Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of March 20-26
By Gowri Yerramalli, Business Manager
March 20, 2017
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North students visit Disney Students in North’s Band and Orchestra program will be visiting Disney to perform at the festival. The students will be leaving on Thursday, March 23 and will be performing songs from this year’s spring concert. The trip happens every four years and lasts for f...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of March 13-19
By Katie Thomas, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2017
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“Get Out” creator Jordan Peele makes history “Key and Peele” actor Jordan Peele made history with his debut film, “Get Out” that he both directed and wrote. The film has made more than $100 million at the box office, which makes Peele the first African American writer/director to h...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of March 6-12
By Mora Downs, Managing Editor
March 6, 2017
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Republicans announce Obamacare replacement Republicans in the House of Representatives have revealed their alternative to the current Affordable Healthcare Act. The bill aims to still help those with pre-existing conditions and would keep children on their parent’s health insurance unti...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Feb. 27-March 5
By Erin Kaled, Editor
February 28, 2017
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1. Planned Parenthood is temporarily protected A judge has temporarily lifted a ban by Texas authorities that withheld Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood. Their funding cuts were made two months ago after being lead to believe that the medical center was selling fetal body parts. Read more here. ...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Feb. 20-27
By Gowri Yerramalli, Business Manager
February 19, 2017
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1. Ariana Grande to perform in Madison Square Garden The 23-year-old popstar will perform in Madison Square Garden as a part of her “Dangerous Woman” tour on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Grande will perform a 22-song set from her three albums. The concert will include opening performances from Litt...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Feb. 13-19
By Alex Harring, Website Managing Editor
February 13, 2017
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Anti-Trump art exhibit closed Shia LaBeouf’s art exhibit was shut down because it was a “serious and ongoing public safety hazard,” according to the Museum of Moving Image. Located in Queens, New York, the exhibit, “He Will Not Divide Us,” was about the election of President Trump....
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Feb. 6-12
By Lindsey Ramsdell, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2017
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Travel Ban suspended President Trump’s controversial travel ban, which prevents citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days, was temporarily suspended on Friday by a federal judge. Then over the weekend, the government appealed to a federal a...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5
By Sofia Ketels, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2017
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Donald Trump signs “Muslim Ban” At 4:42 on Friday, Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order that indefinitely prevented Syrian refugees from entering the country and suspended all refugees from entering the country for 120 days. This order also blocks any citizen of these coun...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 23-29
By Alex Harring, Website Managing Editor
January 23, 2017
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Women’s marches bring crowds to Washington D.C., other cities On Saturday, Jan. 21, one day after the presidential inauguration, the Women’s March on Washington drew a crowd of over 500,000, with speakers such as actress America Ferrera and feminist Gloria Steinem. The main march inspi...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 16-22
By Zoe Graves, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2017
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Donald Trump’s inauguration to take place this Friday President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President on Friday, Jan. 20th in Washington, D.C. This is the 58th Presidential inauguration, and will feature performances from the Rockettes, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the T...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 9-15
By Lyndsay Kluge, Staff Reporter
January 9, 2017
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The Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport On Friday, January 6, 26-year-old Esteban Santiago drew a gun from his luggage at Fort Lauderdale airport. The gunman killed five and injured eight. Santiago randomly shot at the civilians passing by. As soon as the event transpired, law enforcers evacua...
Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1
By Montana Paton, Assistant Editor
December 26, 2016
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The pop industry has lost yet another star. On Sunday, December 25, George Michael died. He was a musician, having written songs such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.” His cause of death is not yet known. To read more about this, click here. 2. Welcome 2017 On Saturday, December 31 t...
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