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Potential Paramount Skydance–WBD merger poised to transform Hollywood
Potential Paramount Skydance–WBD merger poised to transform Hollywood
Sam Dababneh, Reporter • September 25, 2025

Paramount Skydance, the entertainment giant formed this summer through an $8.4 billion merger of Paramount Global and Skydance, is eyeing a potential takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in what could become one of the largest media deals in history. According...

Join Associated Student Body and spread school spirit
Join Associated Student Body and spread school spirit
Lily Howard, Editor-in-chief, News Editor • September 25, 2025

Associated Student Body (ASB) is a new club at Niles North aimed to build school culture and spirit. Originally known as student council, the restructuring began last year to model off local districts. The shift was approved by the school board whose...

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Emmys 2025, tears, triumphs, television’s biggest night
Emmys 2025, tears, triumphs, television’s biggest night
Faaria Hussain, Reporter • October 2, 2025

The 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards were a showdown of fashion, art and drama, where the red carpet turned into the runway, speeches into monologues and the after parties into...

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Niles North Korean club is back, stop by and learn about Korean culture
Lily Howard, Editor-in-chief, News Editor • September 26, 2025

After two years, Niles North Korean Club has returned as one of the many clubs open to students after school. Sponsored by Nancy Cho, and Sharon Kim, who is the co-president,...

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The research that missed half the players, female sudden cardiac death
The research that missed half the players, female sudden cardiac death
Lolah Slagg, Opinion Editor • October 2, 2025

In the past year, there has been a concerning increase in cardiac injuries among high-level female soccer players. In May, Savy King, an Angel City defender, collapsed on the field and required Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation...

The secret key to success: naps
The secret key to success: naps
Lolah Slagg, Opinion Editor • September 26, 2025

As high school students, sleep is usually one of the first things we sacrifice. Between late-night homework, sports practices, club meetings, and social lives, rest can feel like wasted time. Yet sleep is the foundation for...

South Asian women have been seen growing on the media but still isn't enough.
Brown Girls, Big Roles: Rethinking Representation
Kiswa Karim, Managing Editor, Features Editor • September 23, 2025

As a South Asian girl, I grew up searching for myself in the media. I remember Ravi from Jessie, one of the few South Asian characters I would relate to as a kid, along with Padma and Parvati Patel from Harry Potter. I went...

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Flag football at Niles North is back and better than ever
Annie Tumang, Reporter • September 18, 2025

After last year's very successful first season, the girls' flag football team is excited and ready to conquer this year. The program has drawn special attention and interest from students and fans. So far this season, the...

Girls Swim and Dive is Making Waves
Girls Swim and Dive is Making Waves
Lolah Slagg, Opinion Editor • September 12, 2025

As the school year kicks into full gear, the Niles North Girls Swim and Dive team is making a splash, and this year promises to be one to watch. Led by senior Sarah Gomez, the team is already showing that hard work, dedication,...

Angel Reese down, check out the progress of Chicago Sky.
Can the Chicago Sky soar without Angel Reese?
Faaria Hussain, Reporter • August 30, 2025

The Chicago Sky has had one of the worst records this season with star player Angel Reese on the sidelines, making fans doubt the team. Reese, having been struck with a lingering back problem, has been out since her last...

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The Summer I Turned Pretty is streaming on Prime Video.
Summer’s End? Not quite, Belly’s back for one last ride
Kiswa Karim, Managing Editor, Features Editor • September 23, 2025

Isabel “Belly” Conklin may not have had it all figured out, but one thing’s for sure: Summer is never simple.  In the Prime Video hit series The Summer I Turned Pretty based on the book trilogy by Jenny Han, Season 3 turned out to be an emotional rollercoaster in Belly’s life. Choosing between the Fisher brothers, planning a wedding, facing family tensions, and trying to hold on to her...

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Blood Orange's new album "Essex Honey" is sweet but tiring
Blood Orange’s new album “Essex Honey” is sweet but tiring
Annie Tumang September 17, 2025

On Aug. 29, Blood Orange released its newest album, Essex Honey. This is the first album that Dev Hynes has put out under the Blood Orange name since the 2019 release Angel’s Pulse. The album opens with a song titled Look At You, which sounds like a synth track with calm vocals over it. At first listen, the album didn’t hold much interest for me. It sounded very instrumental, which isn’t something...

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The movie poster for the recently released movie Fantastic Four: First Steps.
The Fantastic Two reviews “The Fantastic Four”
Yoni Soloveychik and Emily Mathee September 12, 2025

The long-awaited, highly-appreciated, much-celebrated production that is The Fantastic Four: First Steps came out on July 25, 2025. Hailed by Marvel fans and critics alike as the future of the franchise, the film was heavily invested in, coming with a hefty price tag of roughly $200 million. But did paying all those dollars really make cents, and more importantly, was it worth it? Let’s talk superheroes. The...

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Abdul Rafay Naeem, Senior
Abdul Rafay Naeem, Senior
Abdul Feroz, Reporter • September 12, 2025

What is your name and grade? My name is Abdul Rafay Naeem. I am currently a senior. Outside of school, what do you do in your free time?...

Cassey Delos Reyes, Senior
Cassey Delos Reyes, Senior
Lolah Slagg, Opinion Editor • September 12, 2025

What is your name and grade level? My name is Cassey Delos Reyes, and I am a senior.  What activities are you involved in? I am involved...

Hussain Khan, Senior
Hussain Khan, Senior
Yoni Soloveychik, Reviews Editor • September 11, 2025

What’s your name and grade? I'm Hussain Khan, and I’m a senior. What is your favorite music artist? Ooh, that's a really good question....

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John Kretsos, Science Department
Justin Abraham, Reporter • September 11, 2025

What is your name, and what is your position at Niles North? I am Mr. John Kretsos, and my position here is a high school chemistry teacher.  What...

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