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The student newspaper of Ossining High School

The Current

The student newspaper of Ossining High School

The Current

Nigeria, SARS, and the #EndSARS Movement

Nigeria, SARS, and the #EndSARS Movement

Agya Fordjour, Staff Writer December 31, 2020

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, commonly referred to as SARS, was founded in Nigeria in 1992 to combat robbery, kidnappings, and other serious crimes. Before its establishment, crimes of such nature were...

#SayHerName: Breonna Taylor, Misogynoir, and America’s Criminal Justice System for Black Women

#SayHerName: Breonna Taylor, Misogynoir, and America’s Criminal Justice System for Black Women

Anna Mkandawire, Staff Writer December 8, 2020

On March 13th, 2020, Breonna Taylor, a black emergency room technician, was murdered by three policemen: Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, Detective Myles Cosgrove, and Detective Brett Hankison. Police raided her...

Conflict Between Israelis and Palestinians Over Control of the West Bank Continues

Conflict Between Israelis and Palestinians Over Control of the West Bank Continues

Gianna Schiavo, Staff Writer December 8, 2020

For decades, the fate of the city of Jerusalem and the West Bank have been uncertain. The Israeli government illegally annexed this land decades ago, and considered it their capital. The Palestinians had...

The History and Future of Voter Suppression: What the 2020 Election Showed Us

The History and Future of Voter Suppression: What the 2020 Election Showed Us

Benjamin Griffin, Staff Writer December 4, 2020

Understanding The Racial Wealth Gap & its Effects Throughout history, systemic racism has ravaged communities of color in unspeakable ways, impacting American politics for far more than a century,...

Life Under Lockdown: Ireland and Australia

Life Under Lockdown: Ireland and Australia

Caera Matthews, News Editor December 4, 2020

On January 9th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a coronavirus related disaster in Wuhan, China. Since then, COVID-19 has spread around the world, and was officially declared a pandemic...

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A Historical Overview of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Linlee Mangialardi, Student Life Editor December 4, 2020

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began in the 1920s when the Soviet Union established the region. Ninety-five percent of this autonomous region was ethnically Armenian, despite it being located in Azerbaijan....

Four More States Have Legalized Recreational Marijuana, Oregon Becomes The First To Decriminalize All Drugs

Four More States Have Legalized Recreational Marijuana, Oregon Becomes The First To Decriminalize All Drugs

Charlotte Klurfeld, Staff Writer December 2, 2020

The presidential election was the focus of November 3rd, but for many Americans the legalization of recreational marijuana and other drugs was on the ballot as well. New Jersey, Montana, Arizona, and...

National Feud Over Abortion Laws Intensifies as Louisiana Voters Limit Abortion Protections

National Feud Over Abortion Laws Intensifies as Louisiana Voters Limit Abortion Protections

Cruz Vernon, Entertainment Editor December 2, 2020

LOUISIANA—Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court decided that the Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals unconstitutional as it created...

Power to the People: Election Season in Ossining

Power to the People: Election Season in Ossining

2020 has been a year to remember, and is coming to a close with a bang. After four years of division, Americans have counted down the days to November 3rd. The frenzy surrounding election season is impossible...

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2020 Nobel Prize Winners Make History— Women Victorious in Literature, Physics, and Chemistry Categories

Conrad Blaha, Staff Writer November 9, 2020

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — On Thursday, October 8th, the 2020 Nobel Prizes were awarded to several intellectual leaders from around the world, many of whom were women. Louise Glück, the winner of the Literature...

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