At 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 27, Salem-Keizer middle and high schoolers walked out of school to head to the Oregon State Capitol and rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, (ICE). […]
Author: Sasha Williams
The Gulf of Mexico is Now the Gulf of America
Gulf of Mexico/America (Photo available under Creative Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 – No changes made) On Feb. 11, 2025, the Gulf of Mexico was renamed the Gulf of America in […]
New Bill Allows Teenagers to Vote in Schoolboard Elections
Voting booth dividers set up across a myriad of desks within a monitored area. Image available under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, (No changes made). New Laws Hit the House A bill […]
Are Yondr Pouches Are Coming to South Salem High School?
Graphic Made by Lily Squires After Thanksgiving break, McKay, Sprague High Schools and Straub, Stephens Middle Schools have implemented the use of Yondr pouches. These pouches use a magnetic lock […]
Stranded Amongst the Stars as Boeing’s Expedition Faces Unexpected Setback
Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, participates in the Aug. 6, 1973, extravehicular activity. Photo via Rawpixel, CC0 1.0 On June 5, 2024, mission leader, Sunita Williams and commander of […]
The Better Half of a Hundred: Gièsle Exposes 50-Year Rape
A woman holds a a rape protest sign in the street. Photo available via CC BY 4.0. On September 2, 2024, Gièsle Pelicot’s trial began, in which she accused her […]
Rebecca Cheptegei: A Tragic Victim of Domestic Violence
Rebecca Cheptegei running at the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships, Narnabi, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Murder of Cheptegei On September 1, 2024, Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei […]
The Salem Public Library is at Risk of Closure
The Salem Public Library. Photo taken by Sasha Williams. The $15 million General Fund cut may result in the closure of the Salem Public Library in summer 2024. On March […]
Evaluating the Efficiency of Daylight Savings Time in Oregon
Oregon’s sunset at Minto Brown Park. Photo taken by Valeria Ruiz. On Tuesday, February 20, a bill to make Oregon use permanent daylight savings was unsuccessful in advancing in the […]
