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“Blinded by the Lights,” Literally

Michal Laczak, Reporter April 16, 2025

On one cloudy night on Feb. 3, I just got out of afterschool, making things for the upcoming spring play. I came home and I got an email from the Stage Manager that roughly wrote, “You have interest...

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WOW Working on Womanhood

Aaliyah Mendez, Reporter April 16, 2025

WOW (Working on Womanhood) is a program that helps young girls from Chicago schools to guide and help achieve personal and future success. I am fortunate to be a part of the WOW program. It offers a safe...

Hearts

Academics ≠ Love

Taft Secret Admirers, Reporter April 6, 2025

Love comes and goes. It’s something that lingers, especially in high school. It’s normal to grow a crush on someone, and then have it fade away. But are people’s goals set in the future? Are big...

English as the U.S’s official language?

English as the U.S’s official language?

Emely Bravo, Reporter March 21, 2025

Language is important to our identity. When we’re out in public or even in our household we hear people speaking a language native to them. It defines our circle of friends and the foundation of how...

SOAR Guide

SOAR GAME

Marta Radacina, Reporter March 3, 2025

We’ve all heard about the new SOAR “game” that’s been going on. If you haven’t, let me fill you in. Every other week, Taft High School sends an email to your legal guardians letting them know...

Sudoku

How to Sudoku

Logan Spiker, Reporter March 3, 2025

Sudoku is a game about rows, columns, boxes, and the numbers one through nine. It is an intricate game where one mistake can mess up the whole page, which encourages the player to have perseverance, focus,...

Frontman and Pink Soldiers

Why I Love “Squid Games” Season Two

Samantha Barajas, Reporter February 26, 2025

Squid Games is a show that takes place in South Korea and is about a man named Seong Gi-Hun who’s in much debt. One day, as he’s on the train platform, he is then approached by a man who offers to...

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What’s the Blast About Playing Block Blast?

Logan Spiker, Reporter January 14, 2025

Did you know “Block Blast” was released on Sep. 23, 2022, but it only started being recognized in 2024? Why? Well, it’s a game about placing boxes strategically, and it's also infinite. So you are...

Cobra Kai

Miguel vs. Robby: Karate’s Best

Neovi Vielma, Reporter January 14, 2025

Major Spoilers Ahead On July 28, the first part of Cobra Kai’s sixth and final season was released on Netflix. PerVariety, It debuted at No. 1 on the Netflix charts, hitting 14.8 million views in...

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Open Campus

Jahlisa Rodriguez-Cruz, Reporter January 14, 2025

As a senior this year I feel it should be allowed for at least seniors to get this privilege of open campus since many seniors have cars or friends who have cars. I understand the reasons for no longer...

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The Last of Us Part II: The Better Game

Hayden Luna, Reporter January 13, 2025

Video games are something many our age would consider pivotal and important. It introduces us to worlds we’d never imagined, but much more real in comparison to books or movies. It's interactive, develops...

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Why “Marvel Rivals” Will Always Be Better Than “Overwatch 2”

Aidan Neberieza, Reporter January 13, 2025

On Oct. 4, 2022, “Overwatch” servers were shut down and “Overwatch 2” was released. It gained popularity fast reaching its highest peak of 75,361 players according to “Steam Charts.” Ever since...

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