Central students return to in-person learning
Kara Pearson, Sophie Burns, Editor-In-Chief, and Olivia Ostrowski, Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2020
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Disney releases new “Mulan” live-action film
Lauren Witt, Sophie Burns, Editor-In-Chief, and Olivia Ostrowski, Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2020
Disney’s live-action “Mulan” was released on Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, on Friday, Sept. 4. The live-action movie is a real-life remake of the classic Disney film and focuses on telling a story closer to the poem from which the original movie was based, “The Ballad of Mulan." The movi...
How did Central students spend their summer?
Emma Walsh, Sophie Burns, Editor-In-Chief, and Olivia Ostrowski, Editor-In-Chief
September 11, 2020
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States weigh when to cancel lockdowns
Olivia Ostrowski, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2020
On Thursday, April 16, President Donald Trump and fellow members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force unveiled a new three-phase plan to reopen states as the Coronavirus curve starts to flatten. Trump has long been an avid supporter of reopening the economy, especially as the number of u...
2020 presidential election continues despite pandemic
Olivia Ostrowski, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2020
Americans are still slated to enter the polls on Nov. 3 to cast their ballots for the 2020 presidential election despite safety concerns over the coronavirus. Doubts over the fate of the election began to surface as more stringent social distancing measures were instituted and in-person pri...
$2 trillion relief and stimulus package approved
Olivia Ostrowski, Sophie Burns, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
April 3, 2020
On Friday, March 27, President Donald Trump signed a historic $2 trillion stimulus package, making it the largest in American history. The package consists of loans to struggling industries, relief payments for hospitals, and checks mailed out to millions of Americans. https://twitter.com/realDonald...
Government’s response to coronavirus exacerbates the crisis
Olivia Ostrowski, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2020
December, January, February, March. For four months, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has steadily spread from its original epicenter, Wuhan China. It has affected 196 countries, threatened the health of millions, and upended the lives of billions. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Unite...
USWNT president resigns over sexist comments
Olivia Ostrowski, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2020
On Thursday, March 12, United States Soccer former President Carlos Cordeiro resigned in the midst of a contentious battle between the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and the U.S. Soccer Federation over pay disputes. Cordeiro’s resignation resulted from the public back...
Olivia Ostrowski, Writer
March 14, 2020
After months of a large, diverse Democratic candidate race, the contest has finally narrowed down to two real contestants (Tulsi Gabbard is just a space-filler who should drop out of the race), former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. But when I say “two contestan...
Boys’ swim dives into state and resurfaces with wins
Olivia Ostrowski, Lia Reichmann, Editor-in-Chief, and Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2020
On Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29, the boys’ varsity swim and dive team competed at the state finals at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Ill. The team won eighth place overall. Among those competing for Central in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA)’s annual state co...