Volume 48, Issue #2

Pace Circles the Globe with ICGL Trips

As the new year commences, Pace has decided to return to international trips and explora tions under the Isdell Center for Global Leadership (ICGL) study tours. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were limited to travel within the continental United States last year; however, after two years of masks and isolation, we are boarding planes and soaring to new corners of the globe. This year’s theme is technology. Who has access to it and how it’s used around the world are just two of the many questions that will be answered on these study tours. Each year, a Pace student crafts a poster, reflective of the ICGL’s message. Using pieces of a phone, Senior Oliver Loree designed the the matic poster this year: creating a map of the world.

GERMANY

This winter, Head of the History Department Mr. Tim Hornor, alongside math teach ers Mr. Jason Smith and Dr. Heather McCloskey will lead a trip to Germany. This venture will go from Jan. 6 through Jan. 23 and will focus on art history and the history of World War II. Mr. Hornor, a passionate art history fanatic who teaches the AP art history course at Pace, has rafted a trip which will not only educate students, but also instruct them on the beauty of the brushstrokes.

Over spring break, four different study tours, all with electrifying teachers, are open to be explored by students. Brazil, the Galapagos, Italy and Morocco are the destinations for early March.

BRAZIL

History teacher Mr. Ted Ward and Ms. Kacy Brubaker, the Director of Lower School Student Life, will chaperone the Brazil trip, overseeing a focus on education and community en gagement. As students focus on sustainability, they will immerse themselves in the Brazilian culture and partner with the pro gram of education in cooperative cells in Portuguese (PRECE), an educational organization. Mr. Ward expressed his excitement about leading the trip to South America.

GALAPAGOS

Science fans, get ready! Biol ogy teachers Mr. Ben Ewing and Dr. Kaylan Haizlip are suiting up to spend time with the turtles. Journeying to the Galapagos, students will learn about island ecology and conservation ef forts. The fight against climate change is a prevalent issue in society and educating students on the dangers of pollution and plastic is more important now than ever. Lovers of biology should definitely mark their calendars and check this box as they fill out the form to sign up!

ITALY

Ciao! Bonjourno! Mangiamo!

For all those curious as to what that means, it translates to hello, good morning, let’s eat. Foodies and history lovers this trip is for you. Led by College Counselor Mr. Ben Wescott and English teacher Mrs. Tamara Neiley,

rocco as well as their fascinating regional cultures.

As the academic year comes to an end in May, three trips open for exploration. Peru, Greece and Iceland all begin on June 5. In July, a dual-desti nation trip to London and Paris ends this year’s ICGL ventures.

Oliver Loree created the masterful poster for this year’s ICGL theme.

students have the opportunity to travel to Italy and explore its revered culture, history, pasta, pizza, and gelato. Studying on a farm and visiting sites around Rome are just two of the many highlights on this delicious trip.

MOROCCO

Are you interested in education and religion?

Direc tor of College Counseling Mr. Jonathan Ferrell and Ms. Nikki McCrary, the Administrative Assistant to Head of the Upper School, will lead the study tour to Morocco, where students will have the incredible experience of learning about the historic significance of religion in Mo

PERU

On the Peru trip, Spanish teacher Sra. Laura AgrontHobbs and art teacher Donice Bloodworth will lead students trekking through the jungles of Macchu Picchu, learning about the archaeological history of the region. Comparing and contrast ing historical and present-day cultures, the group will examine the evolution of Peruvian life in this Wonder of the World.

GREECE

Greece will be chaperoned by physics teacher Dr. Tahseen Kazi and history teacher Mrs. Mindy Lawrence. Harnessing in on global migration and the famed history of democracy,

the venture will tie the roots of Greek principles and laws to to day’s social climate. Dr. Kazi, a lively teacher, expressed her en thusiasm for the trip. “I’m really interested in going to Lesbos and possibly seeing the migration camps there.”

ICELAND College counselor Mrs. Pam Ambler and Computer Science teacher Mr. Charlie Bryant will chaperone the beautiful trip to Iceland. This study tour will allow students to explore the gorgeous green pastures and bursting waterfalls of this lovely region. Climate and energy are two areas of focus in the land of ice and fire.

LONDON AND PARIS

In July, Mr. Hornor and Mr. Smith will team up again, but this time with Head Volleyball Coach Ms. Monroe as well. Together, this trio will explore England and France. A unique dual-country experience, this ten-day study tour will explore each nation’s respective cultures and involvement in World War II. Students will walk the beach es of Normandy, standing atop the sands where soldiers fought valitanly almost 80 years ago.

Pace Hosts Third-Ever TEDx Talk

Pace held its third annual Ted Talk on Sunday, Oct. 16, hosted by sophomore Claire Jiang and senior Davis Rice. The theme of the event was “The Game Behind the Game.” “This event was made special because so many different students were able to leave their mark on the event,” said Rice. “Some were hidden, but [they] made a world of difference.”

The lack of adult speakers set this TEDx event apart from the previous two. “This event was the first TEDx event to feature exclusively students,” said 11thgrade English teacher and Fac ulty Sponsor Robert Kaufman.

Since last year, TEDx has experienced several significant changes. Seniors Jack Schmitt and Ava By rne created a hype video for the first time to generate some excitement for the event. Ad ditionally, the num ber of speeches was significantly reduced; there were six speakers this year compared to nine last year.

The first speaker was senior Camille Caton. In her speech titled “Slaying the Monster,” Ca ton describes her struggles with dyslexia, and how she learned

to deal with her condition. She shares an anecdote about feeling excluded and different from others due to her inability to do mental math. The guidance from her teachers and parents helped her accept and cherish her dif ference. “The message that I wanted to get across was that everyone has their own story and it is okay if their story is not like others,” said Caton. “ You can still succeed and have a suc cessful future and high school career, even if you have some bumps in the road.”

Next up to speak was junior David Fu. In his speech titled “How Playing the Cello Shaped my Life,” he spoke about his experiences playing the piano and the cello. Fu tells how his journey through music taught him valuable life lessons. The highlight of the speech was his cello performance; he played The Swan by Camille Saint Saëns.

Sophomore Leah Negero spoke next. “I was lucky enough to see Kate Romero give her speech at “The Force of Words” TEDx event last year and the way that she connected her writing to her art truly inspired me,” said Negero. “I yearned to give someone else this feeling of pure inspiration Kate was able to give me!” In her speech “The Sprinting Poet,” she describes her experiences as a writer try

ing track for the first time, and how she was able to let go of the idea of perfection and embrace improvement. “Improvement is all that truly matters, and as long as you’re truly passionate about what you do, improvement is likely. All you have to do is keep pushing,” said Negero.

Freshman John Hardesty was next up to speak. “I wanted to speak to share my experi ence with others, as well as to hopefully get people to reflect on their past and think about what makes them who they are,“ said Hardesty. In his speech “The Power of Fifteen,” Hard esty describes his struggles with asthma, and how the medical staff, who treated him with such kindness, made his frequent,

overnight visits to the hospi tal much more bearable. He describes the importance of the number fifteen, the number of times he has had pneumonia, and how, like athletes, every body has a number representing their identity. “The message I wanted to convey was that no act of kindness is ever too small and we each have a chance to posi tively shape and influence each other’s lives,” said Hardesty.

Sophomore Amina Zubairi was next up to speak. In her speech, “Mere Kahani,” she describes her childhood as a Pakistani Muslim. Zubairi de scribes the shame and exclusion she felt because of her identity, but how her passion for martial arts helped her find pride in

her cultural heritage. She found comfort and confidence through Tae Kwon Do and has a black belt. She demonstrated her skills in the nunchucks during her speech and performed a Tae Kwon Do demonstration.

Class of 2019 Drew Schiffer was the last speaker. As a senior at Syracuse University, Schiffer polled some of his college friends and created a list of ad vice he thought was important. He flew in from New York to deliver his “One Percent Bet ter” speech. In his speech, he focuses on one aspect of the list: daily improvement. He shares the story of his first triathlon, and how through small, daily improvements, he was able to complete it.

Pace Academy: Wreaking Havoc Since 1958

journey to the FAC.

Pace Academy is famous for polite, rule-following students; however, anyone who has gone to Pace knows that this perception is very false. This article will cover some funny stories from Assistant Head of Middle School Student Life Mark Sommerville and Head of the Upper School Michael Gannon, all about past Pace students and events.

Mr. Sommerville was full of stories about witty lower and middle school students. In his first story, he described trying to convince a new lower schooler to join the wrestling team.

After giving his spiel, Mr. Sommerville recalls the student giving him a “puzzled” and “stern look.” The little boy con sidered it for a few moments, and then said “I’ll have my people call your people,” to which Mr. Sommerville responded “You do that.”

His second story occurred while he and a fellow coach tried to discipline a middle schooler for “acting up in class.” Their punishment of choice was hav ing the student line the soccer fields, a task that is now done by Pace’s wonderful maintenance

crew, but in the past was left up to the coaches. “We didn’t think it would be a job that was hard to do, because the soccer field already had lines down - he would just have to go over the lines,” said Mr. Sommerville.

“He wasn’t a soccer player, but we didn’t think that would be a hindrance for him.”

After the student finished and the coaches went to check on the field, they “were so mad.” As Mr. Sommerville described, the student had “x-ed the field,” and another coach had to “to erase the field as best as she could.”

Mr. Gannon remembers a few funny things from his time at Pace, mostly centered around Spirit Week. Mr. Gannon

remembers his first Spirit Week vividly. In 1996, “there were no movies to be made,” so the se nior class would perform dances at assembly.

That year, the senior theme was ‘Mission Impossible,’ and two senior boys effectively trau matized Mr. Gannon by “rapel ling out of the catwalk.” He had no idea what Spirit Week was, so a performance this spectacu lar made him wonder “what is happening,” and “where am I teaching?”

One of Pace’s most prized traditions is the senior sleepover the night before the dances during Spirit Week, where seniors decorate the school and sleep on the floor of the Inman

center. Mr. Gannon explained that the reason for this tradition is that “seniors slept on the roof of the FAC” before the faculty decided it would probably be safest to just host a sleepover in Inman. “They would decorate the building, and they were supposed to go home but they didn’t,” remarked Mr. Gannon.

On the morning of the Great American Picnic (or GAP day for short), the seniors parade down from West Paces Shop ping Center in similar fashion to the first day of school parade.

Mr. Gannon recalls a particu larly rainy GAP day when the seniors “gathered up at the West Paces shopping center … in their pick-up-trucks” and began their

Things were going well at first, but there was one thing that they forgot to account for: an angry police officer. “Halfway down West Paces Ferry he pulled them all over - he put his flashers on and he pulled the entire parade over and he made them get out of their cars and walk up the block to Pace.” These poor seniors showed up 20 minutes late, soaking wet, and exhausted to their GAP day assembly.

Rick Carson, a long-time English teacher and soccer coach, retired four years ago. His most exciting weekend at Pace took place after a Friday night away game, when Mr. Carson was putting soccer balls back in the storage unit near the tennis courts.

Unfortunately, the door shut behind him, locking him in the tiny storage area for over 48 hours. He was let out only when Mr. Ague heard him screaming on Monday morning.

Mr. Gannon recounts, “his wife didn’t know where he was, he did not have his cellphone with him, she had called the police to try to find him because he had essentially disappeared for two days.” Thankfully, he survived, and the faculty looks back on this situation fondly.

The class of ‘23 celebrates after a successful spirit week dance.

Photo: Fred Assaf

Sophomore Leah Negero shares her speech: “The Sprinting Poet.”

Photo: Patrick Pan

“This event was the first TEDx event to feature exclusively students.”

Pace Revives Ping Pong Tournament

The annual Pace ping pong tournament is back this year. After an incomplete tournament bracket last year, seniors Porter Kendall and Jack Janko are look ing to bring this tradition back from the dead.

Last year, the ping pong tournament was an unsuccess ful endeavor. Due to the lack of matches, the tournament was unfortunately never finished.

This year, the 54 person tour nament is being held over the course of the next month. The main difference from last year’s tournament “is this one is bigger, better, and has a much more lucrative prize,” said Kendall.

The winner’s prize is a coveted date with the Homecom ing Royalty Jack Janko. “It will be magical—everything you’ve ever dreamed of and more. Jack is the most charming, romantic man on the planet,” said Kendall.

There is one issue with the tournament, however. The

beloved ping pong table has been worn down over its two years at Pace. One side is more curved on the end than the other, resulting in a disadvantage for that side of the table. To keep the matches

fair, Kendall has proposed play ers switch side every service change. As of now, there does not seem to be any plans of replacing the table in the near future, so Kendall’s solution will

have to suffice.

Along with the returning champ, junior David Fu, the favorites of this year’s tourna ment seem to be senior Jack Janko, junior William McMullan

and the sole faculty participant, maintenance staff member Regulo Olivares. The esteemed Mr. Olivares is determined to leave his mark on Pace ping pong history.

Teachers’ Past Careers: From the Farm to Holly wood

Before working at Pace, our teachers had a wide variety of jobs ranging from farming to game show production to serving in the Army. Most of the Pace teachers experimented with many different jobs before discovering their passion for teaching.

Some of these faculty mem bers include History Teacher and Dean of Student Academ ics Mindy Lawrence, Ceramics Teacher Ty Nicholson, Associ ate Director of Middle School Admissions Heather Bernes, Director of Athletics Chad Wabrek, Upper School Lacrosse Coach Chase Winter and Upper School History Teacher Chris tine Carter.

Believe it or not, both Mrs. Lawrence and Mr. Nicholson were previously farmers. After college, Mrs. Lawrence worked as a Digital Historian, a creator of documentary style movies, a marketer and a farmer. “I rented a farm about an hour outside of DC, got a bunch of chicks, a few pigs, ducks and turkeys and made a go at farming,” said Mrs. Lawrence. Later, she became a personal assistant to a Grammynominated musician, where she “organized his performance and DJ-ing schedule, handled his finances, picked up his laundry, serviced his car, babysat his kid and pulled off an over-thetop seventh birthday party.” Spending so much time with his daughter is what caused Mrs. Lawrence to consider becoming a teacher.

Ceramics teacher Mr. Nichol son has experimented with a variety of careers including

farming, serving as an Artillery man in the Army, working at Tilly’s clothing store, installing satellite dishes, working as a CNC mechanic, making cowhide rugs, installing floors, repairing kilns, becoming a Commercial Artist and finally, teaching art at schools and community centers around the country.

At the age of 15, Mr. Nich olson began working for his family’s farm located in the desert, so he had to work at night because it was the only time of day that there was enough mois ture to bale hay.

“Throughout High School, I would regularly work from around 11 p.m. to 8 or 9 a.m. driving a trac tor,” said Mr. Nicholson. “One night, our little local radio sta tion got stuck on a loop of playing “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney for 5 hours -- it was the only thing I had to listen to besides the sound of the trac tor. To this day, I cannot listen to that song,” Mr. Nicholson

recounts.

“I rented a farm about an hour outside of DC, got a bunch of chicks, a few pigs, ducks, and turkeys and made a go at farming. “

Among the Pace staff is a two-time Emmyaward winning TV producer, Mrs. Bernes.

Mrs. Bernes was a game show producer in Hol lywood for “Let’s Make a Deal” and “The Price is Right.” She really enjoyed her experience on both shows, but disliked the “long and grueling hours of the television production industry.”

Mr. Wabrek and Coach Win

ter have both worked in school sports throughout most of their careers. Winter first worked in sales at a printer company, but was encouraged by his brother to start coaching. Mr. Wabrek always knew he wanted to work in school sports, so he became a student teacher and had various teaching jobs.

Lastly, Dr. Carter was a sum mer camp counselor at Camp Friendship, worked in a research center, worked at Talbot’s and was a professor at Georgia State University before working at Pace.

Photo: Heather Bernes

Photo: David Fu

Senior Jack Janko (left) and senior Davis McMillan (right) practing for the tournament.

Mrs. Heather Bernes takes a picture with former NFL players Ike Taylor (left) and Maurice Jones-Drew (right) who made guest appear ances on “The Price is Right.”

Mrs. Lawrence’s farm outside of Washington D.C.

Photo: Mindy Lawrence

Has Barnaby Gone AWOL?

A beautiful Pace Academy tradition has mysteriously disappeared. Suddenly he has vanished from the campus. Last year, this fuzzy friend of all cheerfully greeted driv ers as they zoomed through the front castle gate every morning. Perched on his shelf, the plush pal sat innocent ly with a wondrous bow around his neck. Always with a cheerful smirk on his face, he could only be described as one simple thing: a friend.

Did he hop on a plane on the Boundary Waters ICGL trip last year and never return? It’s possible. Students en gaged in the thrilling scavenger hunt of scurrying around the library silently, rushing to find his latest hiding spot while simultaneously trying not to pester studious peers. Now, it’s just a regular library. At the end of the day, one conclusion remains certain: Barnaby the Bear is missing. Where has Barnaby, the iconic staple of the Woodruff Upper Library, gone?

A cold breeze flows through the library now. Students are overwhelmed with a sense of loneliness. Mr. Ball, the missing bear’s closest friend, shared his thoughts in a tear-jerking interview. “Sometimes I look up from behind the desk and sense his presence. But he’s never there. I just want him to come home.”

Mr. Hamburger has resorted to hanging up miss ing bear posters throughout the hallways. A reward of a sleep-in pass (now rebranded as a free tardy) has been

promised to the curious investigator who strives to make our Pace community whole once again.

Personally, I never spoke to Barnaby, but solely from word of mouth, I know he is a Pace legend. If you have any information pertaining to the Barnaby case, please go to Mr. Ball’s office on the right side of the 3rd floor library. Mr. Gannon has also cleared his schedule to devote full attention to the case.

Fortunately, I have solved the Barnaby mystery. As a result, Mr. Gannon will no longer be taking any meetings. For all audiences interested in the bear’s brash breakout of the library, scan the bookshelves for a surprise!

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KN: Hey guys! How are you all doing?

CAMILLE CATON: Great!

BRIAN LEE: Doing great!

KN: To start off this interview, the readers want to know, are you both friends?

CC: No, I hate Brian. Just kidding. Yes, we are friends.

BL: We’re besties.

KN: How does it feel being homecoming royalty?

BL: Beyond exhilarating!

CC: Very exciting!

KATIE JANKO: What are you all doing?

CC: We’re being interviewed actually. Quiet on the set, please.

KN: Did you get anything for being homecoming royalty?

CC: We got some crowns, but I lost it.

BL: Yeah, I threw mine out.

KN: You threw it away?

BL: Yeah, I threw it in the street out of my car win dow. I got too excited. Someone found it though.

CC: I put the crown in Bianca’s car, and it got stolen by one of my friends.

KN: Did you get it back?

CC: No, I don’t know where it is.

KN: Is the crown plastic?

CC: Oh, yeah. It’s not very exciting.

KN: What celebrity crush did you choose when they introduced your names on the court?

CC: Dua Lipa because I love her. I’m obsessed with her.

KN: Camille, you actually look like the celebrity from Fifth Harmony. Her name is Camila Cabello.

CC: Wait, really?

BL: Hahaha.

KN: You both are twins. You’ve never been told that you look like her?

CC: No, but maybe I’ll start going by the name Camila.

BL: Yes, you should do that.

KN: How is senior year going so far?

CC: Very stressful. Not fun.

BL: Tough year with college applications and taking hard classes.

CC: Yeah, I agree.

KN: Well, on that note, what has been the most excit ing thing so far this year?

CC: Just like thinking I’ll be done with common ap plications soon.

BL: Applying to college and knowing new things are ahead.

KN: What was your favorite year that you experi enced at Pace?

CC: Probably last year or this year.

BL: What, junior year sucked because it was so hard. I had a lot of fun in eighth grade.

CC: Yes, eighth grade was so fun.

KN: That was my COVID year so, it was not one of

my favorites. Any advice for the freshmen?

BL: Be careful of the classes you take. There are some that are a lot more difficult than others. Try to avoid them at all costs.

CC: Talk to your teachers. Try to get ahead on work, and don’t stress yourself out too young.

KN: Yeah, it only goes down from here. No, just kid ding. Life gets way better. Who is your favorite teacher in the upper school?

CC: Probably Mrs. Terry because I got to have her for two years.

BL: I think all of them are good. I’ve never had a bad experience with any of them.

KN: Who do you think is the most intimidating teacher?

CC: Mr. Gannon.

KN: Really?

CC: He’s intimidating, but once you get to know him, he’s super funny.

BL: Probably Mr. Hornor. I like him a lot, but he’s scary.

KN: Anything you would like to add?

CC: Nope.

BL: Nope.

KN: Okay, thank you!

Barnaby poses for the camera during a flashy photoshoot.

Faculty Adviser: Tamara Neiley Tech Adviser: Matt Walker

President Biden Deems COVID-19 Over

As of Sep. 17, 2022, Presi dent Joe Biden has deemed the COVID-19 pandemic “over” in the United States, according to The Guardian. Such a bold statement seems quite arbi trary regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent report of nearly 400 people a day continuing to die of COVID-19 in the U.S.

In a CBS 60 minute inter view, Mr. Biden said, “...we still have a problem with COVID-19. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over. If you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing.”

Here, “changing” is most likely the best word to describe this unfortunately continuing pandemic. However, according to the National Public Radio (NPR), Mr. Biden’s statement contradicts his proposal to Congress for an additional $22.4 billion dollars to fund the fight against COVID-19. Claiming the “end” to a global pandemic while hundreds of deaths con tinue to occur in the U.S can be construed as misinformation to the general public.

As stated in The New York Times, COVID-19 patients

viewed the president’s state ment as insensitive, and disease experts such as Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, an infectious-disease specialist at the University of Minnesota, said President Biden’s words were not in align ment with science.

Dr. Osterholm continued to provide evidence with the fact that the U.S had, “... two million cases over the last 28 days,” recognizing that, “COVID-19 continues to be the No. 4 cause

of death in the country.” De spite the CDC’S loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, such as issuing similar guidance to both unvaccinated and vaccinated people and shortening the quar antine period from 10 days to five, the CDC has not declared an end to the pandemic.

In fact, according to NPR, the Director of the National In stitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Faucci, confirmed Mr. Biden’s mistake,

saying that, “We are not where we need to be if we are going to quote ‘live with the virus,’ be cause we know we’re not going to eradicate it.

With this, the Global Health Organization (WHO) declared that the end of the pandemic was “in sight”, but not necessarily at a complete halt yet, as weekly deaths are at their lowest level since Mar. 2020.

And as public backlash strengthened, Mr. Biden’s heath

secretary Xavier Beccera re flected the president’s true senti ment: “I think the president was reflecting what so many Ameri cans are feeling and thinking,” Mr. Becerra said, “that Covid has disrupted our lives for so long, but we’re also finding that with these effective vaccines, with masking, with the efforts to protect our children, seniors, we are learning how to cope with this virus. But make no mistake. People are still dying.”

Impacts of Climate Change Felt Worldwide

Climate change has increased the severity of storms across the world resulting in flooding and disasters of biblical proportion.

For more than 40 days in June 2022, parts of Pakistan were subject to unrelenting rain causing devastating flooding, much like what happened to Noah in the Bible. These floods resulted in one third of Pakistan being underwater per CNN, and the South Asian country is in a declared state of emergency.

Meanwhile, across the globe, Hurricane Ian tore across the state of Florida on Sept. 28, 2022, leaving complete devasta tion in its wake. According to The Washington Post, Hurricane Ian is the deadliest hurricane in Florida since 1935, surpass ing 100 deaths and resulting in approximately $75 billion in damages.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, describes what has happened as a “bib lical storm surge.”

These unfortunate circum stances facing Pakistan have caused more than 1,200 deaths. According to the BBC, ap proximately 33 million people have also been impacted. Of this number, 7.9 million people have been displaced and the country has sustained an estimated $10 billion in damages.

The cause of these floods stems from the impacts of climate change. While Pakistan emits only 1% of the world’s greenhouse gasses, they are the

eighth country most vulnerable to flooding according to CNN.

The country has 7,200 gla ciers and has seen many of them melt. Another reason for these deadly floods is the unprece dented amount of recent rainfall. According to CNN, the rate of rainfall is 10 times higher than historic rains.

While the flood’s dam age has already been felt, the consequences will continue. Health experts predict that the dirty water left behind will cause disease. Treating these diseases will be even harder because over 800 medical facilities have been damaged, per CNN. Another health concern for the country is

the lack of food supply, as many agricultural fields have been wiped out.

Organizations like UNICEF have stepped in to help. Accord ing to ShareAmerica, the United States Government has donated $56 million to help aid the crisis and the United Nations has do nated an additional $2 million.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, describes what has happened as a “biblical storm surge.” When the Hurricane hit Lee County, it was graded as a category four hurricane. The category four hurricane ended up taking the lives of at least 55 people in Lee County. Unfor tunately, the damage from the Hurricane does not stop there. According to NPR, three people in Cuba died from the storm and the whole country has been left without power.

Environmental impacts from climate change are also respon sible for increasingly devastating hurricanes. The increase in sea level has resulted in hurricanes like Hurricane Ian to cover more area and surge higher. Unlike Pakistan, however, America can be blamed for these disaster, as America is the greatest contribu tor to climate change according to Vox.

So while the consequences are biblical, man is to blame for these natural disasters.

Photo: Cameron Smith/ The White Houe

President Biden reflects on COVID-19 with recent changes in America.

Pakistanis making shelter amidst displacement.

Photo: National Public Radio

October Commences With Breast Cancer Awareness Movements

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, 264,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, the second most common cancer for women behind skin cancer. Symptoms include change in size or shape of the breast, breast pain, or lumps located on the breast or underarm. The best way to discover and catch this cancer fast is a mammogram, an X-ray that can find breast cancer early, sometimes up to three years before it can be felt.

Every year, October represents a month to celebrate survivors, those diagnosed, those fighting and loved ones who have passed from this type of cancer. As stated in the Psyciatric Times, cancer patients are at an increased risk of suicidal ideation and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), so physician consultant and Certified Peer Specialist in the Department of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. Susan J. Noonan states that collaborative treatment for both cancer and mental health is of great importance: “Collaborative care for both cancer and mental health treatment can greatly benefit

the patient, especially when the patient may be experiencing new levels of fear, anxiety, depression and emotional distress,” said Dr. Noonan. Building off the importance of mental health within cancer treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness Month allows for movements of triumph and recognition, providing women around the globe with a sense of supportive community.

Through the entire month of October, Breast Cancer

Awareness events have been hosted all across Georgia. N.H Scott Recreation Center produced a Line Dancing for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, located in Decatur, GA, while Pleasant Grove Baptist Church held the Breast Cancer 5K and Health Summit in Marietta, GA, as women dressed in all pink outfits, the symbolic color for breast cancer awareness, to show their love and support.

The National Breast

Cancer Foundation (NBCF) also posted a calender of events that included everyday tasks such as reading books surrounding the issues of breast cancer, days of mindfulness, donation opportunities to fund mammograms for women around the globe and calls to action, such as posting a shoutout to recognize a resilient breast cancer survivor or current fighter. Even Vice President of Community Health at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

in Boston, MA Magnolia Contreras said, “NBCF has not wavered in their commitment to ensure access to lifesaving mammograms and breast health education to underserved women. With their support, we have been able to provide mammography to women and in particular to women of color, who data show to have a higher mortality rate in breast cancer. NBCF’s partnership saves lives through early detection.”

The Future of Air Travel is Taking Off

Aircraft have not fundamentally changed since the dawn of the Jet Age in the 1950s with Boeing’s 707 aircraft.

Airlines have made plenty of changes— smaller seats, worse food, the abandonment of first class— but the actual plane still stays the same.

A recent focus for environmental efforts has been planes’ impact on the planet. In recent years, when emissions standards for cars have become more strict and some states have planned to ban gas cars altogether, the emissions of air travel are still largely untouched.

The aviation industry has been producing almost 2.5% of global carbon emissions in recent years according to the International Air Transport Association.

This could soon become an issue of the past. Eviation, an aircraft design startup, tested the world’s first ever all-electric plane in early October. Called “Alice”, the electric plane carries nine passengers and can fly 250 miles, about the distance from Atlanta, GA to Charleston, SC. Bigger electric planes with

longer range are surely in design processes right now, but “Alice” is already a viable plane for a large number of U.S. flight routes.

The company also advertises the silent nature of their plane, allowing it to fly in previously banned airspace and making it more viable than “Sustainable Aviation Fuels,” which are biofuels, another product that reduces planes’ emissions but

still may not be enough.

Test flights, like the Wright Brothers’ plane in 1903 and ‘Alice’ almost 100 years later in 2022, are one step in a long process: approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, or the FAA. With hopes to gain FAA approval as early as 2023, a world with electric planes may be closer than previously thought.

The large air cargo company,

DHL, has already ordered several cargo variant “Alice” planes. Regional airlines who codeshare with larger ones, like United and American Airlines, have also placed orders.

Eviation is not alone, though. They are much further in the process to commercial use than any other company, but the big players are not shying away. Boeing is currently working with General Electric Aviation

to design a larger electric plane with guidance from NASA. Airbus is designing a hybridpropulsion aircraft with support from the French government. Electric cars may already be here, but electric planes are on their way fast.

Electric planes may not be enough to replace the biggest planes on the longest routes, though. Hydrogen-fueled planes have been explored and even constructed since the Cold War, but have never before seen a pas senger. Hydrogen is lighter than batteries, and is more viable for long routes. Airbus’s ‘ZEROe’ concept for hydrogen planes are a good decade out from produc tion, but U.S. startups hope for a shorter time frame.

ZeroAvia, a U.S. based company developing hydrogen aircrafts, has received investments from American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and others, and hopes to operate by 2024. They also hope to fly an 80-seat plane by 2026, which is similar in size to the planes airlines use for short flights to small airports. Since these planes are typically aging and airlines will be looking for replacements, this places both electric and hydrogen aircraft in a desirable position to take over the way we fly.

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A Breast cancer survivor participates in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer race.

Ground crews prepare eviation “Alice” for takeoff.

Lee Hawkins Inspires the Next Generation

Lee Hawkins Jr. has had a very successful career in journalism for over 20 years, working for the Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wall Street Journal and American Public Media. Recently, he became a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and wrote his own book. His passion for his work and the causes he advocates for draws attention to his various pieces.

Hawkins is not new to the scene, as he started his journal istic career with his high school newspaper. “For me, starting with the school newspaper in high school was a major deal because whatever it is that you aspire to do for a career, you should strive to be doing some version of that when you’re in high school,” said Hawkins. Similarly, in college, he became the editorial page editor of his college newspaper at the Uni versity of Wisconsin-Madison, where he explored opinion pieces and current events.

Through his experience in the press during college, Hawkins learned that “it is a huge, huge educational disad vantage when you’re locked in any space that isn’t allowing you to fully explore intellectu ally and freely,” he said. “I just want to impart to the students at Pace to continue to keep an open mind and to read as many books as you can, to have as many discussions as you can about civics and about your role as an American citizen, what your obligations are to your fellow citizens.”

He followed this with further advice, saying, “Don’t ever go to college where there are examples of censorship.” Instead, “if you disagree with someone, that should be a reason to want to get to know them, so that you can go and talk to them and fully begin to understand the intrica cies of the arguments that they’re making, because the best way to exemplify the strengths of your own argument is to know the other side’s argument better than you know your argument.”

Hawkins’s first job in journalism was at a small paper called the Wisconsin State Jour nal. He moved on to Milwau kee Journal Sentinel, covering business. He then began working for the Wall Street Journal in 2003. When he started, he was covering General Motors, one of the nation’s largest companies, which was a very competitive area to be covering. “General Motors was a bellwether for the health of the broader economy in many ways, so usually if General Motors wasn’t doing well, the economy wasn’t doing well, so it was a good opportunity to learn how to cover, or to continue to cover, publicly traded companies on a major scale,” said Hawkins.

All of these opportunities provided Hawkins with a foun dation that gave him the basic

skills that he used to cover more subjects that he was more inter ested in. “You never know why you’re being asked to do these very fundamental, rudimentary things, but those are the things that I did in the beginning that led to the success that I’m having now,” said Hawkins.

In March 2022, Hawkins left The Wall Street Journal and became a special correspondent at American Public Media, which has a division called APM Studios that does podcasting.

Hawkins also won the O’Brien Fellowship for Public Service

of many massacres in reaction to Black prosperity in America.

“This is a story that has been widely underreported in our country,” he said. “We thought it was important to do it because so much of the time people love to talk about America and that it’s the most fair and just place in the world and that we live in a meritocracy, but the truth is African-Americans, since the beginning of history in this country have been among or probably the most hardworking people, without equal rights.

We actually worked for free

so these reporters came together and decided to do a series on the Tulsa Massacre. “It turned out pretty well, and The Wall Street Journal nominated it for the Pulitzer Prize, and we were one of two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in the explanatory report ing category,” said Hawkins.

“We were proud and honored to become finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.”

Most recently, Hawkins has been working on his book, “Nobody’s Slave: How Uncover ing My Family’s History Set Me Free.” “When I was a kid I was

Civil War, and I was born on an Air Force base,” said Hawkins.

“My father enlisted during the Vietnam era to serve our country as part of the Air Force, even though in the South, Black people had just gotten voting rights. So generations of my family hadn’t even had voting rights, and I had many, many family members who fought for freedom in America and for America to be American.” While discovering this, “I also discov ered that I had family members who were murdered every gen eration,” said Hawkins.

Hawkins shared that his book is “in some ways similar to the book called Roots, which was written by Alex Haley, and that was a very famous book and movie. It was a movie that I saw when I was a young person and it made me curious about my own family history, and so now with the advancements that have been made in being able to access DNA tests and to under stand your lineage for less than $100, I recognize that I have more tools at my disposal than Alex Haley had, and so I utilize those tools in order to tell this story.”

Hawkins wanted to send a few more messages to the Pace student body. “Since your school is in Georgia, I think it’s impor tant for students in GA to push their administration, their fami lies, their religious institutions, & their community to be more honest about history and the way that the role that injustice played in the history of this nation and how that has shaped us into the nation that we are right now, so that we can begin to understand better the remaining work that has to be done in order for us, for America, to finally become American,” he said.

Journalism at Marquette Univer sity, who are backing his podcast that he’s doing with APM that is called “What Happened in Alabama,” based on his forthcoming book, “Nobody’s Slave: How Uncov ering my Family’s History Set Me Free.”

However, before leaving the Wall Street Journal, Hawkins worked on many other notable stories. While working on his last assignment as an education re porter, he worked on a side proj ect. “Me and a group of other reporters, mostly Black, came together and we decided that we were going to pitch to the Wall Street Journal a series about the Tulsa Massacre,” he said.

for over 300 years, then we ex perienced another century racial segregation. And we have always played by the rules, but the more

always curious as to what my family’s experience in America was,” explained Hawkins.

“If you look at the push to censor books and to control the lesson planning of teachers and things like that, a lot of it, unfortunately, is being done to revise and to hide the ugly truth about American history. So it is important for us in order for us to advance and improve as a nation to study the truth because we can’t enter a process of recon ciliation until we go through the process of truth-seeking.”

This was a racial massacre, where the Black community of Tulsa, Oklahoma was attacked by the white residents and burned to the ground. It was one

prosperity that we got, we were met with violence, especially after emancipation. After the enslaved people were emanci pated, there was a lot of racial resentment from white people who were not as skilled. We are seeing that now in this country. For many in our working class, equality is feeling like oppres sion.”

The 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre was in 2021,

“I had a father who was raised in Alabama in the 1950s, and that was, of course, during the Jim Crow segregation period where there were laws that went into effect after slavery, that were designed to keep black people from advancing and to keep us from being able to live to enjoy life, liberty and happiness.”

Hawkins did an investiga tion and researched his fam ily history back to the 1600s, and the book is about how that experience in America led to the way that he was raised. “I had to go all the way back to the 1600s, and I found out that I’m a descendant of Revolutionary War soldiers, I’m a descendant of soldiers who fought in the war of 1812, and on both sides of the

“If you look at the push to censor books and to control the lesson planning of teachers and things like that, a lot of it, unfortunately, is being done to revise and to hide the ugly truth about American history. So it is very important for us in order for us to advance and improve as a nation to study the truth because we can’t enter a process of rec onciliation until we go through the process of truth-seeking.” Reading the book will likely give us Hawkins’s thoughts on to the historical injustices that will likely range from acknowledg ment, acceptance, truth-seeking and potential other remedies.

Hawkins’s final pieces of advice were as follows, “Don’t allow the adults to screw up your future and to limit your academ ic experience because of their own political biases,” he said. “A lot of times I was the only Black person in a lot of the circles that I was in and situations I was thrown into.”

Therefore, he said, “If there’s any advice that I can give to everybody of all races, don’t segregate yourself because that makes it harder to be successful. Get out and see the world. Make friends & connections with all people, of all races, religions and backgrounds.”

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Lee Hawkins wrote his book, “Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free,” which will soon be released.

“SNL” Returns for Season 48 Amid Cast Shakeups

In May, “Saturday Night Live” said goodbye to longtime cast members Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson. McKinnon and Bryant were two of the lead ing faces for the last 10 years; Mooney completed his nine sea son run and Davidson his seven season run. In an emotional finale, the “SNL” veterans paid respects to some of their most iconic characters before depart ing for season 48. “All I ever wanted to do in my whole life was be on Saturday Night Live. So I did, I loved it, I had the best decade, and then I was just like—my body was tired, and I felt like it was time,” said McK innon about leaving her sketch comedy Saturdays behind.

More recently, even more cast shakeups have hit the sketch comedy show with the depar tures of Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, Aristotle Athari and Chris Redd. Moffat, known for his Eric Trump impersonation, and Villaseñor, known for her

Dolly Parton character, joined the cast in 2016 and were both promoted to regular players in 2018. They both intend to work on other acting projects outside of “SNL.” Athari only served one season as a featured player, but had minimal screen time. Redd, who performed for five years, announced his departure to pursue his HBO Max special and other career opportunities. The loss of 8 cast members all in one season is “believed to be the biggest cast shakeup since 1985,” when almost the entirety of the cast was replaced by creator Lorne Michaels, according to USA Today. Any “SNL” fan is no doubt familiar with the im pact of these actors, and people have been anxious to see how the show will adapt to a very different cast. Joining the cast is standup comedians Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker, most of whom have comedy credits with Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.

Season 48 premiered with host Miles Teller and musical guest Kendrick Lamar to mid dling reviews. In the cold open, Teller and cast member Andrew Dismukes pretended to critique

a Monday night football game as Peyton and Eli Manning but actually critiqued the opening sketch itself, addressing these cast shakeups and troubles the show has dealt with. “Let’s see what they spent the entire summer coming up with,” they remarked.

Other sketches included one on the app BeReal, whose popu larity skyrocketed this summer, as well as a gameshow sketch called “Send Something Nor

mal,” and a sketch making fun of Nicole Kidman’s well-known AMC commercial. According to the Los Angeles Times, “the opening was funny, self-aware and creative…then things slid downhill.”

In what Lorne Michaels deemed a transition year, “SNL” is still adapting. Michael Che and Colin Jost remain relatively consistent on the “Weekend Update” sketch, and Kenan Thompson remains a hit even in

his 20th season. Cecily Strong has been absent for the first part of the season for another project, and cast members like Heidi Gardner, Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang are still fan favor ites. It is too soon to tell where the new cast members will fit in. Following Teller and Lamar, Brendan Gleeson and musi cal guest Willow took over the following Saturday, and Megan Thee Stallion took on double duty the weekend after.

Class of ’22 Athletes Succeed at Next Level

As many Pace students excel in their athletic extracurricu lar activities many decided to continue their careers at the next level. Ranging from NCAA Di vision I to Division III, the class of 2022 excelled in sports, as per usual, sending athletes to college for almost every sport. Here’s a complete list of last year’s col legiate athletes.

Xavier Agostino - Harvard University (football), RJ Austin - Vanderbilt University (base ball), William Baker - Hendrix College (golf), Nile BennettBirmingham Southern College (football), Edward & George Blaha - Columbia Univer sity (cross-country and track & field), Justin Bowick - Eastern Illinois University (football), John Catherman - Princ eton University (track & field), Jayden Gasque - North Carolina A&T State University (football), Gabby Hudson - Oglethorpe University (basketball), Vic tor Ovalle-Mares - HampdenSydney College (soccer), Paul Ramseur - Washington & Lee University (baseball), Josh Reed - University of Cincinnati, (bas ketball) Hunter Rocker - Wash ington University in St. Louis (football), Jae Williams - Univer sity of Alabama-Birmingham, (baseball), Jaxon WilloughbyGrinnell College (soccer).

Baseball prodigy RJ Aus tin thrived on the diamond, being one of the most highly touted players in the country. All around utility player, throwing 92 mph off the mound in high school, excelling at shortstop,

being a great right-handed hitter and being able to play anywhere asked of him, he can do it all.

Austin amassed more honors and achievements than nearly any other player in school history.

He had a Perfect Game rating of 10 (out of 10), being projected third in the MLB draft. He recieved All-American acco lades, offers from any college baseball program in the country one could want and much, much more. RJ decided to postpone his declaration for the draft and committed to not just one of the best universities in the country, but undeniably, the best college baseball program, at Vanderbilt University. RJ is looking to fol low in the footsteps of the long line of accomplished players from Vandy, and not just excel in college, but also in the big leagues.

Basketball phenomenon Josh Reed, who helped the Pace men’s hoops team win two state championships and compete in the prestigious Geico National Tournament, had a plethora of universities to offer full schol

arship offers in hopes of be ing their next best star. After garnering offers from Tulane, BC, UGA, Rice, Penn, Clemson, Butler, Northwestern and many more, he eventually committed to the University of Cinncinati. “Jreed” exclaimed his love for his new school saying, “I’m really happy I chose Cinncinati. The city is amazing and the people here are even better. I love getting to go to the football games on Saturdays and getting to bond with my teammates.”

Reed’s big frame, athleticism, excellent vision and knockdown jumper is more than enough for him to succeed at the next level. Furthermore, Reed is looking to see some playing time as a true freshman being early off the bench, hopefully, winning their conference and then competing in the NCAA March Madness tournament.

Stud baseball player Paul Ramseur continued his baseball career at Washington and Lee. Ramseur excelled at Pace, being a clutch, walk-off hitter against Lovett, and a vital part of the

Knight’s success last year as a left-handed pitcher and out fielder. So far Ramseur is loving being a general at W and L. “I’m really enjoying myself at W and L. I love that I get to continue my baseball career on a winning team and further my passion for sports medicine, studying in a great biology program and hav ing a lot of fun!” Furthermore, the more accomplished athletes now can accept NIL brand deals to make money for all their hard work and partner with brands they like. Paul is partnered with Lifestyle Bands and even has a code, Paul27, that can give the consumer a discount, with some of the proceeds going to him.

Star runners George and Edward Blaha continued their running careers in the Ivy League at Columbia University, running long-distance events on the track team and competing on the cross country team. The brothers helped Pace for all four years, dominating the state of Georgia together in both sports. After numerous accolades and achievements, they decided to

commit to Columbia over many other offers due to the incred ible prestige of this university. Although a very different atmo sphere from Pace the twins are continuing to thrive. “I went to Indiana University for my first varsity race and also raced at Lehigh University in one of the biggest races in the country. I have been adjusting to life as a student-athlete, running more mileage and doing more intense training than I’ve ever done before, so I’m excited to see how my season goes. Nonetheless, it has been a really fun experience so far!” says George Blaha. The twins are also hoping to partner with some NYC-based brands in the future even though NIL deals tend to be hard to come by for track and field athletes.

Swiss army knife on the foot ball field and academic weapon in the classroom Hunter Rocker continued his football success at Washington University in St. Louis. For the Knights, Rocker played at numerous positions including tight end, defensive line, offensive line and wideout. For the WashU Bears, Huntmode is playing defensive tackle.

So far, Hunter is loving his decision, “Football has been a great experience at WashU, especially with the great educa tion on top of it. The team is a brotherhood where we’re always there for each other on and off the field.” So far, the team is 3-0 with Rocker working his way up the ranks, making an impact in any way possible. As per usual, he is continuing his aca demic perseverance, majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in aerospace engineer ing. He is also hoping to secure a Barstool Sports brand deal in the future.

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Musical guest Kendrick Lamar, host Miles Teller and cast member Bowen Yang promote the premiere episode.

“JReed” and “X” smile at the camera after signing to their colleges.

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Supreme Court is Back in Session

The Supreme Court is heat ing up after its ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and to expand the reach of the Second Amendment last term, the court is facing harsh criticism from the public. Now, the public is even more interested to see what the court will discuss in the upcoming 2022- 2023 term.

The Supreme Court justices returned to court on Sept. 28 during the first closed-door con ference for this new 2022-2023 term. After the official begin ning of the session on Oct. 3, the court has already agreed to hear major cases involving election law, environmental protections, equal treatment of LGBTQ+ people and the constitutionality of affirmative action.

Affirmative action is the ef fort to improve educational and employment opportunities for minority groups in the United

States. This action originally be gan as a way to resolve the prob lem of discrimination against these groups. In the cases of Stu dents for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College, the Supreme Court is facing the decision whether to overrule Grutter v. Bollinger. The people against affirmative action declare that there is no need for it because the 14th Amendment already upholds racial neutrality, but the real question is whether this Amendment protects equality or equity. If overruled, the Su preme Court would be declaring that admitting students higher education institutions could not use race as a factor. As of right now, nine states have laws that prohibit affirmative action in college admissions.

Another significant election law case is the case Moore v. Harper in North Carolina, which focuses on the control of election law. The Supreme Court will be deciding whether to overturn a ruling made by the North Caro

lina Supreme Court; in 2019 The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a congressional map in the state, which created a par tisan gerrymandering. This case is not just important to North Carolina, but it is important because many other executive branch/state officials over the US made alterations to election laws without getting approval from the state legislatures. Therefore, this case is represen

tative of a problem that occurred all over the country.

Lastly, the case, 303 Creative v. Elenis has put a lot of pres sure on the court. The cases asks if state law can compel private businesess to serve LGBTQ+ customers or does the First Amednement allow business owners to do what they want on religious grounds. The case follows a business owner who does not want to serve same-

sex couples, but is required by Colorado’s nondiscrimination laws. The case brings up a topic that has been under discussion for a while between someone’s free exercise of religion and the state’s power to enforce equal treatment of everyone.

Even though the court has not been in session for very long, it is already stirring up contro versy and questions from the public for what is to come.

Warnock and Walker Face Off in Senate Race

voting in the midterms and says “young voters between the ages of 18 and 29 are a key voting block” and may decide this elec tion.

A pastor and a football player walk into a bar. Or in this case, a debate stage. These two candi dates, incumbent senator Rev. Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker will face off in the midterm elections on Tues day, Nov. 8.

A third-party candidate, Lib ertarian Chase Oliver, is also in the race. If elected, he would be the first LGBTQ+ senator from Georgia; however, he is severely behind in polling.

Warnock, the Democratic candidate, was elected in a special election against Kelly Loeffler to replace Senator Johnny Isakson. Now, after two years in the Senate, he is up for reelection.

Warnock has drawn on his history as the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church to relate to voters on the campaign trail. He has also expounded on his policy victories, which in clude capping costs for prescrip tion drugs and insulin, as well as working with Texas senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, to fund highways that run through Texas and Georgia.

Republicans have been at tacking Warnock for voting to pass bills such as the Inflation Reduction Act and supporting President Joe Biden increasing the number of IRS employees, which they argue will hurt lower-income Georgians.

Herschel Walker, the Re publican candidate, is a former NFL football player with no prior political experience. He is backed by former president Don

ald Trump, and Walker supports lower taxes, a strong military, and funding law enforcement.

Another one of Walker’s ma jor campaign promises is to fight for energy independence instead of importing fuel from other countries. Walker describes this as both an inflation issue and a national security issue.

This election has gotten lots of national attention, both be cause of the closeness of the race and from the number of scandals that have come out during the campaign. The Atlanta JournalConstitution (AJC) discovered that Herschel Walker lied about graduating college and misled voters, claiming to be a Cobb County police officer even though there is no record of him working there.

Democrats have also high lighted Walker’s alleged his tory of abuse. “Walker’s threats and alleged menacing behavior toward his ex-wife, Cindy Gross man, and other women date to at least 2001,” reported NBC News.

In his memoir, Walker discussed his mental health and attributed these violent incidents to his dissociative identity disor der. If elected, he would be the

most prominent politician to be open about his mental health, the AJC claims.

Walker’s most recent scan dal surfaced when his former girlfriend revealed that Walker encouraged and paid for her abortion in 2009, even though Walker claims to be pro-life and supports a ban on abortion, the Daily Beast reports. Walker has claimed this is a lie.

Warnock has also come under fire. Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Warnock is the senior pastor, owns an apartment building that helps to house peo ple with disabilities and mental illnesses. However, during the pandemic, at least eight resi dents were evicted, even while Warnock criticized the senate for not helping families struggling to pay rent during lockdowns, The Washington Free Beacon reports.

Warnock and Walker de bated in Savannah, Georgia on Oct. 14. Walker said Warnock “represents Joe Biden and not Georgia,” and cited that War nock voted with Biden 96% of the time. Warnock said, “at the end of the day this race is about who’s ready to represent Georgia

in the US Senate, and I think that choice is clear”.

Much of the debate focused on law enforcement and crime. Walker criticized Warnock for supporting no-cash bail. But Warnock cited his support of the COPS program and the Invest to Protect program as evidence he supports law enforcement and is working to lower crime.

The candidates also debated student loan debt relief. War nock supported Biden’s execu tive order to forgive $10,000 of student debt for middle and lowincome borrowers but says the student debt system needs larger reform to make sure a student debt crisis doesn’t happen again. Walker proposed “getting rid of federal funding for any college that raises its costs.”

Political strategist Tharon Johnson doesn’t believe the debate will have a huge impact since he thinks most voters have already decided who they are going to vote for. However, he says, the debate may help with fundraising and enthusiasm.

What Pace Is Doing to Help Students Vote:

Tharon Johnson stresses the importance of young people

Ted Ward, the Associate Di rector of Isdell Center for Global Leadership (ICGL), wants Pace students to get involved with the election process. He has been working with the Community Engagement Board to help Pace students register to vote, and encouraging students to learn about the election process. “If they know more about the sys tem, they have the autonomy to make the choice that best suits them,” Ward says.

The senate election will be especially crucial because the senate is closely tied between Republicans and Democrats. The Georgia race will help to decide important national issues such as affordable housing, inflation, healthcare, and reproductive rights.

“At a time when we know that Georgia lags behind in voter registration, I am happy and proud that schools are encour aging kids to register to vote,” Johnson says.And even for those under eighteen, Mr. Ward says, “being involved in the process” is still important. Younger stu dents can still advocate for poli cies, help with voter outreach, and be aware of politics.

Junior Haley Hirokawa, along with Mr. Ward, have also been working with the ACLU to help students register to become poll watchers, people who help voters sign in, cast digital bal lots, and watch for irregularities. Hirokawa herself will be work ing at the polls this November. “We’d love to get people more involved in the elections,” she says.

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Herschel Walker (L) and Raphael Warnock (R) speak on the campaign trail.

The Supreme Court comes back into session for the next term.

Remembering Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II served as Britain’s longest reigning monarch until her death in Sept. 2022. Born Elizabeth Alexan dra Mary Windsor, she was the daughter of George VI and third in line for the throne. When Elizabeth turned 10 in 1936, her uncle, King Edward VIII abdicated after propos ing to Wallis Simp son, an American divorcee. Their en gagement inundated the royal family with scandals and changed the course of young Elizabeth’s life. Her father reigned from 1936 to 1952.

The young princess planned to spend years with her husband Philip and their growing family in Malta, where Philip served in the British Navy, but on a Commonwealth tour in 1952 in Kenya, she learned of her father’s unexpected death. At the mere age of 25, she assumed the throne.

Since then, Queen Elizabeth II transformed from a young and inexperienced monarch into an extremely popular and respected head of state. She worked to pave a new future for the monar chy with her efforts to maintain its relevance and also managed to balance her role as a politi cally impartial entity and a royal constantly in the public eye.

As a constitutional monarch, the Queen was responsible for meeting with prime ministers once a week and calling upon British political parties to form a government for the last 70 years. She oversaw a total of 15 prime min isters, from World War II leader Win ston Churchill to conservative Margaret Thatcher to recent Brexit advo cate Boris Johnson. Essentially, she served as the advisor to the British government.

The Queen began her reign in a postwar Britain, a country not only battered by world con flict but one entering a lengthy phase of Cold War tensions. In fact, at this time Britain no longer held the supreme status on the world stage like it had as

a prewar-empire; on the con trary, the loss of its colonies weakened the power of Great Britain. Nonetheless, the Queen wholeheartedly embraced her role as head of the Common wealth, traveling and touring extensively and bringing a sense of peace and respect between Britain and its former colonies.

Queen Elizabeth II also became a beacon of hope against a background of constant political, economic and social change. The young monarch in sisted that her 1953 corona tion be filmed to allow this significant tra dition to be more accessible to the masses. Then, in 1969, a documentary titled “Royal Family” showcased the private life of the family to 30 million viewers, albeit with the Queen’s slight reluctance. Nonetheless, to later adapt a monarchy to survive the internet media age is no small feat. One would think it would be impossible to uphold such an ancient institution in the modern era; however, most Britons have continued their support of the

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“We mourn the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt

On Sept. 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away, bring ing an end to her historic 70-year reign. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness and thoughtful deci sions, as well as a deep love for her corgis.

This fondness started when King George IV brought home Dookie, a Pembroke Welsh corgi, from a local breeder to seven-year old Elizabeth. A few years later, the family acquired Jane from the same breeder. According to Vanity Fair, these two dogs kept the royal fam ily company as they flew to Windsor Castle at the beginning of World War II. On her 18th birthday, seven years before her coronation, Elizabeth received a Pembroke corgi named Susan, whose lineage would continue for 14 generations and over 30 dogs under the care of the queen.

with Queen Elizabeth’s corgis, but her level of com mitment to their care can be surpris ing.

She took them on daily walks, fed them rotating courses of beef, lamb, rabbit and chicken prepared by the Crown’s chefs and allowed them to sleep in her cham ber with her.

Around the winter holidays, they would travel with Elizabeth to her estate in Sandringham, where they would each have their own stocking filled by the queen herself. In fact, at her 2002 Golden Jubilee celebrating her 50th year on the throne, the UK issued a coin depicting the Queen alongside a corgi.

After caring for so many cor

ing King’s corgi, the Queen remarked, “oh, he’s got a lot of white on him, hasn’t he?” in a tone that King described as con taining “faint disapproval.”

Elizabeth also played an impor tant role in the creation of a new dog breed: the dorgi. The first dorgi, or dachshund-corgi, was born after one of the Queen’s corgis bred with Prin cess Margaret’s dachshund to create a cross between the two.

So, following Queen Eliza beth’s death, what will happen to her beloved dogs? She left behind four dogs: two Pembroke Welsh corgis, one cocker spaniel and one dorgi, named Muick, Sandy, Lissy and Candy, respec tively. The Washington Post states that the dogs will live with the (divorced) Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson at Windsor state, on a residence called Royal Lodge, and will join the cocker spaniels that Andrew already has. This new home is especially fitting considering that two of the dogs were gifts, found as puppies by Sarah and gifted to the Queen by Andrew.

Queen has remained a constant presence and a symbol of com posure and duty.

A month after her death, Britain concluded a 10-day

throughout the country, the Realms, and the Common wealth, and by countless people around the world,” King Charles III said of his mother.

Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 80th Birthday.

The Queen, then princess, poses with her corgi in June 1936.

King Charles III Struggles with Public Unpopularity

The death of the beloved Queen Elizabeth II in early September prompted an outpour of love and support for England’s longest-reigning monarch. Brit ish mourners waited in headlinemaking lines nearly 5 miles long to pay their final respects at London’s palace of Westmin ster. Floral tributes piled up by the thousands outside Windsor castle as mourners cried openly at the loss of their most devoted leader. In the chaos and confu sion, many missed the ascension of the queen’s eldest son, Charles III, to the throne.

Only three years old when he became heir apparent, the King has spent 70 years preparing for this role and has shown a great deal of enthusiasm and desire to be a good, responsible mon arch. However, despite his best efforts, the British people simply dislike Charles. Ac cording to YouGov polling, Charles receives only a 42% approval rating, ranking him as the 7th most popular royal. As King, his popularity still ranks behind that of his daugh ter-in-law and title-less niece, a true testament to the nation wide disapproval. Another poll from Ipsos revealed that nearly half of Great Britain believe that Charles should abdicate, letting his son become King instead.

This unpop ularity and out right hatred of Great Britain’s newest king stems back nearly half a century, largely due to his unsuccessful marriage to the late Princess Di

ana. Their tumultuous and tragic marriage began when Diana Spencer, a schoolteacher from a welloff family, was only 19 years old. Charles, 32 at the time, was alleg edly reluc tant about the union but faced pressure from his family which caused him to propose. Contrary to Diana’s knowledge, Charles had already fallen in love at the age of 23, with Camila Parker Bowles. However, the royal family had rejected the match since Parker

The future King allegedly had never ended his relation ship with Parker Bowles, and his extramarital affairs were well-known to his wife.

Princess Diana also suffered postpartum depression af ter the birth of their first child. She described this period of her life as one of her worst: “You’d wake up in the morning feeling you didn’t want to get out of bed, you felt misunderstood, and just very, very low in yourself.” However, while the couple suffered in

newspapers aired out every dramatic detail of the messy divorce, and months of public scrutiny followed. Unfortunate ly, in 1997, Diana was killed in a car accident in Paris, France. Her death shocked the world, with some claiming the acci dent was part of a larger conspiracy with the royal family. Diana died a martyr, and she remains one of the most loved royals to this day, in stark contrast to her exhusband.

In time, the public hatred for Charles subsided. He mar ried Camilla Parker Bowles in a

his private rants and tantrums have been made public, and he’s suffered a few unfortunate mo ments during his first couple of weeks of reign. For example, in early September, his pen started leak ing ink while signing docu ments, and he had a melt down, losing his tem per and storming out of the room as he exclaimed, “Oh God, I hate this, I can’t bear this bloody thing!”

This incident was not the only official royal duty that Charles lost control of. While Queen Elizabeth preferred to stay uninvolved in politics, leaving it to the politicians and remaining fairly impartial, her son has done quite the opposite. King Charles has frequently expressed controversial opinions on issues like climate change and immigration. Violating the monarchy’s ceremonial and neutral role in politics, Charles wrote a series of letters in 2004 and 2005, now infamously called the “black spider memos.” These private letters were published, revealing that he had been lob bying directly to government ministers on a matter of is sues, and the British public was largely angry with this meddling in political matters.

“suitable” future queen. Nearly immediately after the wedding, problems arose.

“There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded,” (referring to Camilla Parker Bowles). Tabloids and

Beyond his ill-fated relation ship, Prince Charles has been criticized to be petulant and moody by both royal biographers and his own family. Some of

Despite the unpopularity that he faces, King Charles remains on the throne alongside his Queen Consort, Camilla. His reign might not be catastrophic, but it will be testing, and it is un likely the monarchy will be able to replicate the popularity that his mother’s reign did.

Princess Elizabeth makes a broadcast to the country in 1940, during World War II.

Queen Elizabeth during her coronation in 1953.

Princess Elizabeth smiles with Philip during their honeymoon in 1947.

Queen Elizabeth poses in her full formal attire.

Halloween Intensifies the Need for Unique Costumes

The most intense aspect regarding October’s spooky holiday, Halloween, is undoubt edly picking or creating a costume. Choosing what to wear for a party with friends or the Pace Halloween costume contest leaves room for creativity. Some people will have four different costumes and plan months in advance, while others will have one solid costume and wear it to any halloween occasion, varying from superheroes to grandmas.

The most popular Halloween costumes according to Rent.com are Spiderman, princesses and witches. The possibilities are endless, providing a reason as to why so much pressure exists regarding a costume choice.

The first step when deciding on a costume is deciding wheth er to be funny or serious. Fresh man Hayes Hurd said he is being a pickle for Halloween, taking the more humorous route. The second step of the process is de ciding to do a solo, duo or group costume. Sophomore Ella Lynch said, “I like Halloween because it is so much fun to dress up with my friends.” Sophomore Ryan Wrigley and her friends are dressing up as “Ghost Busters,” as they are each being specific

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characters from the movie. How ever, there are also costumes duos, for example, Sophomores Caden Austin and Charles Smith are dressing up as Dr. Doofend shmertz and Perry the Platypus from the iconic children’s show “Phineas and Ferb.” Junior Sarah Proctor and friends decided to be fairies for Halloween. This costume avoids the constriction of character choice.

Lastly, Senior Brooke Brumfield has three costumes planned. First, she will be a character from “Top Gun” with the rest of her friends. Secondly, she is dressing as the twins from “The Shining” with Senior Brooke McCullough. For her third and final costume, Brum field will dress up as Ricky Bobby’s wife from “Talladega Nights.” Brumfield said, “I am excited for my last Halloween as a high schooler and cannot wait to hangout with my friends this weekend.”

Netherworld Reopening Poses Question

With Halloween right around the corner, haunted houses across the country have opened for a limited time. In Georgia, one haunted house located in Gwinnett County stands out: Netherworld. According to Customer News and Business Channel, Netherworld is the fifth scariest haunted house in the nation. Despite the attrac tion’s reputation, the question still remains: is Netherworld actually scary?

With that in mind, upper school students set out to find the answer to this question.

Upon arrival, one is met with Netherworld employees in terrifying disguises, visi tors dressed in costumes, long lines and many cop cars. “I was more intimidated than scared,” Sophomore Akshay Tolmare went on to say after witness ing the overwhelming scene. This was because some workers prowled the parking lot, creeping up behind people and shocking them with their blood stained costumes.

Sophomore Davis Trimble, another first timer, said “I was

very nervous while waiting in line after seeing some of the workers in costume outside.” He noticed that even using a portapotty was not safe as dressed-up workers would bang loudly on the outer wall or wait outside to pop-out and scare someone.

For some, the regret set in once they entered the dark insides of the building that were filled with special effects and more scary live actors. For oth ers, the regret was based on the vulnerability of their position in the group. As they made their way around the twists and turns of the scenery, they had to stay in a single file line. Being last in this line is the worst position as you will most likely be followed by employees trying to make you scream. Being followed by a clown was the most terrify ing for some, while others were more frightened by jump scares. Tolmare said, “The scariest part was when I went around a corner and a guy with a chainsaw jumped out at me.’’ Although Netherworld is inevitably ter rifying, the frequent haunted house visitors appeared unfazed by Netherworlds tacticts. For those looking for a fun activ ity with friends during the fall, Netherworld is the place to go.

But as Sophomore Park Howell best puts it, “Expect a roller coaster of emotions and never let your guard down.”

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Costume inspiration for the twins from “The Shining.”

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Sophomores Etan Gerber, Akshay Tolmare and Davis Trimble (L-R) pose with Netherworld employee.

Clothing items inspired by “Phineas and Ferb’s” Perry the Platypus and Dr. Doofendshmertz.

A consistently popular costume, Spiderman.

Trader Joe’s Snacks are Hit or Miss

The one-of-a-kind grocery store, Trader Joe’s, recently re leased their fall and Halloweenthemed dishes and snacks. While Trader Joe’s is well known for their unique assortments, low prices and the store’s quirkiness, not all of these treats are worth your money.

The classic, Joe Joe’s cookies hit the shelves again this fall. These are essentially Oreos, but with cookies shaped like jack-olanterns and an orange-colored vanilla bean creme filling. This candy is decent, but essentially ripping off an already perfected treat. If you are looking for a Gen-Z Oreo, this is the cookie for you, but otherwise, Oreos are much more bang for your buck.

On the other hand, the Apple Cider Donuts are delightful. These cake-style donuts are blessed with real apple cider from a family-owned bakery based in Western Massachu setts, topped with cinnamon sugar. These doughy delights are

enchanting. They simply melt in your mouth and taste just like autumn. If you want to step it up a level, try heating them up and your mind will be blown. These are a must-buy.

Normally when you read the words “gluten-free” and “bread” on the same product, it is a big red flag, however, Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Bread defies these

odds. Since pumpkin is one of the top-tier fruit breads along with banana and cranberryorange, expectations were quite high, especially without gluten. However, this loaf is dense, but not heavy and very moist, almost making it feel like cake, which it basically is since it’s loaded with sugar, but still very enlightening to eat. A slice of this bread is a

great way to start a cool, autumn morning. Nowadays it seems stores are just lazy come fall time, finding a random product and slapping “pumpkin spice” on the front because they know it will sell. This is how the Pump kin Spice Espresso Beans felt. First off, what even is a pump kin spice? And why put it on espresso beans? The only decent

thing about this product is they smell quite nice. However, we do not eat with our noses, and these beans taste like a chalky, illmea sured clump of random spices with a coffee bean in the middle, would not recommend. Once again, Mr. Joe shows he has the taste buds of a five year old with the Honey Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli. Now doesn’t that sound appetizing? Honey, pumpkin, cheese, and pasta! Four foods that have no business being in the same dish together. This product is an insult to Italy, with a bright orange ravioli that tastes like pig feed with a cheap, mealy blend of cheeses on the inside, its hard to take a second bite. This dish is so clearly terrible, if you need a review to tell you not to purchase it, you have a bigger problem on your hands.However, it doesn’t stop there! Trader Joe’s has lots more fall items such as pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin cheesecake, caramel apple dip ping kits, pumpkin sticky toffee cakes and an assortment of other pumpkin-flavored items. Get out to your local store and try them for yourself!

Fall Fashion Trending at The Academy

them but I was ridiculed, I’m confused about their comeback.”

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, fashion choices across the school begin to shift, transitioning from the classic khaki shorts or tennis skirts into something a bit dif ferent.

Fall favorites such as flannel jackets and Uggs have returned this year, consistent in their standing as some of the go-to fall fashion choices. Senior Graves Hamilton said “The flacket or floodie, is a Pace staple once it gets cold enough outside.”

Another newer fashion shift in men’s clothing this year has been the graceful exit of high socks, in favor of ankle socks. How ever, not everyone agrees with this change, for example, senior Barrett Hight who said “I think they’re ridiculous. I used to wear

Women’s fashion has changed as well, and Junior Emma Lowry expressed her excitement at the dropping tem peratures, “Whenever October first hits I get excited about sweater season.” Sweaters are frequently paired with either wide-leg jeans or flare leggings, a popular choice for the past couple of years since they are both comfortable and compliant with the new dress code.

The most popular shoe choic es of the season have been Con verse and the Ultra Mini Boot Uggs, not to be confused with the classic, mid-calf Ugg boots that dominated the early 2010s. Senior Iowa Vance offered some insight on the Ugg revival of the past month: “Ankle Uggs are in but the tall Uggs are out. Those are very middle school.”

Be on the lookout for these trends and staples in the coming months!

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Trader Joe’s fall snacks come in all shapes and sizes!

Little Mermaid Remake Features a Black Princess Ariel

In June 2019, Disney an nounced that they would make a new live-action version of “The Little Mermaid” which will star singer and actress Halle Bailey. The first trailer was released in September and it faced both rac ist backlash as well as praise for the representation in the movie. The movie is scheduled to re lease in theaters in May of 2023.

When it was announced that Halle Bailey would be starring in the movie as Princess Ariel, many people criticized the cast ing of a non-white actress in this role. The trailer on YouTube had around 1.5 million dislikes from enraged viewers and many trolls of the movie using the hashtag #NotMyAriel. The race of the mermaid should not be an issue to the public, because changing the race of a mermaid does not change the fact that mermaids do not actually exist.

Halle Bailey, who is best known as a grammy-nominated singer in the duo Chloe x Halle, was thrilled to be cast as Ariel because she grew up obsessed with the original “Little Mer

maid.” Halle always related with Ariel, saying “Her sense of longing, her searching for her self, was something that I could always resonate with. She knew where she wanted to go, and she wasn’t going to let anybody stop her.”

Bailey understands how ground-breaking her role is, being only the second Black

actress to be a Disney princess, the other is actress Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog.” Bailey will be the first live-action Black Disney princess, and unlike Rose, she will not be a frog for the majority of the movie.

“I want the little girl in me and the little girls just like me who are watching to know that

they’re special and that they should be a princess in every single way. There’s no reason that they shouldn’t be,” Bai ley said in an interview with Variety. Many parents have been sharing wholesome reactions to their children watching the trailer and realizing that Ariel is Black.

This movie is an important

step forward for representa tion in movies and will inspire young black girls when they see someone on screen who looks like them.

Although this movie has already received some negative responses, the positive responses outweigh the negative because of how inspired many Black kids will be when they see somebody

HBO Max Releases the Long-Awaited Series, “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”

Recently, HBO Max released the first season of “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.” With the arrival of this new spin-off, crit ics are questioning how it will compare to the original show, “Pretty Little Liars.”

“Pretty Little Liars” was extremely popular in the 2010s amongst teens. The show follows the story of high school friends, Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily, as one of their closest friends, Alison, vanishes. The girls begin to receive anonymous threats from the terrorizing “A,” threatening to expose all of their secrets. Their journey to find the truth about what happened to Alison and who “A” was went on for seven seasons until it ended in 2017.

After “Pretty Little Liars”

ended, there were two differ ent spin-offs that came next, “Ravenswood” and “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists.” Even with the original’s popularity, the spin-offs did not last long and only ran for a season before being cancelled. Even after the disasters of the last spin-offs, the new member of the franchise, “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” is hoping to change its fate.

This story features a whole new group of girls that are not related to the characters in the original show.

This new se ries has been a hit after its first season.

The two shows do not have any of the same characters, but there are still many similarities. Both shows have a group of girls that are being threatened by an anonymous person that goes by the name “A,” but this character is not the same in the two shows.

Some differences are the char acters, the town and the trauma experienced by the characters.

Also, throughout the first

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season of the new series, there are some references to “Pretty Little Liars,” but they are not very obvious. Lastly, another similarity between the shows is the iconic intro music of the original show.

“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” features five girls, Imogen, Tabby, Noa, Faran and Min nie, who are all connected by the lies of their mothers. These unlikely friends come together to figure out the truth about what happened the night of a suicide and how it connects not only to their mothers’ past actions but to them.

Especially after the first season ended with a cliffhanger, HBO Max announced that “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” will have a second season on the way. “We are beyond excited to continue telling stories with our amazing group of little liars — exploring their friend ships, their romances, their se crets, and their status as scream queens supreme!” said Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring, the co-creators and co-executive producers, to TeenVogue.

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Halle Bailey will be Ariel in the new “The Little Mermaid” movie.

“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” unites a group of girls to find out the truth.

“We are beyond excited to continue telling stories with our amazing group of little liars — exploring their friendships, their romances, their secrets, and their status as scream queens supreme!”

Who is the GOAT Athlete?

against better players than Mi chael Jordan and has carried the popularity of basketball.

The Greatest of All Time (GOAT) is a heated debate that many people have everyday all around the world, especially when it comes to athletes. There are many aspects to consider when looking at the greatest athlete ever, including the type of sport they play, their achieve ments and success in the sport and the impact or legacy they left for future athletes.

Famous athletes such as Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Simone Biles have each been argued at one time or another to be the GOAT, portraying the inevitable global argument.

In basketball, the debate is whether the GOAT is Michael Jordan or LeBron James. Sopho more Alex Wong said, “LeBron James is the GOAT of basketball because he played in many NBA finals and his career is incred ible.” I agree with Alex in the sense that James has played

Michael Phelps is the obvi ous GOAT of swimming, as he, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, has won the most Olympic gold medals, with 23 gold out of 28 medals in all. Another definite GOAT is Usain Bolt, as everyone refers to him as the fastest man alive, holding records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m in both the Olympics and World Championships.

Another heated debate is the GOAT of tennis. There are the big three: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Nadal has the most grand slams for any men’s tennis player and many people view that as the ul timate signifier to title someone as the GOAT.

However, freshman Jack Lynch said, “Novak Djokovic is the GOAT of tennis because he is the most talented player ever.” I strongly disagree with Lynch, as I see Federer as the GOAT of tennis purely speaking statisti cally.

The last debate over GOAT in a sport is golf. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicholas are the two

athletes in contention for the GOAT title. Junior Sydney Vin cent says, “Tiger is the GOAT of golf because he is extremely talented and even though Jack Nicholas has more majors, Tiger Woods played against greater competition.”

I fully believe that Tiger Woods is the GOAT of golf,

having played a legendary role in the popularity of golf. As stated on Woods’s personal website, he holds 82 all- time PGA TOUR victories, alongside being ranked the best golfer in the world for 12 years in total and World No. 1 eight times- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The GOAT debate will never

have a clear answer and differing opinions will continue to exist. The debate will always evolve through the rise of new athletes and new records, but in my humble opinion, the GOAT ath lete is Michael Phelps because of his godly success on the biggest stage consistently, and no one will ever forget his legacy.

Stop Pretending Hershey’s Chocolate is Acceptable

Halloween is approaching and Oct. 28th is National Choco late Day (not to be confused with World Chocolate Day or Interna tional Chocolate Day), so choco late needs to be on its A-game. However, in these celebrations, there is an imposter in the world of chocolate.

Hershey’s chocolate truly should not even be considered chocolate. Ignoring the numer ous accusations against the company for child enslavement, Hershey’s is scientifically bad. While the formula for Hershey’s chocolate is well-guarded, it is known that some ingredient or process infuses it with butyric acid, a chemical also found in spoiled butter and vomit.

In an effort to make choco late easily transportable and longer lasting, it is believed to be placed through a process called lipolysis: Slightly and intention ally spoiling the milk contents. The result is definite: A slab of sour, putrid “chocolate” that maybe is closer to a mud brick. Upon biting into a bar of Hershey’s chocolate, the natural instinct should be to find the nearest biohazard disposal bin and securely eliminate it.

Hershey’s is inescapable. Not only do they produce Hershey bars, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, York patties and Almond

Joy, but they also have bought the rights to produce chocolate on behalf of international com panies. Cadbury from England and Kit Kats from Switzerland are vastly different in the US compared to other countries, because they are actually Her shey’s. They use a completely different recipe disguised as the

same product.

Additionally, by adhering to the minimum cocoa standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug adiministration for chocolate, (and sometimes even lower— some Hershey’s products are merely “chocolate candy”) they can replace additional cocoa but ter with vegetable oil. Vegetable

oil in chocolate is responsible for the waxy texture that makes Hershey’s even worse. So how is it that Hershey’s still makes its way into every opportunity for candy? Hershey’s has become as iconic a symbol of America as Coca-Cola or Disney by making chocolate widely available to all, except without any of the enjoy

ability.

The chocolate is an embar rassment to the country abroad and a poor reflection of its potential. Even though its unsat isfying aftertaste encourages the eater to take another bite, it is simply terrible.

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A crowd of Hershey’s chocolate bars prepare to be eaten.

Michael Phelps celebrates after he wins the gold medal in Rio.

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The NFL From a Fantasy Football Point of View

Hop into your favorite seat and get ready for a wild Sunday of tossing the pigskin, “Seven hours of commercial-free football starts now,” said NFL Redzone Host Scott Hanson.

Every week, millions of peo ple across the nation engage in the most important duels of their lives: head-to-head matchups in fantasy football. Hoping to accu mulate the most total points, fans draft a carefully selected group of players, aspiring to outscore the opposing lineup.

Fantasy football culture unites fans, rivals and football fanatics in a challenging, yet en joyable season of ups and downs. Senior Jack Janko said, “I love watching Niall Lehane, Ronak Lalaji or Porter Kendall lose. Personally, I have participated in fantasy football for the past couple of years, and I must say, it’s riveting.”

The adrenaline rush in fol lowing your players’ weekly statistics and nail-biting games coming down to the wire further contributes to the intensity of this art form. Junior Ross

Bernath, an extreme fanatic, appreciates the game of football on a deeper level due to fantasy football. “I love fantasy football because it allows me to feel like a real GM [general manager] and compete against my friends.”

Each season of fantasy foot ball opens with a draft of players from all teams in the NFL. The goal: draft the strongest players and form a team that will win against all of your opponents. A snake draft is commonly ac cepted among many leagues in which a random order is gener ated and flips each round. If you are unable to attend your draft, the computer will “auto draft” and choose what the computer deems the best player available for your team.

As the season comes to a close, playoff brackets form, leading fantasy footballers to ei ther a league championship or a ticket to the consolation bracket of losers. Often a cash prize, leagues will decide an incentive that the victor will receive once the year is over.

In 2022, Giants running back Saquan Barkley and Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown have shocked the fantasy world with their unanticipated success, likely setting their owners up for a successful season.

Atlanta Braves Fall Short After a Successful Season

Heading into the 2022 MLB season, the 2021 World Series Champions Atlanta Braves, looked to repeat their success. The Braves gained and lost many key players during the 2022 off-season. The Braves were unable to re-sign outfielder World Series MVP Jorge Soler, first baseman and MVP win ner Freddie Freeman, outfielder Adam Duvall and outfielder Joc Pederson. However, the Braves traded for first baseman Matt Olson, signed closing pitcher Kenley Jansen, drafted pitcher Spencer Strider and outfielder Michael Harris II and re-signed outfielder Eddie Rosario.

The Braves roster changed a lot between the end of the 2021 season and the beginning of the next, however, the goal was the same: back-to-back World Series Champions. The season started off rocky as the Braves went a mediocre 10-12 in the month of April. The Braves followed it up by going 13-15 in May, not any better.

The shaky start to the season forced the Braves’ manage ment to make a bold move in order to turn the season around: they called up rookie Michael Harris II. Harris’s effect on the team was instant, as the Braves impressively won 21 of 27 games in June, despite the injury to allstar second baseman Ozzie Al bies. Additonally, Braves rookie pitcher Spencer Strider began

heating up and would go on to break the Braves single game strikeout record later on in the season. Both Harris and Strider have been unarguably the best rookies this year and are the fa vorites for the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Dan Schlossberg said, “The HarrisSpenser competition is the best between rookie teammates since 1974, the year Fred Lynn and Jim Rice joined the Boston Red Sox outfield.”

The Braves contiued their success, winning 18 games in July, August and September. The Braves worked their way back into the playoff race and managed to sit at the top of the National League Wild Card for the majority of the year. The Braves topped the NL East on Oct. 1, 2022 in their last series against the New York Mets, while also managing to sweep the Mets in the three game se ries. The Braves went on to win the divison with a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Oct. 4, giving them a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

The Philadelphia Phillies won their Wild Card round and were set to play the Braves in the National League Division Series (NLDS). The Braves began the series with two games at home, in which the series split one and one. The NLDS contin ued by traveling to Philadelphia. In Philly, the Braves lost both games: ending the series and the playoff run for the Braves. The season did not end in a way either players or fans wished it had; however as a whole it was an extremely successful season.

Big Dates for Fall Sports at Pace

Football: Final home game was on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.

Flag Football: Season debut on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022.

Waterpolo: Finished the season, placed second in the state tournament, lost to Wheeler.

Softball: Region champions, lost in super regionals on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022.

Volleyball: Area champions, state playoffs began on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022.

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Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs flexes after a big play.

Right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run.