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Author: Norah Lubeck

Opinion

By design

May 4, 2026 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

When you start high school, you’re thrown into this new environment. AP and honors classes, class ranks and GPA, clubs and involvement, and the list goes on. When I was …

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Opinion

Face off: FOMO vs JOMO

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

The choice of opting out By Norah Lubeck High school can feel like a battle between FOMO and JOMO. But one choice is definitely better than the other.  As an …

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Culture / Spanish / Translations

Atrapado en el pasado

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

Por Norah Lubeck y Conrad Hamel La mayor parte del arte de los pasillos de Riverside tiene más de dos décadas. Los estudiantes dicen que es hora de actualizarlo. Las …

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Culture

Stuck in the past

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

By Norah Lubeck and Conrad Hamel Most of Riverside’s hallway art is over two decades old. Students say it’s time for an update. Covering the whitewashed walls of Riverside’s hallways …

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Translations

Donde los árboles de Navidad cambian vidas

December 18, 2025December 17, 2025 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

Por Norah Lubeck y Austin WymoreTraducción de Sofia Alvarez-Pedraza Cada noviembre, aparecen pequeños graneros rojos en terrenos baldíos alrededor de Durham y Chapel Hill. Rodeados de música navideña, luces de …

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Culture

Where Christmas trees change lives

December 18, 2025December 17, 2025 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

By Norah Lubeck and Austin Wymore Little red barns appear on lots around Durham and Chapel Hill every November.  Surrounded by Christmas music, fairy lights and the smell of pine …

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Culture

Sweets of fall

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

By Norah Lubeck and Saul Janiak Stein As summer shifts to fall, and the weather changes right along with it, one of the greatest things to enjoy is baked goods. …

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Culture / News

“A hard piece to replace:” the engineering program adapts after staff losses

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 - by Norah Lubeck - 1 Comment

Art by Tula Winton Riverside’s engineering program is experiencing changes this school year after three teachers and its director, Tim Velegol, left in September. Jacqueline Brown, who was teaching Introduction …

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Culture

Tortilleria Exxpress: A hidden local gem

March 19, 2025May 15, 2025 - by Norah Lubeck - Leave a Comment

By Saul Janiak Stein and Norah Lubeck While on the way to Target in Durham, just off of 15-501, you might overlook a small plaza on an unassuming side street. …

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News

Gridlock

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 - by Norah Lubeck - 1 Comment

Artwork by Tula Winton What if students didn’t need cars and buses to get to Riverside? It’s 4:15, and the Riverside dismissal bell just rang. Hundreds of students rush to …

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