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The Nationalist

Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

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Why do we cry when we are sad?

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED November 15, 2024

  Crying is a universal human experience often associated with sadness, but not limited to it. One of the first things a child does when entering the world is cry. Toddlers who have yet to discover...

What you need to know about the effects of energy drinks

What you need to know about the effects of energy drinks

RayeAna Hodges, WriterPOSTED November 8, 2024

In today's fast-paced world, it can be hard to keep up without an extra boost. For some energy drinks fill that boost but what is the cost of health? Energy drinks aren't the most healthy way to gain a...

Unintentional Emotional Trauma In Adolescence

Unintentional Emotional Trauma In Adolescence

Sophia Pritchard, WriterPOSTED November 7, 2024

Psychological Maltreatment   The saying “Psychological Maltreatment”, otherwise known as Emotional Maltreatment, is often associated with trauma and traumatic events, but that is not always...

Do Prescription Diet Pills Actually Work?

Do Prescription Diet Pills Actually Work?

Sadie Grau, JournalistPOSTED October 31, 2024

  Diet pills have been around since the late 1800s, and today it is almost impossible to avoid ads for these pills. Some might look at them and believe that it’s a scam. Others might think that...

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Environmental impacts of fast fashion

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED October 25, 2024

As time passes, fashion continues to evolve and transform. 80 billion new clothes are manufactured each year, which leads to a 400% increase in consumption when compared to twenty years ago. The main culprit...

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Steward Healthcare Collapse due to CEOs actions

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED October 10, 2024

National News, Healthcare system founded Boston, 2010   In early September of 2024, CEO of Steward Healthcare Dr. Ralph de la Torre failed to appear before the Senate at a hearing that would...

Is Monkeypox Virus a Real Threat?

Is Monkeypox Virus a Real Threat?

Sophia Pritchard, WriterPOSTED September 6, 2024

What is the Monkeypox Virus?   Mpox recently made an appearance in Europe and the United States but was discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The origin of Mpox is unknown; however,...

Mystery killer causes fish to spin themselves to death

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED May 2, 2024

Hundreds of incidents of fish violently thrashing and spinning themselves to death have been reported all over Florida and the Gulf Coast. Usually, when fish act bizarre, it’s because of various reasons,...

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The small things add up

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED January 3, 2024

  In today’s world, threats like a warming planet and the mass pollution of land, sea, and air, many people are happily stepping up to combat these problems. However, how effective and efficient...

Baby born with 3 different DNA

Brady Ellis, JournalistPOSTED May 24, 2023

Recently, the first baby with three different DNAs has been born in the UK.    This may seem bizarre, perhaps even impossible.  However, in 2015, the UK became the first country to adopt a...

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How not to “Feel the Burn”

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED May 18, 2023

  Wearing sunscreen daily is an effective and easy way to protect your skin from the sun.   How can sunburn be bad for you? When your skin gets exposed to UV light, also known as...

The Dangers of Fentanyl

The Dangers of Fentanyl

Landri Vander Velde, AuthorPOSTED March 6, 2023

What is it/why does it exist?:  Fentanyl is the most common drug involved in drug overdoses. As reported by CDC in 2022, around 107,375 people in the United States died due to drug overdoses and drug...

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