Dear COVID: Use your words!
“Dear Covid” is this year’s senior column series in which Hook seniors share their reflections on high school and the pandemic in the form of letters to the virus itself. …
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Student journalism as a hall pass
On one of my first days in newspaper class, a senior handed me a slip of paper. A black-and-white, school printer quality headshot stared back at me as I inspected …
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Riverside’s literary magazine continues on, minus the magazine part
At the end of a typical school year, members of The Riverside Cannon gather to hand sew the pages of the annual literary magazine together. This year, without a physical …
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Tissue Paper Flowers: A tribute to Riverside Spanish teacher Claribel Andujar-Galarza
Riverside special education teacher Frank Hayes held a flower made of tissue paper in his hands. Claribel Andujar-Galarza, beloved Riverside Spanish teacher who passed away in July of cancer, made …
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Volleyball and cross country teams return for first DPS athletic practices since March
By Maya Dulli-Ray Friday, October 30 was the first day back for DPS’ cross country and volleyball teams. High schools have taken many safety precautions. Most are similar to the …
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New media coordinator excited to start her ‘dream job’
Riverside’s newest media coordinator Alyssa Putt has always had a gift for putting the right book in the right hands at the right time. “I loved when I would have …
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#LifeWithout: Control
One thing a pandemic forces you to do is to spend time with yourself. It can be unwelcome, but you really get to know yourself, even – or should I …
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Most of us have been sitting at home for over a month now. We’ve all become Zoom and Google Classroom experts, disabled the screen time feature on our phones because …
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Swimming in the Red Sea
Durham has never voted like the rest of North Carolina. In 2016, nearly 78% of Durham county voted for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but Donald Trump won North Carolina …
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Student Spotlight: Suan Murillo Lopez
Don’t bother asking Suan Murillo Lopez what she does. Ask her what she doesn’t do. Murillo Lopez isn’t just a Riverside art student. She’s an aspiring tattoo artist as well …
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Student Spotlight: Raven James
Whether she’s in the spotlight or operating it, Raven James leaves her mark on many of Riverside’s theater productions. James started participating in theater in seventh grade when she joined …
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Here are the candidates challenging Trump for the Oval Office
Cory Booker Cory Booker is a 49 year-old New Jersey senator and former mayor of Newark. As a senator, he has been a leader in criminal justice reform. He sponsored …
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ICE arrests impact DPS, Durham
There have been about 200 arrests in North Carolina this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The raids initially took place outside of Durham, but on Thursday a man …
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2018: the good, the bad, and the weather
2018: a year so long we had a Winter Olympics and everyone forgot about it. We’ve laughed, cried, loved, lost, and left marks on history books. There have been glass …
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Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, and breaking the silence
Brett Kavanaugh is now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the silence of victims like the women who accused him of sexual assault is a trend that has …
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Robert Duncan gives Riverside Athletics a facelift
When they returned to school this fall, Riverside students and staff noticed the fresh mulch under the trees and the new advertisements hanging around the football field. Many students now follow …
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