw this year plus some background on why the holiday is even celebrated anyway. It is said
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, born Prince of Corfu, Greece, has died at the age ninety-nine after years of illness. Prince Philip was married to Queen Elizabeth for almost seventy years after a late wedding in the year 1947. The prince was a devoted husband who focused on no-primary matters while supporting the Queen during her ongoing reign. Prince Philip’s
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Many teenagers have or had struggles with mental health throughout the years. Mental health is a big topic that has only recently been addressed. Nowadays , people feel more comfortable talking and recognizing how mental health affects people. People are also more open to talk about their personal struggles with any mental illnesses they have, the most common ones being
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Although in the United States we do not have a monarchy anymore, England still does. Since the United States doesn’t have a monarchy, I know a lot of people look to England for the drama, or gossip, of their royal family. In their royal family, they have Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Phillip; then the line of succession goes
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Just over a week over, the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards took place, with eighty-three artists taking home an award for themselves. Comedian Trevor Noah stepped up as the host for the night, and big-name artists such as Cardi B, Taylor Swift, BTS, and more gave stunning performances. Despite the limited number of attendees due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Grammys still
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If one word comes to mind right now when you think of Men’s CATSOC, it would probably be “legendary”. This year the varsity team made it farthest in the playoffs since 2005, a monumental achievement, but suffered a devastating 2-1 loss to Cardinal Gibbons this past Tuesday. Regardless, the team performed incredibly and put on quite a show; their passion
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No taxation without representation. We’ve all heard this phrase before. The very existence of the United States of America is a result of a war that was fought because the American people refused to pay taxes to a government in which they had no voice. Although the American Revolution was successful, not all of the ideals we fought for have
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