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The most recent iteration of the Kong franchise is a very difficult movie to review. Kong: Skull Island opens with monster-hunter Bill Randa (John Goodman) securing a government contract to journey to Skull...
Five year-old Saroo (Sunny Pawar) and older brother Guddu (Abhishek Bharate) face devastating poverty in rural India in 1986. At the mercy of whatever work travels their way, they leave their loving mother, who...
Imagine waking up one morning and finding your whole town in shambles. You are afraid to walk on the streets because of the fear of being bombed. That’s what life is like right now...
Columbine, 1999. Virginia Tech, 2007. Sandy Hook, 2012. San Bernardino, 2015. Pulse Nightclub, 2016. These tragic incidents share one thing in common: they could’ve been prevented by stricter gun control laws. Guns have become...
In the summer of 2015, I was a camp counselor and at evening Vespers, I heard a poem by a counselor that changed my life. The author explained how society measures manhood by “pec...
After centuries of struggle, American women are finally gaining some traction. Not so long ago, voting, owning property, holding office, and serving in the military were just a few of the rights they were...
The 2016 presidential election was as historical for this country as it was shocking and, as many would say, disappointing. Republican President Donald Trump has been widely criticized and mocked for his bold words,...
Do you think you know what it takes to become a professional athlete? The grind and grit that it takes is wildly underestimated. “Last Chance U” is a Netflix documentary series that describes a...
Pizza has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. My childhood was riddled with “Hop out and grab a slice, Zach.” I like all kinds of pizza,...
Usually Amherst has a good amount of water, but since the summer was very sunny and there wasn’t much rain, a severe drought began to affect our community. Though the water ban was lifted...
According to a study conducted by the Department of Exercise Science at the University of Georgia, a break, particularly a involving some sort of physical activity, increases learning, productivity, and brain function. All through...
Before the school year started, the ARPS superintendent sent a letter out to all families regarding a voluntary program that our schools participated in to test the levels of lead and copper in our...
This year’s election, in particular, has sparked interesting thoughts and opinions throughout the country and here at ARHS. As November 8 approaches, the seniors who are 18 are preparing themselves to vote. This historic...
ARHS home soccer games used to see the track packed with fans and students. This was forever changed after the events of an Amherst versus Holyoke girls’ soccer game in which ARHS fans were...
In mid-April, recent University of California, Berkley graduate Simone Zimmerman landed a dream job when she was hired by the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign as its national Jewish outreach coordinator. But her celebration did...
As we grow from kids to adults, we are generally encouraged to learn autonomy and creativity. Why then, when students leave elementary school, does our school system take away a core part of our...
Recently, both North Carolina and Mississippi governments have passed anti-LGBTQ laws, with North Carolina barring individual counties from offering protection to LGBTQ people. Simultaneously Mississippi worked swiftly to pass HB 1523, which allows businesses...
In the most Beyoncé way possible, the 34-year old artist put out her sixth studio album, Lemonade with a bang. After announcing the visual album would be aired on HBO, the buzz began. A...
Last October, I turned 18. But I can’t vote. As a non-citizen, I’ve been observing this election cycle from the outside with great interest, and sometimes with amusement or outright horror. In an incredibly...
“That advisory was so boring.” I consistently hear this quote from at least three different people after every advisory period, complaining about how the last hour was a complete waste of their time. But...
As a resident of Amherst MA, it’s relatively impossible to escape the frenzy surrounding the upcoming election. Even if Bernie’s not your guy, it’s likely that you’ve heard someone rant about Trump or read...
Hungry students stare at the clock during the enterity of C period, waiting for lunch to begin. They are starved and tired. Differential and integral calculus does not seem as relevant as eating food....
The brand new Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was released on December 18, 2015, has caused fans across the nation to go wild. ARHS students were among the crazed. Jack...
The Force Awakens came out in December, and the reviews around ARHS were positive overall. Student Adi Shmerling loved the film. He said that the main character, Rey, was “great” and that co-star Finn...
What is Star Wars? Certainly a cultural icon, a hegemon of the American film industry, and as box office receipts indicate, world pop culture. When it was released in 1977, Star Wars opened in...
It all started when I had nothing better to do at recess, so I figured, why not? It was the first time I remember feeling a sense of pride and courage, emotions I had...
My three-year-old cousin sat on the couch crying for his mother’s attention, while she sat on the rocking chair reading across the room. Right away, my aunt handed my little cousin her iPhone and...
According to the dictionary, the definition of pretty is: (adj) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome, (n) an attractive thing, typically a pleasing but unnecessary accessory. But what really...
I was the mere age of four when I first had a soccer ball at my feet. It is a game that I, along with millions of people all around the world, have fallen...
