It didn’t come as a shock to anyone. Just hours after he had finished broadcasting the weekend’s first wild-card game between the Tennessee Titans and the Kansas City Chiefs, the former Buccaneers and Raiders coach announced his return to coaching. Joining the Raiders on a 10 year, $100 million dollar contract, Gruden, the first step […]

By Grace Mirelez The four years you spend in high school are all about what you make of them and what you come out learning whether you choose college as your path or not. Your academics, electives, sports, and clubs are all major opportunities to further your education. They could become your favorite activity or […]

By Isabel Mach In this generation of teenagers, most are very dependent on their phones. Whether someone has an Iphone X or a Samsung Galaxy, there is one thing they all have in common: entertaining apps? In my opinion here are some of the apps that can be useful.   1. SAT PREP- Tired of […]

By Koby Kett Yes, the biggest controversy of this day and age is global warming and climate change. And there are myths galore about it. In everything from politics to scientists, this is the list of the Top five global warming myths. But before we dive into it, one clarification needs to be made. When […]

By Claire Gearhart Illinois is one of only six states that requires their students to take some form of physical education every year from kindergarten through senior year of high school, according to Time magazine. “The fact that kids are being deprived of physical education in school is unacceptable, especially in a nation suffering from […]

By Grace Gerardi Since November, numerous hate crimes have reignited discussions about race relations in the United States of America. Latent racism has come to a head in the form of these sensational, outrageous acts of bigotry, but there remain questions about the overarching attitudes which fostered such actions. The socioeconomic story behind racism in […]

By Jackson Lambert and Liam Hellard Over the past several weeks, a new conference called the DuKane Conference (composed of Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles East, St. Charles North, Wheaton North, Wheaton South, Glenbard North, and Lake Park) has gained traction  and will become the new home of Batavia athletics starting with the 2018 fall sports […]

By Brad Balicki On Wed., Nov. 10, president-elect Donald Trump and current president Barack Obama met following the aftermath of an upset of an election. They reportedly talked about topics ranging from foreign policy to domestic policy and a variety of other important information that would ensure a smooth transition for Trump in the coming […]

Bob Dylan, recently won a Nobel Prize for literature due to his poetic word play on his songs. However it seems Dylan might not even accept the award. Bob Dylan is somebody who is infamously known for his opposition of power, and I am one who enjoys not only Dylan’s music but also his stance […]

By Jackson Lambert November 19 was a somewhat average concert stop for Kanye West, but turned into a mental breakdown in front of thousands of fans and a later visit to the hospital. After playing three songs for his first set, West then began to spiral into a somewhat brief, yet sprawling speech about several […]