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New Study Reveals Greater Chances of Recovery From Diabetes

New Study Reveals Greater Chances of Recovery From Diabetes

Shahed Al Ali May 15, 2025

Weight loss increases the chances of reversing type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a recent study published in the specialized scientific journal The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. A summary review of 22 high-quality studies shows that...

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‘Hands Off!’ Protest

‘Hands Off!’ Protest

Ruby Hutchison May 15, 2025

On Saturday, April 5th, over 1,300 ‘Hands Off!’ Protests were held across the United States against President Trump and Elon Musk. This country-wide protest has been the largest to date since Trump’s second term started. Protests were even held...

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Exclusive Interview: Lakota West Principal Scott Laman

Exclusive Interview: Lakota West Principal Scott Laman

Thomas Price, Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2025

On May 13th, 2025, I had the privilege of sitting down with our principal, Mr. Laman, where we discussed his first year here at Lakota West High School. We talked about a variety of subjects, ranging from his successes and goals for students to more in-depth...

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April 30th Marks 50 Years Since the Vietnam War Ended

April 30th Marks 50 Years Since the Vietnam War Ended

Benjamin Nguyen May 1, 2025

50 years ago, on April 30th, North Vietnamese tanks knocked down and rolled over the gates of the Saigon Presidential Palace, South Vietnam.  Upon storming the palace, North Vietnamese troops arrested South Vietnamese President Dương Văn Minh, who...

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Lakota West Freshman School Placed on Lockdown, Threats Against Students

Lakota West Freshman School Placed on Lockdown, Threats Against Students

Thomas Price, Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2025

[April 29th, 12:34 p.m.] An internal lockdown took place earlier today at Lakota West Freshman, lasting a little over an hour. Starting at roughly 9:50 a.m., students and staff were put in lockdown due to rumor of a possible threat made by a Lakota Central...

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Apple is Planning a Smartwatch Revolution

Apple is Planning a Smartwatch Revolution

Shahed Al Ali April 24, 2025

It looks like Apple is up to something really nice with wearables! There are rumors that they might add cameras to the next version of the Apple Watch. Just imagine having a watch that’s not only for checking the time or your notifications. A watch...

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Mike Brown Brings Out the Big Bucks: Chase and Higgins Extensions Secured

Mike Brown Brings Out the Big Bucks: Chase and Higgins Extensions Secured

Nikos Stollenwerk, Lakota West Broadcasting March 27, 2025

 After a stressful few weeks for fans, players, and administrators alike, the deals with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were finally secured. Extension Details Chase’s contract took precedence over Higgins', and boy, was it a big one....

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Behind the Scenes of Hadestown

Behind the Scenes of Hadestown

Will Widner March 27, 2025

Lakota West is currently working on one of its most technically difficult shows, Hadestown High School Edition. Hadestown is a musical featuring the Greek myth of Orpheus of Eurydice, except their story is set in a Great Depression era city, dealing...

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Buckeye Brief XII: Ohio General Assembly Passes SB1

Buckeye Brief XII: Ohio General Assembly Passes SB1

Benjamin Nguyen March 27, 2025

Senator Cirino’s SB1 comes after the national context where the federal government, under President Trump, has pushed back against the DEI policies that were ushered in under the last administration.  President Trump has already issued Executive Orders...

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Trump Touts Triumphs at Joint Address

Benjamin Nguyen March 27, 2025

The President’s address before Congress came on his 43rd day in office.  Since being sworn in as our 47th President, Trump has taken swift actions in enacting broad reform across all levels of the federal government, as well as reversing policies affecting...

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Mexico Threatens to Take Google to Court Over Renaming of the Gulf of Mexico

Mexico Threatens to Take Google to Court Over Renaming of the Gulf of Mexico

Carter Ledford February 28, 2025

On February 9, 2025, Google recognized Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on borders covering American sea borders. However, Google, on the 9th of this month, would rename the Gulf of Mexico as a whole to the...

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Burning Of The City We Love

Burning Of The City We Love

Jamie Fasig February 28, 2025

It isn’t the first and it isn't the last of the Los Angeles Wildfires. The destructive wildfires started on January 7th, 2025, and reached full containment more than three weeks later on January 31st. The fires, which have killed at least __ people,...

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