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Study Tips
January 27, 2023
Samantha Nelson , Staff Reporter
With the beginning of the new semester, we are given a clean slate with grades, able to start off with straight A’s or watch them fall deeper and deeper until there’s no coming back, and no one wants that! So, here are some study tips to get you flying through the new semester and your course work...
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Sports
Alex Ovechkin Top Five Career Highlights
January 27, 2023
Will Hayden, Staff Reporter
With Alex Ovechkin having recently scored his 800th career NHL goal, I’ve decided to look at the top five moments in his illustrious career… Oct. 5th, 2005: First NHL goal In his long-awaited NHL debut delayed because of a league lockout, Ovechkin scored his first two NHL goals in the 2nd...
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Triskaidekaphobia (The extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen)
January 24, 2023
Jaida Abdelrahman , Staff Reporter
Long considered a bearer of bad luck, Friday the 13th has inspired a belief in Western society that continues to haunt us today. The historian Donald Dossey says the unlucky superstition surrounding the number 13 originally came from a Norse myth about 12 Gods having a dinner party in Valhalla....
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January 27, 2023 • No Comments

Tik Tok has become a staple in the lives of teens globally along with people of older ages. With its creation in 2016, it has shown a huge increase in popularity and has been able to change lives. Creators...

Triskaidekaphobia (The extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen)

Jaida Abdelrahman , Staff Reporter

January 24, 2023 • No Comments

Long considered a bearer of bad luck, Friday the 13th has inspired a belief in Western society that continues to haunt us today. The historian Donald Dossey says the unlucky superstition surrounding...

The Truth About Thanksgiving

Jaida Abdelrahman , Staff Reporter

November 25, 2022 • No Comments

As my parents were discussing our upcoming Thanksgiving plans, I realized that I didn’t know much about the history of Thanksgiving. Growing up we have been taught that Thanksgiving was a nationwide...

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Entertainment

New Hobbies for the New Year

Ellysen Goodwin, Staff Reporter

January 27, 2023 • No Comments

As we begin the New year many people make resolutions to help themselves grow and improve their lives. This time of year is an amazing time for change and transformation. One relatively easy way to expand your horizons and grow in 2023 is by starting a new hobby. There are hobbies for everyone ranging from physical...

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Study Tips

Samantha Nelson , Staff Reporter

January 27, 2023 • No Comments

With the beginning of the new semester, we are given a clean slate with grades, able to start off with straight A’s or watch them fall deeper and deeper until there’s no coming back, and no one wants that! So, here are some study tips to get you flying through the new semester and your course work with ease. Music,...

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Sports

Alex Ovechkin Top Five Career Highlights

Will Hayden, Staff Reporter

January 27, 2023 • No Comments

With Alex Ovechkin having recently scored his 800th career NHL goal, I’ve decided to look at the top five moments in his illustrious career… Oct. 5th, 2005: First NHL...

LW Playoff Football

Jake Baran, Staff Reporter

November 25, 2022 • No Comments

Conant ran into a team in perfect form on 10/28/22. The result was a 42-7 first-round thrashing at the hands of Lincoln-Way East, the top seed in the Class 8A playoffs....

Two things to watch for the Blackhawks this season

November 2, 2022

The Blackhawks have been projected to finish...

Lincoln-Way East’s First Home Game of 2022

October 12, 2022

It is the start of September, and we all know what...

MLB Overview 2022: How the lockout will continue to leave a stain for generations to come.

May 12, 2022

After a 60-game season in 2020, and local COVID-19...

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Editorials

YEA BUT…

Victoria Robinson, Staff Reporter
January 27, 2023

Listening to respond rather than listening to hear is a common issue that can lead to miscommunication and misunderstandings. When someone is listening to respond, they are focused on what they want to say next, rather than truly listening to and understanding the speaker. They may interrupt or finish the speaker's sentences, or give a response that is not relevant to what was said. This can make the speaker feel unheard and disrespected. On the other hand, listening to hear means actively...

Leftism in Lincoln-Way East – The threat that exists to students with not-so uncommon politics

Andrew Franson , Staff Reporter
January 24, 2023

Within the Lincoln-Way Area, particularly Frankfort, the hyper-conservative and reactionary politics play a bigger role than ever when it comes to local elections, campaigns, and even coming down to the family unit and its interactions with wider society. However, in our area exists a small population of genuine leftists, including everyday students whom one would never suspect to be the ‘radlibs’...

The Benefits of Shaving Your Head

Ramona Meszaros , Staff Reporter
January 24, 2023

would like to preface this article first and foremost by asking that as a reader, you take the time to consider all the points during your reading before determining your final opinion. In other words, hear me out, I have first-hand experience! The reasons that someone may consider shaving their head can vary. A motive that most often comes to mind is to donate hair to those dealing with medical...

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