Melody Howe ‘22 News Reporter The coronavirus pandemic has raised concerns and fear across the world, and, not surprisingly, a challenge for Mercersburg Academy and boarding schools across the globe. However, Mercersburg’s…
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Football Gets Creative
Ben Rihn ‘22 Sports Editor A lack of interscholastic competition has left a majority of students concerned about the purpose of the fall athletic season. Not only does this absence cloud the…
#blacklivesmatter
Rachel Cruea ‘21 News Reporter We The People. That is how the United States Constitution begins. However, who were those “people” alluded to in our constitution? They certainly weren’t women, much less…
Virtual ‘Burg 2.0
By Frances Elwood ‘23 News Reporter Virtual learning was never meant to perfectly simulate in-person learning, and that is certainly being felt by many disheartened students and teachers. Many feel that they…
Principles for choosing a president
Ryan Bland ‘21 News reporter When we vote, we are often not voting for the perfect candidate. Sometimes, even both are less than ideal. Nevertheless, in general elections, we should vote for…
A Review of Joji’s Nectar
By: Roy Kang ‘22 Nectar, released on September 25, 2020, is the second studio album created by Japanese singer-songwriter Joji, a.k.a George Kusunoki Miller. Released almost two years after Joji’s first full…
Performing in a Pandemic
By Emma Shuford ‘22. Arts Editor Theater performances worldwide have been greatly hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic as socially distancing in theaters, for both actors and audiences, is difficult or impossible to…
Fight Back, Democrats
By Zain Qureshi ‘22 Opinion Editor On September 18, liberal icon and pioneer for women’s rights, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), passed away. She served on the Supreme Court from 1993 until…
Delicious or Dilemma?
By: Melody Howe ‘22 NEWS Reporter This year Mercersburg has hired a new food service to replace Sage: Meriwether Godsey. They have had to contend not only with the task of learning…