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  • Tues, April 15: Golf Girls Varsity Meet vs. Multiple Schools at Brookings Country Club @ 12:00pm ; Tennis Boys Varsity Match vs. Lincoln HS at Kuehn Park @ 4:00pm ; Track & Field Varsity Meet vs Multiple Schools at Lincoln HS @ 4:00pm ; Baseball Varsity Game vs Tea Area School District at Sanford Sports Complex @ 5:00pm ; Softball Varsity Game vs Yankton at Yankton Sertoma Park @ 6:00pm / Thurs, April 17: Golf Girls Varsity Invitational vs. Harrisburg at Spring Creek Country Club @ 9:00am ; Track & Field Varsity Invitational vs. Papillon-LaVista South at Papillion HS (NE) @1:30pm ; Baseball Varsity Game vs. Lincoln HS at Augustana University Ronken Field @ 8:00pm ; Softball Varsity Game vs Mitchell at Sanford Sports Complex @ 6:00pm
Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

Roosevelt High School's Student Newspaper

The Nationalist

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...

Fire and Fuel Everywhere: The Result of a Collision in the North Sea

Fire and Fuel Everywhere: The Result of a Collision in the North Sea

Tegan DoerrPOSTED March 24, 2025

 Jetfuel fills the North Sea after a cargo ship and an oil tanker collided off the eastern coast of the UK on Monday, March 10th around 5:00 am CST. The fire caused by the collision triggered an emergency...

Take a deep breath if you can as respiratory illnesses appear to be on the rise

Take a deep breath if you can as respiratory illnesses appear to be on the rise

Arianna Chand, WriterPOSTED March 12, 2025

  The winter season has arrived, bringing with it a wave of sickness. According to recent data released, respiratory illness has spiked this 2024-2025 winter season. Respiratory diseases such as...

Measles in the Modern Age: What you Need to Know to Stay Healthy

Measles in the Modern Age: What you Need to Know to Stay Healthy

Sadie Grau, JournalistPOSTED March 11, 2025

  On February 26th, the first death from measles in the U.S. since 2015 was reported. This, and more than 150 other cases, have shown up in rural West Texas in the last few weeks, leaving 18 people...

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The truth behind Avian Influenza

Jordana Johnson, JournalistPOSTED March 10, 2025

Bird flu, formally known as avian influenza, is a widespread disease that started in wild birds and is now spreading and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy farms. Avian influenza is not a new disease....

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Pigs left to starve for “art” stolen by activists

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED March 7, 2025

  Artist Marco Evaristti has announced that his controversial art installation, which opened over a week ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, and involved the starvation of three piglets, has been compromised.   Evaristti’s...

Blackout in Chile causes declared state of emergency

Blackout in Chile causes declared state of emergency

Tegan DoerrPOSTED March 5, 2025

  On February 25th, a massive power blackout plunged the country of Chile into darkness, leading their government to declare a state of emergency According to the U.S. embassy in Chile, 98% of...

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157 false killer whales stranded leaving scientists baffled

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED February 28, 2025

  On February 18, 2025, 157 false killer whales were discovered stranded on a beach on an island south of Melbourne, Australia.    Despite their name, false killer whales are a species...

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Scotlands potential “ban” on cats

Sophia Maynard, WriterPOSTED February 10, 2025

Due to recent confusion, the Scottish government has clarified that it does not plan to ban cats, but instead, suggests imposing more restrictions and laws on their ownership.   The main focus...

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