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The student news site of Pleasant Valley High School

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Ever since Covid people are the nation have been more involved in emergency preparedness. This includes the procurement of items such as hand sanitizer and masks.

Past and arising viruses: pandemic preparedness

Timothy Ku, Business Manager January 4, 2024

Starting in 2019, the world was plagued by the Covid virus. Ever since the recent pandemic, people across the world have started preparing for future occurrences similar to the pandemic. Ever since...

As America struggles to solve its demographic situation, immigration offers a viable alternative that can keep the population stable and sustainable for a long period of time. Photo by Metin Ozer via Unsplash, Creative Commons

The importance of immigration in America

Aditya Narayan, Copy Editor January 3, 2024

In the 1970's, political theorists and ordinary citizens feared that overpopulation would cripple the United States, and make living in the US impossible. However, 50 years later, the opposite problem...

Often coined Zombieland, the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia has become the citys prominent example of Americas drug epidemic.

Kensington’s opioid nightmare: The lethal rise of the ‘Zombie Drug’ exposes the depths of America’s drug epidemic

Armaan Bhagwat, Photo Manager January 3, 2024

Zombies roam the streets of the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia where the opioid crisis has become unmanageable. Infamous for its open-air drug market, Kensington serves as an example that America’s...

Junior investor Abhinav Anthati looks into investing in foreign markets for the highest return rate.

The United States finds economic opportunity in India’s stock market surge

Nikhil Namshamgari, Copy Editor January 2, 2024

The United States’ economy has always been intertwined with the connectedness of global markets. But recently, the rise of international stock markets has highlighted the number of connections and relationships...

The COP once again prioritizes industries over the environment at COP28, ultimately putting every country, especially low-income ones, at risk.

Maybe next year: COP28 leaves activists underwhelmed by a lackluster conclusion

Ayah Alsheikha, Lede Editor December 28, 2023

The COP28 conference concluded on Dec. 12 with underwhelming results according to many. While language like “historic” and “ambitious” are being used to describe this year’s negotiations, it...

The Pacific surface temperatures warm, creating a warmer winter for the United States during El Niño.

New El Niño forecasts predicts higher than normal temperatures for the winter

Shivam Patel, Site Manager December 24, 2023

Earth is currently experiencing a change to global weather conditions due to the irregularly occurring phenomenon known as El Niño. El Niño is an irregular naturally occurring event which lasts nine...

 Over 190 countries will be represented at this year’s summit negotiating efforts to combat climate change and phase out the use of fossil fuels. This will be the COP’s 28th year since its conception in 1995.

COP28 climate summit in Dubai sparks controversy, many harbor low expectations

Ayah Alsheikha, Lead Editor December 14, 2023

World leaders, industry executives, activists, scientists and thousands of others flocked to Dubai on Nov. 1 for the international climate summit, COP28, to discuss measures to prevent climate change and...

The Mars solar conjunction occurs when Mars’ and Earth’s orbits align so that the sun is directly in between them.

NASA’s space crafts go back to work after the solar conjunction pause

Shivam Patel, Site Manager December 14, 2023

Space exploration has many difficulties the typical person might not even know. Most recently, space exploration had to overcome the solar conjunction disrupting communication to Mars spacecraft.  A...

NASA and ISRO are teaming up to launch joint mission NISAR to survey the Earth, creating the first radar imaging satellite that uses dual frequency radars.

NASA and ISRO join forces in hopes of advancing future space exploration missions

Nikhil Namshamgari, Copy Editor December 14, 2023

Dating back to 2014, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) have joined forces to launch the NASA-ISRO SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission...

Plastic pollution serves as a major issue in today’s society, with nearly two hundred million tons of plastic in the oceans as of now.

A new solution to water pollution: A plastic-absorbing sponge

Nikhil Namshamgari, Copy Editor December 11, 2023

Every year, fourteen million tons of trash end up in the oceans. Adding on to the already existing thirty trillion pieces of plastic waste found in the oceans, plastic pollution found in water stems as...

Populist politicians are beginning to win elections across the world, namely in the United States, Argentina, and the Netherlands

Political frustration lifts populist politicians to victory on the world stage

Owen Stoltz, Copy Editor December 8, 2023

America was introduced to controversial leaders when a populist businessman with no political experience and a promise to shake things up came out of nowhere and won the 2016 presidential election. That...

Recount board members Arun Pillutla, Mark Smith and Cyndi Diercks were responsible for determining the result of the District 6 election. Photo credit to Arun Pillutla

Mishandled election recount leaves school board position undecided

Jae Jepsen, Editor in Chief December 3, 2023

After Pleasant Valley’s November school board election resulted in all but one incumbent winning, it seemed to most that the tension within the district would resolve itself. But behind the scenes, a...

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