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ESN Reports - East Softball Keeps Up Their Two Year Long Winning Streak
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ESN Reports - Track 2021
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ESN Reports -Tennis
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ESN Reports - Baseball 2021
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ESN Reports - Williamsville East Track Team Hopes for Funding
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East Unveils New Music Department Expansion and Renovation
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ESN Reports - Tests & Assessment in 2021
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Junior Class News Brief
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GSA News Brief
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East Literary Digest Meets With Poet Keith S. Wilson
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Williamsville East Prepares for AP Exams Amidst New Changes
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Getting up to Date on NHS
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Seniors Still Planning to End the Year Strong
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French Club Continues Virtual Meetings
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Williamsville Easts Make A Wish Mission
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THE BONFIRE S3 Ep1: Mr. Raskopf and Sources of Strength
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Class of 2024 Student Council Plans Activities
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Profiles
World News
Virgin Galactic Rocket Reaches Brink of Space
By Seth Gellman
Virgin Galactic took a big step toward commercial aviation to the edge of space as one of their rockets reached the edge...
Sci-Tech Wrap Up
While most of science and technology has been dominated, and rightfully so, by the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020, science never stops expanding. As such, many new technologies have been developed this year, and they have been largely geared towards ensuring a more sustainable, ethical, and equitable future.
Belarus Forces Down Airliner to Arrest Dissident-Grace Hwang
International outrage has been mounting ever since what is being called a “state-sponsored hijacking” that occurred on Sunday, May 23. A Ryanair flight carrying about 120 passengers headed to Vilnius, Lithuania from Athens, Greece, was intercepted by a Belarusian fighter jet mid-flight and ordered to land in Belarus’ capital, Minsk, due to “a potential security threat on board”.
Drug Crisis in Africa
As the opioid epidemic continues in North America, the same crisis has slowly grown in Africa over the last decade. Tramadol - an opioid used to treat pain - has spread throughout the continent in alarming amounts. In 2013, 300kg of the substance was seized in Africa. By 2017, it had gone up to three tons. Currently, 87% of opioid seizures globally occur in Africa, and the future does not look promising for the already struggling continent.
Science and Technology
Sci-Tech Wrap Up
While most of science and technology has been dominated, and rightfully so, by the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020, science never stops expanding. As such, many new technologies have been developed this year, and they have been largely geared towards ensuring a more sustainable, ethical, and equitable future.
Project Starline
As it’s been impossible to engage in good old fashioned conversation for the past year, platforms like Zoom and Skype have stepped up to fill the gap. Google, however, seems to have something bigger in mind. The company’s latest mischief feels like it comes straight from the pages of a Neal Stephenson novel: a way of communicating through hyper-realistic 3D projections. By using an array of shiny new software and hardware, they’ve created what is essentially a hologram.
An Analysis of Stress Among Teens
With a raging virus, a global toilet paper shortage, and an atypical year of masks and hand sanitizer, teenage stress rates have been skyrocketing throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. However, even before then, the age group was showing signs of concern: between the years of 2005 and 2017, teens experienced a significant increase in serious psychological distress, major depression, and suicide rates, and, in 2013, it was even reported that they had higher levels of stress than adults.
Cicada Brood X Emerges
For the eastern coast of the United States, it’s about time for a bideccadial (is that even a word?) miracle of nature: a cicada brood emerging. Every 13 or 17 years, different regions of cicadas emerge all at once, ranging in the billions of bugs swarming massive regions of the United States. This May, it’s time for Brood X to emerge after 17 years across states from Pennsylvania to Indiana. For most of us at East, this will be the first time in our lives that Brood X has emerged. While it won’t be hitting Buffalo, to your disappointment or excitement, what would one expect to see when a brood emerges?
What We Know So Far About the Connection Between Vaccines and Blood Clots
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met again on April 23 and voted to recommend resumption of the vaccine’s use in people age 18 and older with a warning about the rare risk of blood clots, especially in women ages 30-39. Following the recommendation, the CDC and FDA reauthorized distribution of the vaccine.
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Previews
Grey’s Anatomy Renewed for an 18th Season (Spoilers)
ABC’s medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy, has officially been renewed for another season. The show is the longest-standing televised medical drama. Star and executive producer, Ellen Pompeo, has signed a new contract to continue with the 18th season.
Top Upcoming Movies for 2021
2021 is shaping up to be a pretty exciting year for new movie releases. Whether you are headed to the theaters or ready to stream at home, this year promises to be a really rewarding one for cinema fans. Check out the top upcoming movies for 2021 and enjoy!
New Marvel Line-Up Will Get You Through the Pandemic
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a heavy lineup for 2021. Here’s the scoop!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Hallmark Movies!
February break is here, and it’s time for everyone to kick back and watch some quality, feel-good content to relieve some school stress. Lucky for you, the Hallmark Channel is back at it again releasing four new movies in their Love Ever After theme just in time for Valentine’s Day!
WandaVision: A Marvel Studios Take on a Sitcom
Marvel Studios is back at it again, this time with a television series: WandaVision, Marvel’s newest release is now on Disney+. The series already has four episodes out on the streaming platform, and a new episode is released every Friday. The series features Wanda Maximoff and Vision, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, living in a suburban neighborhood.
