A New-Age Arms Race
February 1, 2018
The US falls behind on a new race: To build the best AI. 60 years ago, the United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) participated in an unofficial war, the Cold War. A central idea of this Cold War was the Arms Race, which revolved around one nation beating...
Gathering Storm
February 1, 2018
An Unexpected Resurgence of German Nationalist-Socialists Threatens Security Germany was up for a rude awakening when a Bundeswehr, or German Army, lieutenant Franco Hans A. was found with large amounts of Nazi propaganda and a plan. This plan spread from the Hans’s intent to assassinate five le...
Leading the Way
Riley Repp, Writer
February 1, 2018
Artificial Intelligence to run in 2018 Russian Presidential Election In May 2017, Russian tech giant Yandex released the beta version of a piece of software, dubbed “Alisa”, or “Alice”, to multiple platforms as a virtual assistant. After seven months, Alisa was nominated for the upcoming Ru...
Iran Divided
Riley Repp, Writer
February 1, 2018
Following a surge of protests across the illiberal democracy that is the nation of Iran, President Hassan Rouhani, former people’s cleric and known anti-Western politician, called to his administration to relax government dictations on the freedom of lifestyle. This includes releasing blocks on th...
Reflecting on MLK Day
Liz Hagan, Photographer
January 12, 2018
Every year on the third Monday of January, schools in the United States take a day off in honor of a man who helped change the course of history. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights icon who fought for equality among the human race. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 during his fight for equa...
Possible Winter Storm: What You Need to Know
Noah Shoaf, Writer
January 11, 2018
Confusion is normal Most snowfall maps from the forecast models change up to 4 times a day. That is why many talk of snow totals up to 8 inches and others say the area will only receive a few inches. It is important to notice the trends and not the exact data. Freezing Rain/Sleet is exp...
Long-time Faculty Member Retires
Annie Bastian, Designer
December 20, 2017
After 32 years of dedication to Columbus East, the beloved teaching assistant, Mrs. Romine, is retiring. Over her many years of working at East she has come to love the diverse student body. “My favorite thing about East is being with the variety of kids I have been with over the years and to see ho...
East senior wins Lilly Scholarship
Kat Richardson, Web Editor of Content
December 7, 2017
For Maddy Rhodes, Thursday morning started out like any other day at school. That is, until the senior Student Assembly member was called down to the office to discuss a near-catastrophe surrounding the planning process of this year's Winter Formal (she was told that Southside Elementary School was no longer...
Photo Gallery: Festival of Lights Parade
Noah Shoaf, Writer
December 4, 2017
The annual Festival of Lights Parade was this past Saturday. Check out photos from the event.
Modernizing a Kingdom
Riley Repp, Writer
November 28, 2017
The heir of Arabia plans to bring it to modernity The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is renowned for maintaining ancient traditions well into the 21st century, to the point of living under religious laws and executing those who break them. Currently ruled by the Salman Dynasty, Saudi Arabia has shown so...
Trump Offers Arms Trade to Japan
Riley Repp, Writer
November 28, 2017
Following swipe at Japan over North Korea trade, Trump offers weapons Amid his tour of Asia, President Donald J. Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Following the meeting, Trump expressed his disappointment with Abe for not ordering that a North Korean ballistic missile was not sho...
