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Pro-gun movement considers ban in wake of shooting

Pro-gun movement considers ban in wake of shooting

October 10, 2017

By Anthony Romanelli, opinion editor  The National Rifle Association, a lobbying group dedicated to protecting gun owners and their firearms, has strongly condemned the use of “bump stocks”...

Saudi Arabia arms deal: How much is too much?

Saudi Arabia arms deal: How much is too much?

August 28, 2017

By Anthony Romanelli, opinion editor  Saudi Arabia has recently eclipsed India as the United States’ primary arms client, with over $200 billion in weaponry shipped over the entirety of the Obama administration...

'News' year off to a rocky start

'News' year off to a rocky start

August 20, 2017

By Anthony Romanelli, opinion editor  Remember when 2016 was the crazy year? 2017 has so far proven just as unpredictable in regard to news. This summer, a huge amount of new developments, standoffs,...

Thanks Obama; how his eight years impacted two Prospector editors

Thanks Obama; how his eight years impacted two Prospector editors

January 24, 2017

By Leo Garkisch, copy editor I have not thrown up since January 20, 2009. That was Barack Obama’s inauguration day. George Stephanopoulos was reporting live on screen as my third-grade self sipped orange...

Finals reveal underlying issues with attitudes towards academics

Finals reveal underlying issues with attitudes towards academics

January 20, 2017

By Diana Leane, online managing editor Twice a year, a magical trance encapsulates about 2100 teenagers in the Mount Prospect-Arlington Heights area. Students rush to libraries, shove their faces in books...

A CENTURY IN THE MAKING: City officials estimated that Fridays parade celebrating the Cubs first World Series championship since 1908 drew around five million fans. Here was my view looking south on Michigan Avenue around 11 a.m., an hour before the parade would pass us on Randolph Street to the north.

White Sox fan joins bandwagon, celebrates Cubs' World Series victory

November 9, 2016

By Leo Garkisch, copy editor Hey Chicago, what do I say? The Cubs just won the World Series and I, the schmuck whose Snapchat username is drwhitesox, took a victory lap around the block with the windows...

Writer Jack Ankony (center), a junior, and his friends pose with the Marlins Man at a Cubs game at Wrigley.

Behind the scenes: students' World Series watch party struck with roller coaster of emotions

November 3, 2016

By Jack Ankony, executive sports editor School on Wednesday, Nov. 2, consisted of me overthinking every situation: every move Maddon would make, every pitch Hendricks would paint on the corner. Never...

Addition to Harry Potter universe warps charms of original

Addition to Harry Potter universe warps charms of original

August 30, 2016

By Cassidy Delahunty, executive entertainment editor The phrase, “new Harry Potter book” is one I had been waiting to hear since I was 13 years old. However, the excitement I felt upon hearing about...

Student travels abroad, discovers calamity of economic problems

Student travels abroad, discovers calamity of economic problems

August 21, 2016

By Debbie Kokoris, staff writer The past few summers I have been going to Greece to visit my grandparents and family. I spend the majority of my time there in an isolated village up in the mountains on...

Vegetarianism: the look vs. the feel

Vegetarianism: the look vs. the feel

August 20, 2016

By Marisa Flack, staff writer Since freshmen aren't allowed to leave campus, lunch gives them little freedom to choose where to eat. Something they can choose is what to eat, and I did not choose the easy...

Knightly Banter: summer questions

Knightly Banter: summer questions

June 9, 2016

By Wyatt Dojutrek, Jack Ankony and Paul Evers, online sports editor, executive sports editor and sports editor   Heading into the summer, the Knightly Banter crew would like to make predictions about...

Knightly Banter: NBA finals picks

Knightly Banter: NBA finals picks

June 2, 2016

By Wyatt Dojutrek, Jack Ankony and Paul Evers, online sports editor, executive sports editor and sports editor The NBA Finals are set! The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are set to battle...

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