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The Current

The student newspaper of Ossining High School

The Current

The student newspaper of Ossining High School

The Current

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The Past, Present, and Future of Government Shutdowns

Shae Shandroff, Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2024

The threat of a government shutdown made headlines in September and early November but after various stopgaps were passed, the news died down. Despite the lapse in coverage, the possibility of a government...

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Policy Look Back: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Impact on the Faircloth Amendment

Gisselle Tapia, Photographer February 20, 2021

After 22 years of the Faircloth Amendment blocking the construction of new public housing in the United States, the amendment was repealed in early July of 2020. The repeal of the Faircloth Amendment can...

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News Roundup; Things We Couldn’t Stop Thinking About

President-Elect Biden Selecting First Black Secretary of Defense, Daisy BolgerPresident-Elect Joe Biden has chosen former Army General Lloyd Austin as the new Secretary of Defense. Austin will be the first...

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...

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