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Major headlines tend to shift more towards his shakeup of the bureaucracy with “shutting down” the DOE, ending USAID, or the havoc wreaked with the erroneous deportations.

However, not as much light has been shed on Trump’s foreign policy which is in response to an international system that is shifting before us.

Such shifts in perceived global threats and the position of the United States then begs the question of the world’s most prominent military alliance: NATO — and what its future entails, if there should be any.

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By Enaya Bokhari | News Editor

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Major headlines tend to shift more towards his shakeup of the bureaucracy with “shutting down” the DOE, ending USAID, or the havoc wreaked with the erroneous deportations.

However, not as much light has been shed on Trump’s foreign policy which is in response to an international system that is shifting before us.

Such shifts in perceived global threats and the position of the United States then begs the question of the world’s most prominent military alliance: NATO — and what its future entails, if there should be any.

Read the rest at the link in our bio!

By Enaya Bokhari | News Editor

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The emergence of AI chatbots, notably Chat GPT, has brought forth various debates on the legitimacy of this tool in the space of academia.

First launched in late 2022, Chat GPT has a generally notorious reputation in academic spaces as it has only made cheating much more accessible and easier. Don’t get it twisted, the concerns AI presents to students are very real and valid.

But how far do these concerns stretch to where the very essence of using AI at all is erroneously demonized?

Read the rest at the link in our bio!

By Enaya Bokhari | News Editor

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The emergence of AI chatbots, notably Chat GPT, has brought forth various debates on the legitimacy of this tool in the space of academia.

First launched in late 2022, Chat GPT has a generally notorious reputation in academic spaces as it has only made cheating much more accessible and easier. Don’t get it twisted, the concerns AI presents to students are very real and valid.

But how far do these concerns stretch to where the very essence of using AI at all is erroneously demonized?

Read the rest at the link in our bio!

By Enaya Bokhari | News Editor

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Theater teacher Diego De La Espriella and senior Ben Demase speak on Demase`s original musical, "The Gunslinger."

See the rest of the video and article by Ash Woerner at the link in our bio

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Theater teacher Diego De La Espriella and senior Ben Demase speak on Demase`s original musical, "The Gunslinger."

See the rest of the video and article by Ash Woerner at the link in our bio ...

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The description of the senior CAS project is simple: develop a plan for an activity that allows for creativity, activity and community service. Nearly every senior chooses to do a CAS project, many seeing it as a simple way to get out of school early without doing all that much work.

For Ben Demase, however, his CAS project is a chance to make Valley history by writing, composing and directing his own original musical, “The Gunslinger.”

Read the rest at the link in our bio!

By Ash Woerner | Editor

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The description of the senior CAS project is simple: develop a plan for an activity that allows for creativity, activity and community service. Nearly every senior chooses to do a CAS project, many seeing it as a simple way to get out of school early without doing all that much work.

For Ben Demase, however, his CAS project is a chance to make Valley history by writing, composing and directing his own original musical, “The Gunslinger.”

Read the rest at the link in our bio!

By Ash Woerner | Editor

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NBA Finals Important Updates

With the time of year finally being NBA Finals time, it’s time to take a deep dive into the 2025 NBA Finals.

Trent Nash, Staff Reporter

June 10, 2025

Trent Nash

Indiana Pacers Player

As the NBA Finals have now officially started as of thursday night out of the western conference the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing host to the Indiana Pacers out of the eastern conference. In game 1 Oklahoma city was leading by 19 points at one point of the game and as late as a 15 point lead late in the 4th quarter. However, because of late clutch three pointers by Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner, making the score 110-109 which made Indiana in prime position to pull off another late comeback. Then with 7 seconds left Tyrese Haliburton brought the ball up and razzled a jumper for the win as time expired in making the final score 111-110.

This shot certifies Tyrese Haliburton as one of the clutchest players in all of the NBA as this is his 5th game tying or game winner in the NBA playoffs. Despite not scoring 20 points that game or in a lot of games his presence to make his teammates better players and his clutchness ability is what makes him a superstar and the most notable player in this series. Which is a hard decision considering the NBA’s MVP is playing in this series. However Haliburton’s clutchness outweighs Shais Shiftiness and Shai Gilgeous Alexander finished the game with 38 points and they still lost the game which is crazy to think.

Now in game 2 Oklahoma commanded a 16 point blowout in which superstar MVP player Shai Gilgeous Alexander finished the game with 33 easily being the player with the most impact in this game. On the other hand for Indiana superstar player Tyrese Haliburton did not particularly have a good game as he had 5 turnovers and only 17 points. Which is not an outcome we normally see out of him, resulting in a 123-107 win for OKC and a 1-1 series tie in a best of 7 series.

As we look ahead in this series Oklahoma definitely has the momentum after that blowout win against Indiana but, the series is far from over as long as Tyrese Haliburton can bounce back in the series with multiple 25 point and up games Indiana can very well win this series. As I see Tyrese Haliburton bouncing back in the next few games dropping at least 20 points in the next few games helping the Indiana Pacers win in 7 games making the Indiana Pacers the 20225 NBA champions in my finals predictions.

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