By Zain Qureshi ‘22 Opinion Editor Like many others in the Mercersburg community, this past Tuesday, September 29, I watched the presidential debate between president Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden….
Category: Opinion
Biden-Harris: What do they stand for?
By Maddy Gillner ‘22 News Reporter Recently, I saw a Joe Biden ad on YouTube that said, “Joe’s healthcare plan: more choices, lower cost.” But what does that even mean? How much…
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…
All in this together: Virtual Burg 2.0
By Dalilah Melkumova ’21 NEWS Reporter The alarm clock rings. I grab my phone from the nightstand and squint at the screen in a futile attempt to check the time. As soon…
Misinformation
By Maddy Gillner News Reporter There is no doubt that misinformation regarding the coronavirus continues to run rampant. Some of the alarms, such as the theory that 5G signals cause the virus,…
I am a registered Democrat: I will not vote for Joe Biden
By Kevin Lee ’20 News Reporter This year, I will be a first-time voter, and I am a registered Democrat, but I will not vote for Joe Biden this November. I will…
Discrimination and danger fly below the radar
Dylan Gantt ’21 News Reporter Many news sources have recently confirmed an alarming new policy developed by the Trump administration during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. For years now, the Trump…
Online learning: an inconvenience or an opportunity?
Beds. Kitchen tables. Backyards. For the Spring 2020 academic term, these have become our classrooms. Students are rolling out of bed at 8:55 a.m. to catch the first 9 a.m. class, eating…
Mercersburg across time zones: voices of students
Compiled by Lian Wang ’21 and Zain Qureshi ’22 Opinion Editors We asked students in times zones across the world the following questions: What time zone are you in? When in the…