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Clear backpacks that all students will use at Richwoods

Clear Backpack Policy is at Richwoods

Tawin Wattanakit, Writer October 5, 2025

Having a clear backpack has been a new rule issued by the Peoria Public School Board of Education and will be fully implemented at Richwoods High School in October 2025. The clear backpack policy was...

Into the Information Age

Into the Information Age

Matthew Seshul, Writer September 30, 2025

     With the rise of social media and artificial intelligence, information has increasingly become important.  This is because there is a need for information for targeted advertisements and for data...

International Tariffs and Their Domestic Effects

International Tariffs and Their Domestic Effects

Isabella Williams, Writer September 29, 2025

     The foundation of any modern country’s economy depends on the successful conduction of foreign trade, and so, the number of laws surrounding such policy is unsurprising. However, while international...

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The History of Northwoods Mall

Felicity Bootz, Writer September 25, 2025

     Northwoods Mall used to be a very popular hangout place for young people in Peoria. However, malls across America have been in a sharp decline since the mid-2000’s due to the increasing popularity...

George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)
'Return of the Useless' (1918)
Oil on canvas

The HeART of Peoria

Bethany Simpson, writer May 8, 2025

Located in the heart of downtown Peoria, the Riverfront Museum has provided exceptional experiences of multidisciplinary enrichment to the residents of our city. Hosting programs and exhibits across science,...

An Insight into Local Elections, Interview with Christine Bare Kemper

An Insight into Local Elections, Interview with Christine Bare Kemper

Saras Guzzardo, Writer March 31, 2025

On April 1st 36,000 votes from Peoria and the surrounding area will be tallied up for Illinois Central College’s Board of Trustees. I had the pleasure of meeting with candidate Christine Bare Kemper...

100 Years of Innovation: Celebrating Caterpillar With a New Exhibit

100 Years of Innovation: Celebrating Caterpillar With a New Exhibit

Madison Adler, Senior Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2025

The Caterpillar company has reached 100 years of providing the world with sustainable infrastructure that includes shelter, safe and drinkable water, transportation, and dependable energy. Due to the company’s...

Election effects
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How will the election results effect the stock market?

Matthew Seshul, writer November 17, 2024

It’s no surprise that the outcome of the election will help certain companies based on the stance of the winner. It is in these companies' best interest for the candidate whose policies best help their...

The Yen Dollar Fluctuations

The Yen Dollar Fluctuations

Traian Matsumoto, writer November 17, 2024

The past couple of years have seen volatility in many markets not seen for decades. One of these examples is in the Forex market where the yen has been trading at a historic low against the dollar which...

Ray LaHood: Celebrating An Underestimated Local Hero That Helped Save American Democracy

Ray LaHood: Celebrating An Underestimated Local Hero That Helped Save American Democracy

Theresa Bartelme October 24, 2024

“We shall need compromises in the days ahead, to be sure. But these will be, or should be, compromises of issues, not of principles” (Kennedy 18). After 70 years, John F. Kennedy’s words still ring...

Is Nvidia’s business model sustainable?

Is Nvidia’s business model sustainable?

Matthew Seshul, writer October 22, 2024

Is the Nvidia Business model sustainable? Over the last five years, Nvidia stock is up over two thousand percent. This has been caused by a series of bubbles including increased popularity of gaming...

The Journey of Nvidia

The Journey of Nvidia

Traian Matsumoto, writer September 26, 2024

Nvidia was founded in April 1993 to produce Graphics Processing Units or GPUs. In recent years, however, Nvidia’s market cap has increased from 10 billion dollars ten years ago to 3.24 trillion dollars....

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