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  • Thurs, May 22: Tennis Boys Varsity SDHSAA State Tournament vs. TBD at Sioux Falls @ TBD ; Golf Girls Varsity Invitational vs. Brookings at Brookings Country Club Golf Course @ 10:00am ; Track & Field Varsity Meet vs. O’Gorman at O’Gorman HS @ 2:00pm ; Softball Varsity Game vs. Sturgis at Spearfish Black Hills Sports Complex @ 3:30pm ; Softball Varsity Game vs. Spearfish at Spearfish Keating Resources SportsPlex @ 7:00pm // Fri, May 23: Baseball Varsity State Tournament vs TBD at Sioux Falls Stadium @ TBD ; Tennis Boys Varsity SDHSAA vs. TBD at Sioux Falls @ TBD ; Golf Girls Varsity Invitational vs. Brandon Valley at Brandon Golf Course @ 10:00am ; Softball Varsity Game vs. Rapid City Stevens at Rapid City Parkview @ 6:00pm
Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

The Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam

Tegan DoerrPOSTED May 16, 2025

  Having more than 30,000 cubic meters of water per second pass through and 960 billion cubic meters per year, the Three Gorges Dam is the biggest hydroelectric dam in the world, located on the Yangtze...

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Reports of US espionage leave Greenlanders worried and frustrated

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED May 15, 2025

Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, announces Denmark's concerns over the growing number of reports regarding US spy agencies and their efforts to collect information from Greenland. The...

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The colorful crisis of coral bleaching

Sophia Maynard, JournalistPOSTED May 12, 2025

  Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, supporting a vast array of sea life. These underwater structures provide shelter, food, and breeding grounds for species to...

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The importance of protecting Endangered Animals

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED May 2, 2025

Over the past few years, several species of plants and animals have been delisted, or successfully taken off the endangered species list. Thanks to the efforts of tribes, scientists, federal agencies,...

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“Prophecy of The Popes”

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED April 25, 2025

The people of Rome awoke devastated on Easter Monday after hearing about the death of Pope Francis. His death triggered an outpouring of grief and reflection for the city and around the globe. The Pope...

Federal Government Denies Disaster Relief Request for Arkansas Tornadoes

Tegan DoerrPOSTED April 25, 2025

  President Trump has recently denied federal aid funding to survivors in Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi after several tornadoes ripped through the region, destroying homes and taking the lives...

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The Stand for Students: Recent Affairs Between Harvard University and the Federal Government

David Yusten Jr., JournalistPOSTED April 22, 2025

  It was April 11th, 2025, when Harvard University President Alan M. Garber received a joint letter from three federal departments. The General Services Administration, Department of Education, and...

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Biotech company uses old DNA to reintroduce dire wolves, a species that went extinct nearly 12,500 years ago

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED April 17, 2025

For the first time, scientists say that with the help of biotechnology, they have successfully made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back thousands of years after its extinction.    Colossal...

Why the Carolinas Are Burning: A Closer Look at the Fire Crisis

Why the Carolinas Are Burning: A Closer Look at the Fire Crisis

Tegan DoerrPOSTED April 14, 2025

  Since their start in January 2025 and reignition in early March, fires in the Carolinas have continued to rip through over 6,000 acres of land. South Carolina was hit first by fires in January,...

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Presidential Historian Jon Meacham, delivers a speech titled, “What has America learned?” during Augustana’s 28th Boe Forum

Jordana Johnson and Sadie GrauPOSTED April 11, 2025

On Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, Jon Meacham, a Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, was the main speaker at the 28th Boe Forum on Public Affairs at Augustana University. He delivered...

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Clash between The White House and Columbia University: Challenges to freedom of speech and the right to protest

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED April 1, 2025

On Saturday, March 8, immigration enforcement agents arrested 30-year-old Mahmoud Khalil, a legal U.S. resident and Palestinian activist, who helped lead protests and pro-Palestinian demonstrations at...

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GibberLink revolutionizing AI communication

Sophia Maynard, JournalistPOSTED March 24, 2025

  The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is far from plateauing, with continual technological advances in agriculture, healthcare, automobiles, cybersecurity, communication, and considerably...

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