On January 24th, the Supreme Court announced it will hear Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina, the newest challenge to affirmative action in college admission. For some, the outcome of the cases seems grim, but the Supreme Court’s announcement brings affirmative action back…
According to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, by 2025, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are not going to achieve the pollution caps that the Environment Protection Agency has ordered. Though Maryland and Virginia are close to being on track, Pennsylvania is falling far behind. Maryland seems to face its most prominent issue, runoff, due to an increase…
By Alex Brenia, ’22 Recently, NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope, a satellite designed to detect infrared light from celestial bodies. The telescope is so precise that it can detect light that took over 13 billion years to reach Earth, but did you know that a former Severn student helped launch the James Webb’s…
Did you know the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is the third oldest zoo in the nation? Although the then named Baltimore Zoo officially opened in April 1876, the zoological gardens that acted as the basis for the zoo opened all the way back in 1862. To put that in perspective, our very own Maryland Zoo…
The Eastport Yacht Club (EPYC) Lights Parade was sadly canceled this year due to gale-force winds and rain on the night of Saturday, December 11th. Prior to the cancellation, I interviewed the marketing director at EPYC, Berni Stevens, regarding this beloved Annapolis Christmastime tradition. Are there regular participants in the Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade?…
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health in the following months. If the majority of justices agree to overturn Roe v. Wade or seriously curtail its capacity, 26 states will certainly or very likely ban abortion. These states contain half of America’s population of women of childbearing age.
Arabia Terra is a land area on Mars roughly the size of Europe, and sedimentary rocks there have led scientists to believe water, a key component for life as we know it, existed in this part of the planet 3-4 billion years ago. This story comes to you from Science Daily As part of a…
The morning of November 30th: for most families around the United States this was a normal morning. However, for the kids and staff of Oxford High School in Michigan it was not normal. At approximately 12:52, the Oakland County Police Department received over a hundred phone calls about gunshots at the high school. Ethan Crumbley…
On Wednesday, November 24, a jury found three men, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory, and their neighbor William Bryan guilty of multiple murder charges for killing Ahmaud Arbery, a high-profile case that attracted much attention and spurred nationwide protest for racial equality last year.
We have all heard of famous rapper Travis Scott, whether it be through his music, his relationship with Kylie Jenner, or his most recent scandal. Astroworld, Scott’s music festival in Houston, was scheduled to take place from November 5th to November 7th. Famous performers such as SZA, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, and Tame Impala were…