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Let’s Start Here: Lil Yachty Surprises Fans with Psychedelic Rock Album
By Quinn Beekman Hip hop fans received a pleasant surprise in January with the release of Lil Yachty’s new album, Let’s Start Here. This album marks three years since the rapper’s last project Lil…
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What 2023’s Lunar New Year tells us about cultural apathy
By Anna Yang, Assistant Editor Lunar New Year passed quietly at Payton this year. The Chinese classes decorated a bulletin board, the Cantonese club made tang yuan (sweet rice ball desserts), and the National…
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Three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: How the world has changed for high schoolers
By Olivia Sampson~ The pandemic’s impact on high school students has been significant, with lost academic and social experiences creating long-term effects on their development and college applications.
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Where are we really safe? How violence in the community impacts students’ lives
By Madeleine Spanbauer~ Walter Payton College Prep went into a soft lockdown due to a carjacking near Old Town Park luxury apartments. Crime rates in Chicago have risen due to economic hardships. Students and…
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Once a Grizzly, always a Grizzly: Payton alum reflects on returning as a teacher
By Megha Khemka, Junior Editor-in-Chief When Mr. O’Dowd shared that he was applying to go to Payton in 2001, his friend’s parents were not impressed. “He said, ‘I would never send my kid to…
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Community groups look to combat the traumatic cycle of gun violence
By Vivian Kaleta, Editor of Community and Culture Payton’s own March For Our Lives chapter meets during enrichment. On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, Governor JB Pritzker officially signed Illinois’s assault weapon ban into law,…
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“This is me resisting”: Moments from Black History Month Compass
By Megha Khemka, Junior Editor-in-Chief; photos by Sophia Borgula At the end of a month of advisory trivia, informative lessons, and incredible art centered around Black identity at Payton, Black Student Union’s Compass during…
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New Course 2023-2024 – Honors Journalism: Newspaper
By Bridget Galibois, Junior Editor-in-Chief
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Column: Tatted Up Teachers, part 1
By Olivia Sampson, Managing Editor of Community and Culture Have you ever noticed a teacher with tattoos and wondered why they got them? Payton teachers have a variety of designs on their skin, and…
