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Devils' Advocate

Senior Tobi Oranu looks at his fantasy football lineup during a break in his afternoon classes.

Students partake in fantasy football as the NFL season begins

With the autumn season rolling in and the football season kicking off, fantasy football, a game viewed as a tradition for many Hinsdale Central students, is also starting. On Thursday Sept. 5, the first...

Many Chicagoan Swifties attend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on June 3, at Soldier Field. The last time Swift was in Chicago was for her Reputation Stadium Tour on June 2, 2018.

Taylor Swift releases “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”

Kailee Tu, Contributor November 14, 2023

On Oct. 26, Taylor Swift released “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”, which includes five new vault tracks, along with all the songs on “1989”, which was released in 2014.  In case you did not know...

Teachers Dan Jones, Gina Gagliano and Jim Vetrone are retiring after many years at Central.

Saying farewell to beloved teachers

Zahra Ghadeer, Contributor May 23, 2023

As the 2022-23 school year draws to a close, so does the time some teachers at Hinsdale Central have left in the building. This year, there are a total of six different teachers retiring. These teachers...

Students rehearse for a "Urinetown" musical number. From left to right: Makenna Melia, Hannah Brown, Amelia Carter, Katelyn Ulrich, Julia Solberg, Kamran Razi, Mickey Norton, Shayla Patel, Juliana Whittrock, Alia Islam, Caroline Walsh. (Annie Koziel)

Behind the scenes of “Urinetown”

Zahra Ghadeer, Contributor April 5, 2023

Ah yes, the theatre. As in the words of Edward Bond, “there is no world without theater.”  Every year, Hinsdale Central Drama Club puts on a variety of performances for the student body, ranging...

Winter in Hinsdale means it's time for seasonal depression and an even better playlist to cure that depression!

Songs to cure seasonal depression

With the release of Spotify Wrapped on Nov. 30, music is in the air - holiday-related and otherwise. Here is a playlist with a good balance of jazz, obscure, folk and indie songs. Don’t worry, Taylor...

New Netflix show about the Hype House sparks controversy

New Netflix show about the Hype House sparks controversy

On April 22, Netflix  announced that they are releasing a new reality TV show featuring some of Tik Tok's most famous dance stars in the Hype House. The Hype house formed in December  2019 when Daisy...

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...

Saba Ali, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2020

In August 1963, hundreds of demonstrators protested throughout Chicago for an end to segregation in the educational system. The Chicago Public School System intended on adding mobile classrooms at majority-black...

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