Meet the 2019-2020 editorial board!
June 13, 2019
Filed under All, All, Local, News, Showcase
Meet Arushi Mithal- Your 2019-2020 opinion editor is much more than dedicated and talented. An upcoming junior, in the class of 2021, Arushi still has room to grow. “I’ve learned a lot but I think the most important thing is there’s room to grow, and passion for journalism.” She really appre...
Portage Northern baseball wins districts, rolls on through the regional and on to the state final four
Malcolm Gaynor, Sports Editor
June 10, 2019
Filed under All, Showcase, Sports
**All interviews courtesy of Tom Sielatycki. Watch the full interviews and video highlights of each game here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSGlGxJO565i92iMZYmDqQ/videos ** With an early 4-2 lead in the 2nd inning of their first district game, a crash of lighting and the following two...
MLB Projections
Zach Quinn, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019
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There have been some surprise teams so far that have division leads. While other World Series contenders have stumbled in the early going. Here are my predictions on how the rest of the season will play out based on the 1st month and a half of baseball.
Logic: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Zach Quinn, Staff Writer
May 21, 2019
Filed under All, Entertainment, Music, Showcase
Logic just dropped an album that’s going to be hard for him to top. Released on May 10th, Logic blessed his fans with my unpopular opinion of “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind being his best album he’s released so far.” The album cover is weird looking but understandable. The cover shows Logic...
Journalism isn’t dying but journalists are
Sheila Mwanda, Entertainment Editor
May 7, 2019
Filed under All, All, Editor's Choice, Feature, Informative Feature, Showcase
As the Founding Fathers created the Constitution for this nation, they recognized the need to have freedom of the press in order to keep citizens informed and to hold government officials accountable for their actions. Because of the responsibility journalists have to tell the truth and uncover fact...
The anticipated debut of Vlad Guerrero Jr.
Zach Quinn, Staff Writer
May 7, 2019
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Over the weekend, we finally got to see the the other Guerrero make his anticipated debut against the Oakland A’s as baseball’s number 1 overall prospect arrived in Toronto for his first major league game. The anticipated debut of Vlad Jr. on Friday April 26th began as an ordinary day for al...
Nav: Bad Habits Deluxe review
Zach Quinn, Staff Writer
April 19, 2019
Filed under All, Entertainment, Music, Showcase
Right before I got done with this article, Nav released the deluxe edition for Bad Habits. Nav’s second studio album and third album overall is his best album out of all three and it's not even close. The cover art for his album is pretty plain but gets the point across with the picture of the rapper ...
March Madness Predictions
Zach Quinn, Staff Writer
March 21, 2019
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One of the most anticipated tournaments of the year is about to start: March Madness. This is a tournament of the best 68 teams in college basketball all competing for a chance at a National Championship. This year's tournament promises to be exciting, with strong #1 and #2 seeds and several teams with...
Shooting in Downtown Kalamazoo: shooter is dead, officer is recovering
Cameron Myers, News Editor
March 15, 2019
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On Tuesday, March 12th at 11:30 am, the Kalamazoo Police Department received information about an active shooter in the Biomat USA Plasma Center in downtown Kalamazoo. Officers were called near the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, off from Kalamazoo Avenue near N. Burdick Street. The police department has sur...
NCAA basketball conference championship predictions
Zach Quinn, Staff Writer
March 15, 2019
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With the beginning of march upon us, that means it's time for NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments. This year's conference champions involve who will secure an automatic bid to the Big Dance. These predictions will only be from the power five conferences in college basketball. Here are my predictions: The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has has 3 of the top five teams in the nation: Virginia, Duke, and North Carolina. Multiple teams have a shot at winning the crown, but Duke should win the tournament...
When cancer strikes close to home
Lexi Doll, Opinion Editor
March 1, 2019
Filed under All, Feature, Personal Narrative, Showcase
The second you’re born, you expect your mom to take care of you. She cares for you when you’re sick, when you’re sad, when you’re mad. When you have such an amazing and hard working mother you don’t expect anything bad to ever happen to her, which is why my world was rocked this last F...
Friendship: the story of an eighth grader’s journey
Astrid Code, Staff Writer
March 1, 2019
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“I just don’t want to be friends anymore.” I tried to act normal as the words from my best friend came crashing down; I tried to seem like it was all okay when it wasn’t. Tried to keep on a mask of composure in my French classroom. I tried to say reassuring things, all the while ...