The student newspaper of Ossining High School

The Current

The student newspaper of Ossining High School

The Current

The student newspaper of Ossining High School

The Current

Uyghurs . . . a Forgotten People

Uyghurs . . . a Forgotten People

Federico Grullon, Staff Writer November 19, 2019

Uyghurs are a minority Turkic ethnic group in China predominantly centralized in Xinjiang province, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan. In 2014, the world was exposed to...

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman, right, and her husband, William H. Macy, walk out of John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston, MA on Sept. 13, 2019. Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison and community service for her role in the college admissions scandal. (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Felicity Huffman’s Sentencing Causes Controversy

Daisy Bolger, Features Editor November 5, 2019

Controversy regarding the heavily-covered college admissions scandal has provoked questioning of the U.S legal system. Multiple celebrities, including Full House’s Lori Loughlin and Desperate Housewife’s...

Stress Management

Stress Management

Linlee Mangialardi, Opinions Writer October 9, 2019

Have you ever been stressed with a ton of school work, extracurricular and social activities, and other commitments? According to the Mental Health Foundation, over 70 percent of people have felt so overwhelmed...

What Can We Learn From the History of the War on Drugs?

What Can We Learn From the History of the War on Drugs?

Tali Fel, Opinions Editor May 1, 2019

Numerous drugs, including cannabis, opium, coca, and psychedelics that are today classified as illegal were actually in popular use for thousands of years as medicinal and spiritual aids. The decision...

Is Our Democracy Deteriorating?

Is Our Democracy Deteriorating?

Daisy Bolger, Staff writer February 27, 2019

     2016, a year to remember. America fought and lived through a ruthless presidential election full of convictions, illegal emails, and offensive recordings. But for many, waking up on that gloomy...

Should NCAA Athletes Be Paid?

Should NCAA Athletes Be Paid?

Jonathan Urgiles, Sebastian Tejara, and Mohamed Shyllon, Staff Writers January 11, 2019

An NCAA Division 1 football player spends 50 to 60 hours a week practicing, until the season starts and it “eases” to 40 to 50 hours a week once the season, and classes, begin. College athletes spend...

OHS Safety - Police in the Parking Lot & Alarmed Doors - How Effective is This?

OHS Safety – Police in the Parking Lot & Alarmed Doors – How Effective is This?

Fanny Zhang, Managing Editor December 7, 2018

At the start to the 2018-2019 school year, students at Ossining High School quickly took note of some the changes that had occured. While these alterations to the physicality of the school were no doubt...

Celebrities Encourage Millennials to Vote Using Social Media

Celebrities Encourage Millennials to Vote Using Social Media

Daisy Bolger, Staff Writer November 28, 2018

Just before this year’s election day, many stars, political figures, and even frozen meat companies were telling millenials on social media to register to vote! Many celebrities took to twitter to encourage...

Neglecting the People of Yemen:  Trumps Policies Are Devastating Yemenis

Neglecting the People of Yemen: Trump’s Policies Are Devastating Yemenis

Tali Fel, Opinions Editor October 17, 2018

Under the presidency of Donald Trump, America's role in the Saudi-led war against Yemen has steadily increased. The intensifying participation on the part of the United States demonstrates a blatant and...

The System, by Alezzandra Tesorio

The System, by Alezzandra Tesorio

Alezzandra Tesorio, Staff Writer May 29, 2018

To be honest, I don’t care about my grades Whenever that statement slips out of my mouth I often get concerning stares and awful glares that somehow no one could bear that I just dared to say that...

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