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What’s Next for the Islamic State: The Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

On Oct. 27, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, killed himself with a suicide vest during a U.S. raid in Idlib. Two of Baghdadi’s children ...
Western Pennsylvania Sees Two Public Transportation Accidents in Less Than Two Weeks

Early in the morning on Oct. 28, a sinkhole opened up in downtown Pittsburgh and engulfed the back end of a Port Authority Bus. Ten days later, on Nov. 8, three Norfolk ...
Side-by-Side: Should Writers Professionally Publish Fanfiction?

Miranda Smith and Sadie Presto debate the ethics of publishing fiction that is based on another book. Fanfiction should stay on websites only. by Miranda Smith Don’t ...
Listen Your Heart Out: Tiny Meat Gang

Cody Ko and Noel Miller, short kings in both height and length, make up the Tiny Meat Gang. The former software engineers left their safe six-figure careers to follow their ...
The State of the Opioid Crisis in Western Pennsylvania

Opioids have been a growing issue across Westmoreland County. Throughout the past few years, the opioid crisis has received more and more attention. Statistics from ...