Trudel Pare, Opnions Editor
March 30, 2012
Maryland legalized gay marriage within its borders on Thursday, February 23, 2012. It was the eighth state to do this. The governor, Martin O’Malley, is expected to sign the bill into law sometime soon.
This legislation came...
Trudel Pare, Opinions Editor
February 27, 2012
On Friday, February 10th, the Upper St. Clair Forensics Team wore suits to school in anticipation of a two-day long tournament at Bethel Park High School. After five preliminary rounds, two elimination rounds, and a final round,...
Trudel Pare, Opinions Editor
February 6, 2012
Illegal downloads of music, movies, and other copyrighted files on the Internet are not a new idea, especially to teenagers. Two new laws, SOPA and PIPA, or Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, were recently proposed in...
February 6, 2012
The Republican presidential primaries in Iowa were, as always, very important to the race. Romney, as the polls predicted, finished first, with Rick Santorum a very close second, though a later vote recount gave Santorum the win....
Sriparna Sen, Staff Writer
October 24, 2011
For over a century, Einstein’s special theory of relativity has stood proudly as one of the governing law of physics. His theory states that the speed of light “c” is a limit and that nothing in the universe at any medium...
Vijay Viswanathan, News Editor
October 17, 2011
On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, the nation's conservative population turned its undivided attention toward the fifth and largest major presidential debate of the year: the Republican Candidates Debate. The...
April 14, 2011
Natural gas is traditionally used to heat many houses in the United States, mostly concentrated in the northeastern section of this nation. However, this spring, natural gas demand in the United States (and actually throughout...
Vinay Viswanathan, Opinions Editor
April 14, 2011
Wisconsin has traditionally been a bastion of liberal economics, strong governments, and workers’ rights. However, Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has teamed up with conservatives there to attempt to drastically...
Vinay Viswanathan, Opinions Editor
April 14, 2011
Freshman Ben Stalnaker made Upper St. Clair history by being the first Upper St. Clair freshman to qualify to the National Forensics League (NFL) Nationals Tournament (the most prestigious of the two national tournament). His...
March 30, 2011
2011 USCHS SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Do you think developing leadership skills in students is important? Well, the administration at Upper St. Clair High School does! The high school will be conducting the second annua...
Garrett Cimina, Humor and Leisure Editor
March 16, 2011
For the second consecutive February, winter refused to exit quietly. Not even Punxutawney Phil’s unusual prediction of an early spring could stave off the eight inches of fluffy stuff that descended upon the greater Pittsburgh...
Vijay Viswanathan, News Editor
March 16, 2011
Sudan has been in the public eye of late due to many major problems. For one, genocide in the Western region of Darfur has led to the murders of 30,000 people (www.thenation.com). Furthermore, the nation has experienced a civil...