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By Adam SarsfieldWhat started as a simple contest to make the most life-like haunted photo turned into a near-fatal situation between friends. The story of Slenderman started when “Something Awful” created an internet image where the main focus was a group of children playing on a playground and hidden in the trees interacting with someContinue reading “Slenderman“

By Adam SarsfieldWhat started as a simple contest to make the most life-like haunted photo turned into a near-fatal situation between friends. The story of Slenderman started when “Something Awful” created an internet image where the main focus was a group of children playing on a playground and hidden in the trees interacting with someContinue reading “Slenderman”

By Alex Gryciuk  With over 165 million premium subscribers and 365 million active listeners, Spotify, the company rakes in a whopping 15 million dollars a month. In addition, the company makes a significant amount of money mainly through $9.99 monthly premium fees and advertisements. However, the artists that fund the app’s popularity, get the shortContinue reading “High Streams, Low Compensation “

By Hailey Abdilla

By Lindsay Der

By Madeleine Stiffler Making their appearance in England in 1978, Robert Smith, the front runner for the Cure, formed one of the greatest “new wave” rock bands. Producing multiple albums such as Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, Three Imaginary Boys, and Seventeen Seconds. Despite the changing of band members throughout the group’s career, RobertContinue reading “The Cure”

By Emily Burich

By Adam Sarsfield

By Adam Sarsfield Starting the season off with a win left followers of the Water Polo Varsity team hopeful for the upcoming season. Although there is no real way to track the season as it plays out, it is still going on and wins are still being fought for. The current season record is 1-0Continue reading “Water Polo”

By Barry Hirshfeld I have always dreamed of seeing one of my favorite artists live in concert, and after missing A Boogie Wit da Hoodie’s 2019 performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco, I never thought such an opportunity would arise again. That all changed when I found out Lil Baby and Lil Durk wereContinue reading “Back Outside Tour”