Who was Mahsa Amini? Masha Amini was a 22 year old Iranian woman who had gone on a trip with her family to visit the rest of their family in a different part of the country. She was stopped by the morality police, a special force in the police that enforced the strict dress code...
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NASA and SpaceX Send First Native American to Space
On October 3rd, 2022, SpaceX and NASA sent a crew of astronauts from around the world to the International Space Station. Nicole Aunapu Mann is one of the astronauts on the mission, Crew-5, and she’s making history as the first Native American Woman to go into space. Nicole Mann is also serving as the mission...
Housing problems in Edmond
Inflation has raised prices of most goods and services by a sizable amount, especially during the recent pandemic COVID-19. The prices for homes have been especially impacted by this, forcing some people to downsize and others to become homeless. Edmond, Okla. is no exception to this issue, however, inflation isn’t the entire problem. Recently, it has become...
The Generation of Loans
The cost of college makes students across the country take out massive amounts of loans. President Biden recently enacted a plan to tackle student debt during the pandemic. Kids are often told to ‘reach for the stars’, but as people get older they soon realize that there are limitations to dreaming big. With the average...
The Forever Golden Girl
A tribute to Betty White When you “girlboss” a little too close to the sun for a little too long, many celebrities find themselves falling out of relevance. However, actress and icon, Betty White, had a unique experience most famous figures can’t relate to she connected to a multigenerational audience. Grandparents might know her from Life...
Should U.S. Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent?
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the Sunshine Protection Bill of 2021 passed the Senate by a unanimous voice vote. The bill would make Daylight Savings Time, which is currently in effect from March 13, 2022, to November 6, 2022, permanent. Daylight Savings Time, or DST, is a clock shift one hour forward in the interest...
No-Shave March Raises $640 for Cancer Care Packages
The end of March marks the end of facial hair for students at NDA. A prominent rule at NDA is that male students must have a clean-shaven face, but at the beginning of March they were given the choice to buy a $20 pin to grow out their facial hair for the month. “It’s a...
“One of the Greatest Experiences”- A Story of Adoption
For the past few months, Bellows Free Academy social studies teacher Darrin Dezotelle has been having, “one of the greatest experiences of [his] life.” After adopting his soon-to-be-three-year-old son, Gus, from South Korea with his wife, Katie, the family has been settling in well and enjoying their lives together. “[Gus is] an awesome kid,” Dezotelle...
The Hidden Truth about Nestle
Nestle is the world’s largest foodstuff company, with the most recent backlash they are starting to lose business and becoming one of the most hated companies to exist. The companies biggest crimes are child labor, manipulating uneducated mothers, pollution, price fixing and mislabeling, a Nestle is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company, according to...
Why We Should Care About the Amazon Rainforest More
Do you know about the Amazon rainforest? Well, if you do or if you don’t you need to know that it’s in BIG danger right now and we should really focus our attention in trying to save it. I’m going to give you some reasons why. The Amazon rainforest is one of the biggest rainforests...