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It’s not too late to grab the best shoes of 2020

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 - by angelsolorzanoarias - Leave a Comment

From Nike to Adidas, the sneaker industry had a great year collaborating with multiple celebrities and fashion brands to create the most stylish footwear, so in this list we will …

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Opinion

Terrorism and Privilege

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 - by mdulliray - Leave a Comment

WHAT TRUMP SUPPORTERS REVEALED ABOUT AMERICA January 6, 2021 will go down in history as the biggest disgrace this country has faced. Rioters stormed the nation’s Capital and threatened America’s …

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Editorial: Don’t ignore double standards

January 8, 2021May 13, 2021 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, January 6, hundreds of Trump supporters forced their way into the Capitol building, where Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. Rioters broke through the …

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Coronavirus / Opinion / Sports

Editorial: When you start sports in a pandemic…

November 24, 2020 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

Competing in masks suck, but we have to make it work.

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Opinion

‘Say their names’: A student’s letter to Joe Biden

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 - by The Pirates Hook - 2 Comments.

Dear President-elect Biden,  Congratulations on your election win. You’ve named racial equity as one of your top priorities. I think you should start with the case of Breonna Taylor and …

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Opinion

Face Off: Sony Wins Again

October 23, 2020 - by Emmer Rice - Leave a Comment

By: Angel Solorzano Arias This holiday season, two big gaming companies Microsoft and Sony will be releasing their new generation of consoles, the Xbox Series X and the Playstation 5, …

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Opinion

Face Off: Xbox Rolls Out Two New Consoles

October 23, 2020October 26, 2020 - by Emmer Rice - Leave a Comment

By: Jamel Rojas The Xbox console has been out for years, and it’s always outperformed the PlayStation.  First came the Xbox, then the Xbox 360, and now the Xbox One. …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Going Out

October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 - by evaflowe - 1 Comment

By Cynthia Martinez Something I’ve learned to live without throughout this pandemic is the urge to go out.  Before the pandemic almost every weekend my family and I would go …

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Coronavirus / Opinion / Translations

Vida sin: mi familia

October 13, 2020 - by evaflowe - Leave a Comment

Genesis Smith-Lopez Desde el principio de la pandemia que estamos pasando ahorita, no he pasado tiempo con mi familia como antes. Al principio era difícil el cambio, ahora estoy acostumbrada …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Control

October 1, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Kaitlyn Busch - Leave a Comment

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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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Friends and Family

September 29, 2020November 10, 2020 - by evaflowe - Leave a Comment

Since this pandemic has started and school has been closed, things have been weird, and have been hard to get used to. The main struggle I’ve faced is not being …

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Coronavirus / Opinion / Sports

#LifeWithout: Volleyball

September 24, 2020November 10, 2020 - by mdulliray - Leave a Comment

Life without sports is something everyone has had to endure throughout this pandemic, but for me, it changed my everyday life. Volleyball is something that has taken over the better …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Soccer

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

By: Angel Solorzano Arias In the final weeks of March, the world experienced a life changing event – a global pandemic. This has caused us to live without certain activities …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Normality

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 - by Jacob Hindman - Leave a Comment

Back in March, when our school closed because of the threat of COVID-19, I don’t think anyone knew how long we’d stay quarantined. I remember the teachers announcing our two-week …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: My Family

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 - by The Pirates Hook - Leave a Comment

By Genesis Smith-Lopez Life without family has been hard to adjust to. I went from seeing them multiple times a week to once a month.  My family is made up …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Structure

September 11, 2020September 14, 2020 - by Emmer Rice - Leave a Comment

Quarantine has lasted for what feels like forever, and it’s affected every single person in the country differently. I’m lucky in that my life hasn’t changed too drastically over the …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: A senior year

September 8, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Ben Patton - Leave a Comment

Over the past few months, I’ve realized that I had been taking way too much for granted.  I thought that by now, I would have been driving into the senior …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: My Sister

September 4, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Elizabeth Williams - Leave a Comment

The biggest thing I had to live without during this pandemic was not being able to see my older sister, Kristina. She lives in Greenville and traveling down to Durham …

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Coronavirus / Opinion / Sports

#LifeWithout: Sports

September 2, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Ethan Haine - Leave a Comment

On March 12, 2020 the sports world stopped almost completely. The night before, the NBA announced that they would be suspending play “until further notice”. Over the next couple days, …

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Coronavirus / Opinion

#LifeWithout: Coffee shops

September 1, 2020September 10, 2020 - by evaflowe - Leave a Comment

Social distancing has taken a lot of personal comforts and experiences from everyone, and it can be difficult to adjust. One of the things I miss most is studying in …

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