“Overdose with the Holy Ghost”
Mikayla Newham, Staff Writer
September 29, 2018
"I was diggin' me a hole big enough to bury my soul. Weight of the world, I gotta carry my own"- 2009, Swimming. His music wouldn't be the same if the lyrics didn't contain experiences of his mind altering thoughts and his battle with depression. Malcolm McCormick, better know as Mac Miller, express...
Opioids: An Epidemic Plaguing Westchester County
April 9, 2018
"There’s no discrimination on age, race, religion, anything. Some people become addicted by getting prescribed regular medication, like pain killers. It goes into heroin," said Sean Hagan, a sergeant in the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, of the far reaches of addiction to opioids that...
Marvel and the Un-Killable Status Quo.
Mark McCarthy, Staff Writer
September 25, 2017
Remember when death held some sort of consequence? Marvel doesn’t because they brought back another character from beyond the grave just to milk their popularity. The lucky victim this time around is Logan, aka the original Wolverine. Now, for those out of the loop, Logan’s been dead for about...
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